I’m told that the ‘Romulus’ sequel has been indefinitely shelved and might not ever happen. There are just too many obstacles to overcome, and Ridley Scott’s hands-on involvement was too much.
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Last we heard, 20th Century was
still in search of a director for the next ‘Alien,’ but the process has been, shall we say, difficult. When you have Ridley Scott as a producer and creative consultant, one cannot always expect smooth sailing.
Last year, Fede Álvarez, who helmed “Alien: Romulus,” was in pre-production on the sequel when he suddenly exited the project. Did Álvarez step aside voluntarily, or was there friction behind the scenes with 20th Century—or even Ridley Scott? Some are pointing to the latter. Michael Sarnoski (“Pig”) was ensuingly in talks, but that fell through due to his attachment to “Death Stranding.” The studio then approached another ‘Evil Dead’ director, Sebastien Vanicek (“Evil Dead Burn”), but talks eventually fell apart.
I’ve been sitting on this story for a while now, mostly because it came from a single source, albeit one of my most reliable ones. But with David Jonsson having been cast as the next Black Panther, Cailee Spaeny potentially circling Rogue in X-Men, and Brian Duffield writing a separate Alien movie for 20th Century, the writing seems to be on the wall…
I’m told that the ‘Romulus’ sequel has been indefinitely shelved and might not ever happen. There are just too many obstacles to overcome, and Scott’s hands-on involvement has become too much. Álvarez wanted to bring back Michael Fassbender’s David for his sequel, with the actor practically signed on and a final draft of the script written, but then Scott refused to have David, a character he created, involved in another director’s film.
the female lead is gonna be in x-men and the male lead is the new black panther so dunno if its Ridley Scott doing something new or that
