Fede Alvarez Kate Green/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text A year ago, Fede Alvarez brought the Alien franchise back to life with the well-received Alien: Romulus. It earned $350 million globally, and 20th Century Studios quickly put a sequel in development, with Alvarez writing and presumed to be directing. But now the filmmaker has revealed he will not be behind the camera but rather is on the hunt for a new director to take over the franchise that stars Cailee Spaeny. "We just finished the script, actually, for a sequel for Romulus. But I'm gonna pass the torch on this one as director," he told TooFab Thursday 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." Related Stories Movies 'Dune: Part Two' and 'Deadpool & Wolverine' Lead MPSE Golden Reel Awards Feature Nominations Movies Summer Box Office Avoids Major Disaster as Domestic Revenue Falls Just 10 Percent He penned the script to the sequel with Romulus co-writer Rodo Sayagues. Upon release, Alvarez told The Hollywood Reporter the team had ideas for a sequel to the movie, which ended with its two surviving lead characters heading to Yvaga. "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 said at the time. "If you think about Alien and Aliens, there's seven years between them. But we definitely have ideas about where it should go." Both Alien and sister property Predator have enjoyed renewed interest in recent years, thanks to Romulus and the FX series Alien: Earth, and Predator movies such as Prey and the upcoming Predator: Badlands, which arrives on Nov. 7 and stars Elle Fanning. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up TIFF 2025 Producers Tim and Trevor White Found Their 'Eternity' Screenwriter on a Tour of the West Wing Toronto International Film Festival THR Returns to TIFF With Editorial Portrait Studio and Video Lounge Launching Today Venice Film Festival 2025 'Elisa' Review: An Italian Crime Drama That Asks Lots of Intriguing Questions but Delivers Dull Answers Toronto International Film Festival Edward Berger on 'Ballad of a Small Player,' Spritzing Colin Farrell and the Status of His 'Bourne' Movie Walter Salles Sean Penn Joins Dardenne Brothers, Walter Salles as Executive Producer on Brazil's 'Manas' Toronto Film Festival Jodie Foster Like You've Never Seen (or Heard) Her Before TIFF 2025 Producers Tim and Trevor White Found Their 'Eternity' Screenwriter on a Tour of the West Wing Toronto International Film Festival THR Returns to TIFF With Editorial Portrait Studio and Video Lounge Launching Today Venice Film Festival 2025 'Elisa' Review: An Italian Crime Drama That Asks Lots of Intriguing Questions but Delivers Dull Answers Toronto International Film Festival Edward Berger on 'Ballad of a Small Player,' Spritzing Colin Farrell and the Status of His 'Bourne' Movie Walter Salles Sean Penn Joins Dardenne Brothers, Walter Salles as Executive Producer on Brazil's 'Manas' Toronto Film Festival Jodie Foster Like You've Never Seen (or Heard) Her Before