Another Alien movie is on the way. Director Fede Álvarez confirms that pre-production is underway for the sequel to Alien: Romulus, the hit movie that continued the franchise released last year.
What does Fede Álvarez say?
While appearing on the Marea Nocturna podcast, Fede Álvarez confirmed that pre-production is underway on the sequel to Alien: Romulus, with filming set to begin in October.
Alien: Romulus Recap
Alien: Romulus, directed by Fede Álvarez, brought the iconic Xenomorphs back to their horror roots. The film followed a group of young colonists on a derelict space station who stumble into a deadly encounter with the franchise’s infamous creature.
Set between Alien and Aliens, the standalone movie earned praise for blending practical effects with new lore. It opened to good numbers, pulling in over $105 million domestic and over $350 million globally, strong enough for 20th Century Studios to greenlight the sequel so quickly.
Fede Álvarez Thinks Bigger
Álvarez teased bigger plans for the future of the franchise, as in a previous interview, he talked about the idea of a surprise crossover between Aliens vs Predator:
“The best AVP will be the one that you don’t know is AVP until the other guy shows up… You think you’re watching a Predator movie… and then fucking hell, it’s a Xenomorph. Or vice versa.”
While there’s no official confirmation of a crossover yet, between Álvarez’s comments and Dan Trachtenberg’s recent remarks about Predator: Badlands expanding the universe, the groundwork may already be in motion.
Recent rumors do offer an Aliens vs Predator reboot is happening. You can read our breakdown of the AVP rumors here ➤
The Alien: Earth series also debuts its eight-episode season on Tuesday, August 12, which just dropped a full trailer.
