Fede Álvarez’s Alien: Romulus (Working Title) to Start Principal Photography in Feburary 2023!

[T Dog]

Why does Ridley have to be a part of any Alien things anymore? Serious question.

Because Fede presented the Alien project years ago and froze ( paralized) and Scott called Fede months ago and gave him the green light.

This movie is being made thanks to Scott.



In Aliens serie of Noah H to Fx/Hulo Scott is not implicaded.

Scott is also producing the Noah Hawley series.

Having Scott's name attached to these products lends them a certain prestige. Aside from being a bona fide legend, people see Scott's name and they connect it to the original film.

In reality, he might have virtually nothing to do with the project but just sticking his name on it, already sells it.

It makes it more interesting that he shot down Neil Blomkamp's fan nerd wank movie then!

[BlueMarsalis79]

Makes him unbelievably based.

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It makes it more interesting that he shot down Neil Blomkamp's fan nerd wank movie then!

Yeah, he was originally attached to produce but perhaps he wasn't too keen on the script.

[Nightmare Asylum]

It makes it more interesting that he shot down Neil Blomkamp's fan nerd wank movie then!

Yeah, he was originally attached to produce but perhaps he wasn't too keen on the script.

Perhaps he saw Chappie.

[T Dog]

It makes it more interesting that he shot down Neil Blomkamp's fan nerd wank movie then!

Yeah, he was originally attached to produce but perhaps he wasn't too keen on the script.

Perhaps he saw Chappie.

I think it was a mix of the studio getting cold feet after Chappie came out and Ridley not wanting to water down the franchise with another Alien movie coming out close to Covenant.

[RIP77]

It was because Scott was going to shoot Prometheus 2 alone.

He talked to Neil about rewriting the script and he got the green light from Fox. Neill said so publicly.


Then Scott moved Prometheus 2 to Alien: Covenant and new deal with Fox with a new Alien Prequel trilogy after Prometheus3/Covenant2 to close out his trilogy.

Scott publicly explained the switch from Prometheus 2 to Covenant to introduce the Alien he didn't want in Prometheus 2 but then Fox talked him into it.

Scott esplained Alien is comercial, public want Alien And he also explained that there would be a new trilogy and the last one would be a 100% prequel to Alien79.

 But only director in 1ª new trilogy no in rest becose Alien bored and no  did want make  prequel 100%

 That's why he rewrote the Alien script: Engineers to Prometheus in 2011  to remove the Alien and make a science fiction film away from Alien and his lore.

Scott accepted the Alien in Covenant because Prometheus divided between the public and Fox agreed not to put Alien in Prometheus even though it was in the original script but did not accept the same in the sequel. Scott speak  it  in interviews.


Those plans caused Neill's Alien 5 to be canceled as Scott didn't want another Alien before a new trilogy. And the failure of Covenant canceled the final plan of the trilogy Scott and new trilogy.

[Nightmare Asylum]

Happy March 9th Eve. Filming should be kicking off tomorrow!

[Neila]

as long as the monster rips them all to pieces.... i don't care how old they are      

[RIP77]

Even see 5-year-olds die for an Alien? 

[Neila]

hey... i'm one of the good guys...
but i think the alien doesn't care how old his victim is...well yeah, even a five year old isn't safe from the monster
think about the colonists in aliens or the kid in AvP-R

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Happy March 9th Eve. Filming should be kicking off tomorrow!

Probably won't be much "unofficial" photos or news if they are filming everything inside Origo Studios.

With Covenant we had set photos at Millford Sound within a couple of days.

[TomT]

saw Chappie.

Maybe he should've watched Girl with Dragon Tattoo reboot if Chappie was the reason. Chappie is a better movie and still did better at box office.

Scott publicly explained the switch from Prometheus 2 to Covenant to introduce the Alien he didn't want in Prometheus 2 but then Fox talked him into it.

Scott esplained Alien is comercial, public want Alien And he also explained that there would be a new trilogy and the last one would be a 100% prequel to Alien79.

 But only director in 1ª new trilogy no in rest becose Alien bored and no  did want make  prequel 100%

 That's why he rewrote the Alien script: Engineers to Prometheus in 2011  to remove the Alien and make a science fiction film away from Alien and his lore.

