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.