The most recent entry in theAlienfranchise,Alien: Romulus,was a massive box office success.
If it is, these 10 unanswered questions could finally be solved.
10Did David Create The Xenomorphs In Alien Canon?
The originalAlien’s xenomorphs remain a mystery.
9Who Were The Engineers In Prometheus, Really?
If it revisits the intelligent aliens, Ridley Scott’s newAlienmovie could finally reveal more about them.
8Where Do The Engineers Come From If Planet 4 Wasn’t Their Homeworld?
7Who Piloted The Circular Ship In Prometheus' Beginning?
The circular ship that took off as the Engineer drank the black goo was an oblong, smooth vessel.
At some point inPrometheusandAlien: Covenant, David went rogue.
Though he was his own master at that point, David’s plan didn’t make much sense.
5Was David Breaking Down In Alien: Covenant?
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Walter then explained that “when one note is off, it eventually destroys the whole symphony.”
No one knows if David was simply going mad or if his hardware and software were actually malfunctioning.
Scott’sAlienmovie could show David becoming even more psychopathic and sadistic.
2012’s Prometheus is the fifth installment in the Alien franchise and was directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Idris Elba, and Guy Pearce, the film acts as a direct prequel to 1979’s Alien.
4What Really Happened To Shaw After Prometheus?
BetweenPrometheusandCovenant, Shaw was killed off-screen, and her lackluster ending hid quite a few details about her story.
3What Happened To Origae-6 After The Covenant Arrived?
Origae-6 was in serious trouble, but the audience never found out just how many problems it would face.
Initially seeming like a paradise, the planet soon reveals dark secrets.
2What Happened To Daniels After Covenant?
What Experiments Did David Subject Daniels To After He Took Over?
Like Shaw before her, Daniels' (Katherine Waterston) fate afterAlien: Covenantremains a mystery.
Perhaps the most exciting way Daniels could be used, however, is by connecting toAlien: Romulus.
1How Does Alien: Romulus Fit In With Prometheus & Covenant?
Though it came after both prequels,Romulusdidn’t have many references to Scott’s earlier films.
Alien: Romulus is the seventh film in the Alien franchise.
There are several other mysteries fromRomulusthat Ridley Scott’s newAlienmovie could answer, once it is finally released.
Alien: Covenant, directed by Ridley Scott, follows the crew of the colony ship Covenant as they discover an uncharted planet. Initially seeming like a paradise, the planet soon reveals dark secrets. Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender, and Billy Crudup lead the cast in this science fiction horror film, which serves as a direct sequel to Prometheus and continues to explore the origins of the Alien species.
Alien: Romulus is the seventh film in the Alien franchise. The movie is directed by Fede Álvarez and will focus on a new young group of characters who come face to face with the terrifying Xenomorphs. Alien: Romulus is a stand-alone film and takes place in a time not yet explored in the Alien franchise.
The Alien franchise, which began with Ridley Scott’s 1979 film, is a Sci-Fi series comprised of several horror films, games, and comic books centered on humanity’s encounters with a hostile extraterrestrial species known as Xenomorphs. Characterized by their lethal prowess and capability to reproduce at an alarming rate, these creatures pose a profound threat to human existence. The primary series protagonist, Ellen Ripley, acts as the voice of reason as she seeks to keep the creatures out of the hands of greed-driven corporate scientists.