Scott accepted the Alien in Covenant because Prometheus divided between the public and Fox agreed not to put Alien in Prometheus even though it was in the original script but did not accept the same in the sequel. Scott speak  it  in interviews.

Alien is not the reason Prometheus sequel became Covenant. Xenomorph could've easily been in Prometheus sequel, it doesn't contradict the original plan at all. Alien has nothing to do with turning Paradise from epic planet of gods with alien flora, animals and biomechanical cities into cheap New Zeland forrest with some village near it. Alien has nothing to do with killing Shaw off screen and replacing her with much worse new characters. And Alien has nothing to do with removing engineers from the story completely. It was just Ridley losing interest in the project and Fox wanting a slasher flick instead of good movie.

[BIOROBOT]

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[RIP77]

It was just Ridley losing interest in the project


Fault of  Fox. Scott submissive thinking more as a producer than a director.

Fox spent more than 10 years convincing Scott for a direct Alien prequel.


Fox wanted Prometheus 1 with Alien and was disappointed but they trusted Scott ( Productors tell in 2012 that there would be no Alien now and it would not be a direct prequel BUT one day I would make a prequel direct).


Fox wanted that in Covenant and new trilogy prequels   after Prometheus2/covenant and sequel Awakening (  new  trilogy is a Prequel direct in planet Alien79 but  only productor NOT director in  last movie  of new trilogy, last movie prequel direct 100%) .

Scott didn't want to.


Scott want Prometheus 2.

Scott in interviews about Prometheus 2 (before being Covenant) said that they would move away from the ALL of Alien. More than Prometheus ( original Script with Alien and planet of Alien79  but Scott dont want).

Fox wanted Alien/terror/ slasher after public division on Prometheus, Fox want more boxoffice than 400( budget 130+marketing 100). Fox Want new protagonist  and less engineers, less filosofy, more action. Shaw is  Prometheus. Fox desconcert with Prometheus and division audience. New protagonist like Weaver = more  like Alien.Alien/weaver more in Covenant with new character.



Scott love engineers  , love Promethues, David8 and  script Prometheus 2 remove  Alien equal in movie  Prometheus.

That's why he order to rewrite the first script  Prometheus to remove Alien. ( I Read script Alien:Engineers in internet, Covenant is more sequel of this script than sequel  Prometheus).

And I didn't want to introduce the Alien in Prometheus 2  after deleting it in Prometheus.




Scott  explain  BEFORE born Covenant movie  , he no  want Alien  in Prometheus 2 in script( tell in 2013, I read interviews). Before  of rewritten Prometheus 2 to Alien Covenant  it says.

Later, before the premiere, he said that he put in the Alien because the public requested.Scott changue speech on  Alien in 2014 or 2015. Before , in 2013  NOT ALIEN. After  in 2014 ,YES ALIEN.

After the premiere he said it was a mistake. That the Alien was worn out.

The presidenta of Fox said that it was a mistake to introduce Alien believing that it would do better at the box office than Prometheus.

Covenant is more commercial, more Alien, more terror, more Fox.Covenant is two movies. Prometheus 2 meet Alien. Movie Scott and movie studio.

Prometheus 2  was more Scott, more engineers, with the Prometheus movie  formula even further from Alien. Confirmed by Scott before transforming her into the Alien Covenant and changing his speech to speak well of the Alien.

Alien not plan in Prometheus 1 and 2 becose in original script ( Alien:Ingenieros )  Scott  dont like with Alien and rewrite. BUT origin Alien with David8 is posibility but not in terror/Alien movie like Covenant.  Scott not  want Alien/ mitology in Prometheus 2, ir says in 2013.

[TomT]

Again, it's both Ridley's and Fox's fault. Ridley lost interest in the project by the time he started the principal photography, at that point he didn't want to do Prometheus 2 either, but he had to do it to fulfill the contract he signed, Covenant is actually the reason he had to leave the director's chair of Blade Runner 2049. And Fox just wanted a lower budget slasher flick with Alien. But xenomorph is not the reason Prometheus sequel was killed because it's increadibly easy to add it without changing the original plot, all the changes they did to the story, characters and design have nothing to do with xenomorph.