Alien Romulus has had a great start at the international box office and the great story could continue beyond this new film. A crossover with another movie monster is already being considered.
Alien Romulus has many flaws, some of which are directly related to the constant desire to pay homage to other episodes of the cult saga, but it remains one of the best works in a long time. A real renaissance for a license that has been mistreated in recent years, even when we had the fantastic horror Alien Isolation. A love letter to the first two films that is also one of the inspirations of Fede Alvarez, director of the latest feature film currently in theaters. However, these flaws, which plague several moments of this new installment, have not had major consequences for now. After the hit, are at least two new, even crazier films in the works?
Two new Alien films after the success of Romulus…
The new The alien Romulus has already grossed almost 119 million US dollars at the international box office. A promising start for a film that cost 80 million doll ars to produce. Despite a smaller budget than Prometheus and Covenant, Fede Alvarez fared much better, as reviews were generally very positive. Ridley Scott’s two feature films had budgets of around 120 and 100 million dollars respectively and grossed more than 400 and 240 million dollars respectively.
We’ll see where Alien Romulus ends up, but it’s off to a good start. Enough for the big-eared company to greenlight a sequel? If Mickey’s House has a sequel to Alien Romulus in the works, Fede Alvarez shouldn’t turn it down, as he already has material for a new script.
« Yes, that is quite possible [ndlr : présenter un scénario dans la minute en cas de validation d’un deuxième volet]. We tend to do it naturally without even thinking about the consequences. […] It’s always a question of story. When we finished, we asked ourselves, “What do you think will happen when they get to Yvaga?” Will it be a great place or a terrible place? “. We tend to think that it’s probably a terrible place that they dream about. So naturally we started thinking about where this could go and after a few minutes we thought, “Oh, this looks like a sequel.” » said Fede Alvarez in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter shortly after the release of Alien Romulus.
including… a feature film with Predator?
The sequel to “Alien Romulus” is not certain, but Fede Alvarez still leaves the door wide open. « We will wait and see what people think [du film] and if they ask for a sequel » he adds. In any case, he doesn’t seem to want to put the cart before the horse, which could potentially lead to tensions with Disney. “My philosophy is that you should never make a sequel in two years. We have to take a step back. The public has to really want it. If you look at Alien and Aliens, there is a seven-year gap between the two
What if there was a new Alien vs. Predator movie in between? The director of Romulus began to present the idea in an interview for Deadline. He also sees himself very well in realizing such a project together with Dan Tratchenberg, who has taken the same path prey. A Predator movie available on Disney+ that, while not without its flaws, is one of the best things to happen to the license… since the legendary first installment starring Schwarzenegger. « Maybe I should co-direct it with my friend Dan. Maybe we should do it with One Night in Hell like Tarantino and Rodriguez. I would do one half, he would do the other. It will depend on the success of Alien Romulus and whether people want to see it ».
Meanwhile, Disney has confirmed that Noah Hawley’s (Fargo) Alien Earth series will be released in 2025. It will again be a prequel, but with a big twist. The action of this TV show will be moved to Earth, with the focus on the Weyland-Yutani Corporation.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline.
