AlthoughPrometheuswas the highest-grossingAlienmovie, there has been lots of debate about the necessity of its story.
This suggests thatthe creatures existed before Davids experiments, which simply allowed him to recreate them.
Contrastingly,Alien: Romulusfixes this problemand makes the existence of the Xenomorphs feel more circular.
It fits perfectly with the prequels messages about religion and science, whichRomulusclearly understands fully.
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.
