{"id":347841,"date":"2025-09-18T01:15:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T08:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=396213"},"modified":"2025-09-18T01:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T08:16:44","slug":"despite-its-success-the-sequel-to-alien-romulus-will-not-be-directed-by-fede-alvarez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/despite-its-success-the-sequel-to-alien-romulus-will-not-be-directed-by-fede-alvarez\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite its success, the sequel to Alien: Romulus will not be directed by Fede \u00c1lvarez"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fede \u00c1lvarez, the director known for his work in the radical revival of horror with Evil Dead, will not take on the direction of the sequel to Alien: Romulus. <strong>Despite this, he has expressed his intention to write it. In a recent appearance at the HorrorHound Film Festival in Cincinnati<\/strong>, \u00c1lvarez commented on his respect for the directors who have preceded him in the franchise, mentioning James Cameron and David Fincher as influences on his approach. According to \u00c1lvarez, &#8220;it&#8217;s one of those things where you come in and do one&#8221; in the Alien series.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Give way to another director<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together with his writing partner, Rodo Sayagues, <strong>\u00c1lvarez has emphasized his desire to keep the characters they created safe in the story, especially after the premature deaths of figures like Hicks and Newt in previous installments<\/strong>. &#8220;We did what was necessary to ensure they aren&#8217;t killed at the beginning of the next one,&#8221; he added, expressing his appreciation for the characters and their importance in the narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alien: Romulus | Tr\u00e1iler Oficial en espa\u00f1ol | HD\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5nWH2Pd-x-c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alien: Romulus, starring Isabela Merced, Eileen Wu, Archie Renaux, David Jonsson, and Cailee Spaeny from &#8216;Priscilla&#8217;, <strong>is set 57 years after the original from 1979. 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