20th Century Studios' new Alien movie starring Cailee Spaeny (Mare of Easttown) began production in Budapest back in March with Evil Dead and Don't Breathe director Fede Álvarez behind the camera directing the carnage.
David Jonsson (Industry), Archie Renaux (Shadow and Bone), Spike Fearn (The Batman), Aileen Wu (Away from Home), and Isabela Merced (Rosaline) also star in a movie the synopsis describes as follows: "In this ninth entry in the immensely popular and enduring film series, a group of young people on a distant world find themselves in a confrontation with the most terrifying life form in the universe."
Now, the filmmaker has confirmed production on the reboot, titled Alien: Romulus, has wrapped.
Unfortunately, the photo he shared doesn't reveal much, but this bodes well for the movie and hopefully means a first look isn't too far away. We don't expect anything to drop imminently, however, as it was last month Disney confirmed the next chapter in the Alien franchise will be released in theaters on August 16, 2024.
Álvarez directs from a screenplay he wrote with his frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues. Ridley Scott, who directed the original Alien and produced and directed the aforementioned latest two instalments, and Michael Pruss (Boston Strangler) are producing under their Scott Free banner.
Brent O’Connor (Bullet Train), Elizabeth Cantillon (Persuasion) and Tom Moran (The Donut King) all serve as executive producers.
It's previously been reported that Álvarez pitched a new Alien movie to Scott several years ago, with the legendary filmmaker later reaching out to make it a reality. We'd be shocked if there isn't some connective tissue to the original franchise here, but don't anticipate any of these characters having "Ripley" as a surname.
Check out Álvarez's announcement in the Instagram post below.