Spike Fearn as Bjorn, one of the victims of Alien: Romulus. 20th Century Studios

Fede Alvarez Will Not Direct ALIEN: ROMULUS’ Sequel

Originally posted on Nerdist | By Tai Gooden | Last updated Sep 8, 2025 2:01 PM ET

There’s a sequel coming after the success of Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus, which earned $350 million globally. We know that film companies like 20th Century Studios like those kinds of numbers as well as critical praise. Sadly, the next Alien film will not have Alvarez behind the camera as its director.

“We just finished the script, actually, for a sequel for Romulus. But I’m gonna pass the torch on this one as director,” he said to TooFab at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights. “I’m going to produce it, with Ridley Scott, we’re gonna produce it together, and we’re right now trying to find a new filmmaker to come in.”

He did say that there are ideas brewing for what will happen in the Cailee Spaeny led film. But, of course, those details are mum. Alvarez may not be returning to direct the Alien: Romulus sequel but he has some pretty sharp opinions on when the film should drop.

“My philosophy is that you should never make [a sequel] in two years. You’ve got to get away. You’ve got to get the audience to really want it,” the filmmaker previously told The Hollywood Reporter. “If you think about Alien and Aliens, there’s seven years between them. But we definitely have ideas about where it should go.”

We dunno about waiting seven years, sir. But we are happy that he is still going to have a hand in what happens next.

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