The Foreigner The franchise has been divided for years, but Alien: Romulus has officially united the entire franchise after 45 years. With the exception of the original Foreigner And Aliensall other Foreigner The film was quite controversial as the franchise had to constantly change its plans to satisfy the audience. For this reason, the cliffhanger endings of Alien: Rebirth And Alien: Covenant were never resolved, which was a great disappointment for some. Alien: Romulus has surprisingly found the perfect balance between each Foreigner Saga that manages to tie everything together in a fantastic way.

Alien: Romulus is finally here and the latest Foreigner sequel has many more franchise and lore surprises than many viewers initially suspected. While Alien: Romulus‘ Marketing, the film seemed like a return to tradition for the Foreigner franchise, being closer to Ridley Scott’s 1979 original than anything else. This seemed like it would a reaction to the mixed reception and box office disappointments of Prometheus And Alien: Covenant. However, Alien: Romulus‘ unique place in the Foreigner The timeline allowed the film to pull off a great trick, namely the entire Foreigner Franchise for the first time.

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Alien: Romulus connects Ridley Scott’s prequels directly with the original films

With the return of the black slime

After the release of PrometheusRidley Scott promised a prequel series with several films that would ultimately tie in with the original. Foreignerpoint in the timeline. While Alien: Covenant continued this plan and combined more Prometheus Elements of the original ForeignerThe 2017 film was set years before the 1979 film and focused on completely different characters. With the announcement that Alien: Romulus would deviate from these Prometheus Plans, it seemed as if Alien: CovenantThe cliffhanger ending of would never be resolved. However, this was not entirely the case, with Alien: Romulus brings a big Prometheus Action.

Despite Alien: Romulus takes place between Foreigner And Aliensthe film brings the black slime back from Prometheus And Alien: Covenant. The film reveals that Weyland-Yutani discovered the black goo while experimenting on the Xenomorph from the original ForeignerThe company hopes to use this to advance humanity. This is incredibly similar to David’s plan from 1997. Alien: Covenantand although none of the characters from the Prometheus Saga, the use of this Prometheus History proves that Alien: Romulus has definitely linked the prequels to the original franchise.

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Alien: Romulus’ connections to other Alien films improve the franchise

Prometheus now feels more connected

Although Alien: Romulus Continuation of action points from Prometheus And Alien: Covenant controversial for some, these connections actually improve the franchise. For years Foreigner The franchise felt segmented, as the original series and the prequel series had two completely different tones, stories and lore. While the Prometheus Movies are good, they just didn’t feel like the original Foreignermainly because things like the black goo and David’s villain story were so different.

By taking Prometheus Elements and their direct insertion into the Foreigner timeline, Alien: Romulus made the entire franchise seem like a more cohesive whole. Alien: Romulus directly explains how the black slime influenced the events of the first Foreigner and its sequels, whereby Prometheus seems to have had more impact. Although some questions remain unanswered, Alien: Romulus makes the Foreigner The franchise feels like a more comprehensive saga, and that’s the best thing it could have done.

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Alien: Romulus: The unification of the franchise is great for the future of Alien

Other alien stories could come back

Alien: RomulusThe decision to unite the franchise is great as it will have a positive impact on the future of the Foreigner Series. The return of the Prometheus Story element means that future Foreigner Sequels could do the same for other less well-received Foreigner Movies. Things like the prison from Aliens 3 or the cliffhanger ending of Alien: Rebirth could return, which could cause wrinkles in the Foreigner Franchise.

Over and beyond a Alien: Romulus Continuation could be based on the history of Prometheus Prequels – The Wonderful World of MagicOne of the biggest disappointments of the prequel series was that Alien: CovenantThe cliffhanger ending of “The Last Man” remained unresolved. However, Michael Fassbender’s David and his evil plan to create the original Xenomorph could be resolved in a Alien: Romulus Sequel in which Weyland-Yutani tries to discover the origins of the black slime. There is now a lot of potential for the future, and all thanks to Alien: Romulus‘ Try to unite the franchise.

Alien: Romulus

Alien: Romulus is the seventh film in the Alien series. The film was directed by Fede Álvarez and focuses on a new group of young characters facing the fearsome Xenomorphs. Alien: Romulus is a standalone film and is set in a time not yet explored in the Alien series.

director

Fede Alvarez

Release date

16 August 2024

Studio(s)

Scott Free Productions, 20th Century

Sales Partner

20th century

Authors

Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues, Dan O’Bannon, Ronald Shusett

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