‘Alien: Romulus’ Sequel Reportedly Indefinitely Shelved Amid Behind-The-Scenes Turmoil
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‘Alien: Romulus’ Sequel Reportedly Indefinitely Shelved Amid Behind-The-Scenes Turmoil
Alien: Romulus.link { text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-thickness: 2px; text-decoration-color: #db0000; text-underline-position: under; } turned into one of 2024's biggest surprises, pairing old-school scares with a fresh face in Cailee Spaeny and pulling in awards attention along the way. A sequel felt like a natural next step, especially with Fede Álvarez still circling the franchise and David Jonsson ready to retu…
"Alien: Romulus" Sequel Likely Shelved?
At last update a few weeks back, 20th Century Studios was still seeking a director to take over from Fede Alvarez to helm the proposed follow-up to “Alien: Romulus”. Alvarez was in pre-production on the sequel, which he and Rodo Sayagues had been co-writing, when he suddenly exited the project in early September last year as director – though would remain aboard as producer. Rumours swirled last year was that Alvarez wanted to use Michael Fassbe…
Meanwhile, the project may have stalled because of Ridley Scott. As we know, 2024's Alien: Romulus surpassed all expectations...
Barbie's sequel is not the only one that is in danger at the moment, as Alien's continuation: Romulus (2024), to which Fede Álvarez will return as a screenwriter, also seems to have suffered an unexpected setback.After learning in the middle of last year that Fede Álvarez would not return for Alien's sequel: Romulus as director, 20th Century Studios began looking for his replacement, but the process has continued without any favorable results.At…
20th Century Studios has shelved the sequel to the horror film "Alien: Romulus," according to industry publication World of Reel. After director Fede Alvarez left the project, the studio faced difficulties finding a new director. Negotiations with Sebastian Vaníček, known for his work on "Evil Dead: Insane," stalled and failed to yield the expected results. The post "Media: Alien: Romulus Risks No Sequel" first appeared on SE7EN.
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