When the filmmakers began discussing “Alien: Romulus” in interviews, perhaps the most prevalent theme was that they were determined to be faithful to what came before them. And so it should be, since “Alien” is one of the most iconic franchises in cinema history, with its own specific look and feel. If the Xenomorphs suddenly looked too different or modern, that wouldn’t sit well with longtime fans of the franchise, and Fede Álvarez was always well aware of this.
Wisely, Álvarez and his collaborators didn’t try to reinvent the wheel or fix what wasn’t broken. As Cailee Spaeny explained to Variety, the people in charge went back to the past to create the future of the franchise. “They brought the same team from ‘Aliens,’ the James Cameron film,” she said. “The same people who built those Xenomorphs actually came on and built ours. So getting to see the original design with the original people who have been working on these films for 45-plus years and has been so much of their life has been really incredible.”
