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Although I’m excited aboutAlien: Romulus,Alien: Earthis the upcomingAlienproject that truly has my heart. TheAlienfranchise’s many moviesare a mixed bag, and I say this as a massive fan of the series. I loveAlienandAliens, and I’m even willing to admit thatAlien 3andAlien: Resurrectionaren’t as awful as many critics claim. That said, I have a harder time finding much value in theAlien Vs Predatormovies, and Ridley Scott’s prequelsPrometheusandAlien: Covenantleft me cold. Fortunately,2024’s upcoming rebootAlien: Romuluslooks amazing.
Coming from the director ofEvil Dead’s 2013 reboot andDon’t Breathe,Alien: Romulusis a standalone story set betweenAlienandAliens. As befits its setting, the movie looks set to reignite my faith in the series.Alien: RomulusborrowsDon’t Breathe’s simple setup, sending some young, morally ambiguous antiheroes into an abandoned location to steal what they can and leaving them to encounter a monster they are ill-equipped to fight. This straightforward story sounds like a great way to get back to the claustrophobic horror of the original movie, but anotherAlienproject sounds even more exciting.
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Alien: Earth Sounds Unlike Anything The Franchise Has Done
Noah Hawley’s Alien Show Is A Major Departure For The Franchise
Fargoshowrunner Noah Hawley’sAlienTV showAlien: Earthhas been in development for so long that I almost forgot it existed until recent updates. However, these updates confirmed thatAlien: Earthis the most exciting upcoming project in theAlienfranchise. WhileAlien: Romuluslooks like an effective combination of the first two movies in the series, it doesn’t provide viewers with anything that they haven’t seen before. I can’t wait for the reboot but, by design, it will be more nostalgic than innovative. In contrast,Alien: Earthsounds to me like it will redefine the franchise.
Alien: Earth’s story will be set in the future and will finally outline what is happening on Earth during the events of the series.
Set to be released in 2025,Alien: Earthwill star Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther, and Essie Davis.Alien: Earth’s story will be set in the future and will finally outline what is happening on Earth during the events of the series. Thehuman homeworld of theAlienmoviesis glimpsed in the trailer forAlien: Romulus, but the movie’s title alone proves it won’t be the plot’s main focus. LikePrometheusandAlien: Covenant,Alien Romulusis named after a location. Namely, Romulus is the abandoned space station the movie’s heroes explore. Thus, Earth won’t be the movie’s main focus.
Alien: Romulus Looks Great, But An Alien Show Is Just So Exciting
Alien: Earth Can Expand The Alien Franchise’s Universe
I’m excited to seeAlien: Romuluswring as much tension and terror out of its self-contained story as possible, but I can’t wait to see Hawley’s show expand theAlienfranchise’s universe. I’ve always wondered what humanity was up to on Earth while theAlienmovies took place and, with a plot that focuses on the Weyland-Yutani Corporation,Alien: Earthcan finally answer this mystery.Alien: Earth’s move to the small screen is uniquely suited to exploring the franchise’s fictional worldsince the show will have much more screen time to expand on themes glimpsed in the movies.
Alien: Earth can afford to spend much more time exploring the internal machinations of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation.
Thanks to its brief runtime,Alien: Romuluscan’t copyAlien’s pacing. The reboot must get to the titular setting fast and introduce its Xeonomorph to the story early on, since the movie has only two hours to explore its fictional world. In contrast,Alien: Earthcan afford to spend much more time exploring the internal machinations of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation. I’ve always been curious about what the shady company is up to behind the scenes, but there has never been sufficient screen time for the series to delve into these questions until now. This makesAlien: Earthtruly exciting.
It’s A Great Time To Be An Alien Fan
Alien: Earth And Alien: Romulus Both Bode Well For The Franchise’s Future
That said,my enthusiasm forAlien: Earthdoesn’t makeAlien: Romulusany less exciting, and the fact that there are two upcoming projects in the franchise is great news. It is a great time to be anAlienfan, asAlien: Romuluspromises to redeem Ridley Scott’s prequelswhileAlien: Earthtakes on questions that evenPrometheusdidn’t have the scope to explore. After decades spent floundering on ambitious but misguided projects, theAlienmovies seem to finally have a future that viewers can believe in.
Alien: Earth shows that the franchise is more than just another horror series.
I’m excited to seeAlien: Romulusbring the series back to its horror roots while, simultaneously, Alien: Earthshows that the franchise is more than just another horror series. I can’t wait to finally find out the history of Weyland-Yutani but, at the same time, I’m glad thatAlien: Romulusisn’t trying to tackle this question in its limited runtime. Ultimately, I’m glad thatAlien: Romulus’s mistakescan be mollified byAlien: Earth, while its strengths can make up forAlien: Earth’s weaknesses. This proves theAlienfranchise has a promising future thanks to bothAlien: RomulusandAlien: Earthalike.
