Of alltheAlienmovies, Ridley Scott’s prequel duologyPrometheusandCovenantmight be the most divisive.
With this sequel, Scott even suggested the Xenos were immortal.
That’s a huge retcon, considering sequels likeAliensshowed them being cut to smithereens by Pulse Rifle gunfire.
ForRomulus, Scott handed the director’s chair over to Fede Alvarez but still remained as a producer.
ThenAlvarez pulled a shocker and permanently debunked Scott’s immortal theory by killing Big Chapoffscreen.
According to Scott’sCovenantcommentary, the creature survived this.
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It will probably when it gets to the ground, will DNA back to parts and regrow.
But he’s done for them, they left him behind.
Perhaps Scott was saving it for his planned next film, which went unmade following the tepid response toCovenant.
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The rumored title for Ridley Scott’s third prequel wasAlien: Awakening.
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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.