Alien: Romulus

Alien : Romuluscopies the ending of Ridley Scott ’s prequel films , but the future will be different thanks to one key gene . Directed by Fede Álvarez , the latest instalment in the sci - fi franchise has apace become worship as one of thebestAlienmoviesof all time . The celluloid presently holds an 80 % critics score on Rotten Tomatoes , withreviews praisingAlien : Romulusfor bringing the dealership back to its root . The sequel , take place between the events ofAlienandAliens , is also a commercial winner , collect $ 331.5 million against an $ 80 million budget as of writing .

In increase to bringing Modern life story into the horror film serial publication , Alien : Romuluscontains Easter eggsreferencing various parts of the dealership . This include unmediated callback to the first two film , alongside conception first introduced in Scott ’s prequels . One of these admit thePlagiarus Praepotens , a ignominious , goo - like sum introduced inPrometheusthat was being studied on theRenaissancebefore the Xenomorph ’s capture . Beyond this blatant reference , however , Alien : Romulusalso transcript both of Scott ’s prequel movies during its ending .

How is it that there are so many facehuggers and xenomorphs on display board the Renaissance station in Alien : Romulus , and yet there are no egg ?

Alien Romulus Poster Showing a Facehugger Attacking A Human

Alien: Romulus Ends The Same Way As Prometheus & Alien: Covenant

A Human & Android Are The Only Ones Left Alive

Theend ofAlien : RomulusseesRain ( Cailee Spaeny ) and her android brother Andy ( David Jonsson ) as the only survivors of the Xenomorphs , fly to Yvaga in hopes of starting a new life . This is similar to how Scott’sPrometheusended , with scientist Elizabeth Shaw ( Noomi Rapace ) and android David ( Michael Fassbender ) leaving LV-223 in Bob Hope of encounter the Engineers ' homeworld . This finale is also mirrored inAlien : Covenant ’s ending , which see David put the pull through Daniels ( Katherine Waterson ) and Tennessee ( Danny McBride ) into stasis .

InAlien : Covenant , it ’s bring out that Shaw was dead , with David having used her body to attempt to hone the Xenomorph .

All threeAlienmovies end with a human subsister and an android leaving on a spaceship , make the novel entry ’s final scene extremely standardized to its two recent predecessor . The only cardinal difference come in fromAlien : Covenant , wherein David also brought two Facehuggers aboard , apparently intent on killing Daniel and Tennessee . WithAlien : Romulus ' castalso mostly choke off as the photographic film progresses , all three films share strong law of similarity in their endings . However , one major factor confirm a follow - up to the newest movie would n’t mirror the same wrench as Scott ’s prequels .

Cailee Spaeney as Rain looking up in Alien Romulus next to an angry Xenomorph in Alien Covenant

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Alien: Romulus' Sequel Won’t Repeat The Prequels' Same Tragic Human Twist

Andy Isn’t Going To Kill Rain

InAlien : Covenant , it ’s revealed that Shaw was dead , with David having used her body to set about to perfect the Xenomorph . By the end of that same flick , it ’s well-defined the android plans to utilize Daniels and Tennessee in the same way , given the Facehuggers he bring on their ship . However , Rain will take to the woods the fate of getting killed by an android , asAndy ’s main prerogative is make certain she is dependable . This confirm that if anAlien : Romulussequelever fall out , it could still follow the twain , as Rain would n’t have to worry about Andy killing her .

While Andy ’s commission alter when Rook change his prime directive , Rain was able to revert him back to his old ego .

Although the ending ofAlien : Romulusis extremely similar toPrometheusandAlien : Covenant , Rain and Andy ’s sibling relationship meansanother tragic outcome is n’t going to happen . alternatively , a subsequence could see the twosome returning as the primal duo , clarifying how they extend to have a strong bond paper after their traumatic experiences . Similar conclusion away , the novel moving picture offer much more concrete promise than Scott ’s prequels , making it suffer out among the three of them .

Collage of a xenomorph and a facehugger on the poster for Alien Romulus

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unknown : Romulus is the seventh film in the Alien dealership . The movie is engineer by Fede Álvarez and will focus on a new young mathematical group of characters who get face to face with the terrific Xenomorphs . Alien : Romulus is a stand - alone film and carry situation in a time not yet search in the Alien dealership .

Kay (Isabela Merced) in Alien Romulus and the Xenomorph in Alien Covenant

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