In the wake of Alien: Romulus, fans are now wondering if a sequel could finally close the book on the prequel series that started with Prometheus. Though Alien: Romulus continues the Xenomorph saga , Ridley Scott originally planned a third film that would have concluded his series of prequels. Alien: Covenant saw Michael Fassbender play two Androids: David 8 , who had a role in creating the Xenomorphs , and a newer model named Walter 1.
In Covenant’s massive cliffhanger ending, David secretly swaps places with Walter. In the final moments, viewers learn David has smuggled Chestburster embryos aboard the colonization ship Covenant and trapped its remaining crew members in stasis pods. Unfortunately, the sequel never got a green light.
While Prometheus was a shot in the arm for the franchise, Alien: Covenant woefully underperformed, and Fox decided to pivot in a new direction, which led to Alien: Romulus. But Alien: Romulus is a hit now . As of this writing, it’s earned $121.
8 million against an $80 million production budget, meaning it is on track to potentially break even. And while director Fede Alverez hasn’t hinted at a Romulus sequel , fans on the Alien subreddit LV426 are expressing a desire to return to David’s story for a finale. “There’s a big story there left untold, and with Alien Covenant’s big cliffhanger I feel we need that story concluded now,” user MrMysterious 23 said in a post.
“David doing his crazy stuff with 2000 colonists could be a wild.