This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Alien: Romulus.
Fans had mixed feelings about it Alien: Romulus'blind ending, which had an obvious reference to a divisive Alien episode. Director Fede Álvarez said the Easter egg reference was unintentional.
The audience was taken by surprise (and disgusted) by the final act of Alien: Romuluswhich depicted the birth of a human-Xenomorph hybrid. In that scene, pregnant Kay (played by Isabela Merced) injected herself with black slime from Prometheusleaving fans to wonder what the final form of her mutation would be. Few expected the black slime to transform her offspring, however, resulting in an abomination that is eerily similar to Ripley's “child” in Alien: Resurrection. The comparison did not go unnoticed by hardcore fans of the franchise, who were divided over the treatment of the lore in the new film. Director Fede Álvarez told Variety that he had never considered the Alien: Resurrection monster while doing Alien: Romulus.

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Álvarez credited his son with pointing out the comparison. “He had recently watched all the Alien film, and when the offspring comes out, he says, “It's like in Resurrection,'” Álvarez recalled. “I I hadn't really processed it that way — but it's true, it's this abomination that comes out.” The hybrid in Alien: Resurrection had a different development, however. That monster was born from a Xenomorph queen who was genetically contaminated by a clone of Ripley. The death scene of that monster was even more disgusting than how Rain (played by Cailee Spaeny) defeated the hybrid in Alien: Romulus.
Alien: Romulus Director Confirms Alien: Isolation Homage
Álvarez confirmed Alien: Romulus contains references to all the films in the franchise; it even has an Easter egg for Alien: Isolationthe video game on which the new film was initially based. The director revealed that he drew a lot of inspiration from the game. “Alien: Isolation It was in a way what made me see that Alien could be really terrifying and well done today,” he told Total Film. “I played it a few years after it came out… I [was] waiting Don't breathe to come out, and I was playing. That's why, at the time, I was like, 'Damn, if I could do anything, I'd love to do it. Alien and scare the audience again with that creature and those environments.' I was playing and I realized how terrifying it was Alien It might be if I went back to that tone.”

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Alien: Romulus' takes place between the first two films in the series, cementing its place in the franchise. The film has received overwhelmingly positive reviews, although critics have been mixed on the adaptation. Alien: Romulus stays true to tradition while expanding the canon; the film revealed a new phase in the Xenomorph's life cycle, and the synthetic Andy (played by David Jonsson) explored new aspects of the Weyland-Yutani androids.
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Source: Variety

Alien: Romulus
Alien: Romulus follows a team of space explorers who discover an uncharted planet with a dark secret. As they investigate, they are hunted by deadly xenomorphs and discover ancient ruins that reveal the planet's terrifying history. The crew must use their skills and technology to survive the relentless attacks and find a way to escape the hostile environment.
- Director
- Faith Alvarez
- Release date
- August 16, 2024
- Launch
- Isabela Merced, Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux
- Writers
- Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues, Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett