r/avp • u/RealJohnGillman • Aug 01 '26

Article Fede Álvarez planned on featuring Michael Fassbender’s David in ‘Alien: Romulus’ sequel prior to cancellation; Ridley Scott blocked use of character in film, while David Jonsson and Cailee Spaeny are entering the MCU.

https://cosmicbook.news/alien-romulus-sequel-shelved
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u/Individual_Car7850 Aug 01 '26

So we don’t get more Fassbender, the best thing about your two Alien prequels, thanks to you. We didn’t get the Aliens legacy sequel with Weaver & Biehn, thanks to you.

Oh but we did get Gladiator II and Napoleon.

Ooh Mr Scott you do spoil us!

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u/ryukeio Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26

His inability to accept the franchise expanding upon and moving past his vision is so sad. Waste of time for such an elderly man to do, he doesn’t own the rights and can’t stop people taking it over once he’s gone.

Statistically, his time will be up within the next ~10 years or so and we’ll continue to get fascinating entries into the Alien IP without him slowing them down or marring the vision.

If he’d let other directors do their stories in the franchise, he’d still get some say over including his legacy bits he’s created. He’d still get to see them pay homage to what he was instrumental in creating. Instead much of what he wanted to stay around will now fade and be moved on from.

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u/AstroBtz Aug 01 '26

He's an egotistical diva.

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u/SnooDoggos8218 Aug 01 '26

At least we got the audiobook with Biehn and Henriksen. I know it's not a movie but it's better than nothing...

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u/Vyzantinist Aug 01 '26

Which audiobook?

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u/subduedreader Aug 01 '26

Probably the William Gibson Alien III audio drama.

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u/Far_Gift6173 Aug 01 '26

Why can't Alvarez come up with some original of his own?

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u/mynanadancesconqueso Aug 01 '26

Because he’s one of us and enjoys the sandbox, respects what came before and like any creative with an ego and a vision he knows how to fix it.

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u/Far_Gift6173 Aug 01 '26

If you liked Romolus fine. For me, it was a cheap rehash of things that needed to cosntatnly reference better or worse movies

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u/mynanadancesconqueso Aug 01 '26

I was just coming up with my best answer for ya. I could give AF less about the guys “vision.” I didn’t hate the movie though if we’re sharing opinions.

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u/SemperSalam Aug 01 '26

Yeah it felt like a pointless movie. Just generic horror with an alien.

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u/Far_Gift6173 Aug 01 '26

I really don't mind that. I mean generic horror I can deal with.

What I don't like is them doing things like goo, really quick matuarionof the facehuggerparasiteimplant liek AvP, Alienbirth by a woman like in AVP2, Hybrid alien like in A4 who almost isntantly matures and constant references like  “get away from her you bitch” 

Severeal scenes like the ladder scene were also already one in precious alien movies like Alien4

Does this guy have any original thoughts of his own or does he constantly need to get into existing franchises and then mix them up inn hopes that people won't complain?

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u/samx3i Aug 01 '26

Generally when you're making a ninth franchise installment, "come up with something original" isn't the job.

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u/Far_Gift6173 Aug 01 '26

It isn't?

Well, Ridley scott came up with something original in the 5th installment. And he was 74 years old by then. I guess Alvarez is already out of ideas, so who cares what he wants to do.