Awesome! Alien: Romulus (now streaming on Disney+) already has a sequel in the works! And, according to director Fede Alvarez, you can expect it sooner than you think.
Romulus only arrived in theatres last August. Talk about a quick turn around for a sequel! That movie is set between the events of the original Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986) and stars Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla) and David Jonsson (Rye Lane) and follows a group of young space colonists who run into a mysterious extraterrestrial threat while scavenging an abandoned space station.
Now, Alvarez has said filming the follow-up to Romulus should start soon. He was a guest of the Marea Nocturna podcast and told them that they’re already in pre-production and the goal is to have the first scene shot this October!
It’s still too early, so there’s no release date set. Apparently Alvarez is eyeballing a summer 2026 release!
If you’ve kept up, you know that the next movie to the Alien universe is Alien: Earth. It’s a TV series that premieres on FX on August 12. Set two years before the 1979 original, it will star Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant and Alex Lawther.
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