ALIEN: ROMULUS Director Fede Alvarez Is Currently Working on a Sequel Idea With the Characters Rain and Andy
With Alien: Romulus being a big hit for Disney and 20th Century Studios, it’s obvious that they are going to eventually move forward with a sequel with director Fede Alvarez.
Well, we’ve got an update on what the current status is for that sequel from 20th Century Studios’ top production executive Steve Asbell.
During a recent interview with THR, he said: "We're working on a sequel idea now. We haven't quite closed our deal with Fede [Alvarez], but we are going to, and he has an idea that we're working on.”
He went on to say that the two main characters and survivors of the first film, will be a part of that next story. “The two survivors, Rain and Andy, played by Cailee Spaeny and David Jonsson, were real highlights of the film.
“And so I always think of it like, 'Wow, where do people want to see them go next?' We know there's going to be aliens. We know there's going to be great horror set pieces. But I fell in love with both of them and I want to see what their story is."
Director Fede Alvarez revealed that he and co-writer Rodo Sayagues (Evil Dead) already have some sequel ideas in place.
In Alien: Romulus, “While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.”
When previously talking about the possibility of a sequel, Alvarez said: “Yes, I definitely can [pitch a sequel right now]. We tend to do that naturally, not even thinking about sequels.
“For us, movies have not become franchises, tentpoles and sequels. This is a language that I’ve only learned in the last ten years of my life working [in Hollywood]. For me, it’s always been about story.”
He continued to tease where the story could go: “So, once we finished, we started thinking, ‘What do you think happens when or if they get to Yvaga? Is it going to be great? Or is it a terrible place?’
“We tend to believe it’s probably a terrible place that they think is great and fantasize about, so we naturally started thinking about where it goes and what’s going to happen.
“And then, a few minutes in, we go, ‘Oh, that sounds like a sequel.’ But we really try to think about it more in terms of story and if it needs another chapter and whether people want to know what happens next.”
“So we’ll wait to see what people think and if people ask for it. My philosophy is that you should never make [a sequel] in two years. You’ve got to get away. You’ve got to get the audience to really want it.
“If you think about Alien and Aliens, there’s seven years between them. But we definitely have ideas about where it should go.”
It will be cool to see what he and his creative team end up talking the story next. I have no doubt that he will once again deliver something awesome.