Overview
- Scott told French outlet AlloCiné this week that he has “gone back in” and is rewriting the next Alien to pick up the storyline left unfinished in Prometheus and Alien: Covenant.
- He said the new draft will center on Michael Fassbender’s android David and explore artificial intelligence going rogue as the film’s primary theme.
- 20th Century Studios production chief Steve Asbell has denied that Romulus-related projects were cancelled, but the studio has not yet greenlit Scott’s rewrite and it is unclear whether he will direct or if Fassbender is committed.
- Reporting says a previously reported Romulus sequel under Fede Álvarez stalled after Álvarez left and that Scott’s intervention changed the project’s direction, leaving development in limbo.
- The announcement has prompted mixed reaction from fans and critics, in part because Scott described Alien: Romulus as only “OK” and because his recent film The Dog Stars received weak reviews.