Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Alien: Romulus!
Alien: Romulus 2 could be on the way, and this theory about Fede Álvarez’s case Foreigner The sequence shows that the film can repeat the story of the franchise’s biggest villain – but this time with a hero. Although Alien: Romulus occurs after the original Foreigner film, the film has some connections with Ridley Scott’s series Prometheus prequels, with the film finally linking the two sagas. The success of Alien: Romulus made a sequel inevitable, but the ending of Alien: Romulus highlights how this sequel could be even scarier than its predecessor.
After the great success of the 2024 film, a Alien: Romulus the sequel is already being discussed by Fede Álvarez and 20th Century Studios, meaning the iconic sci-fi horror franchise will continue into the future. While nothing is official, story ideas have been discussed and the studio is trying to get Fede Álvarez back to work on the new film. While there are all kinds of possibilities for what the story of a potential Alien: Romulus 2 could be, the most obvious is incredibly bleak, painting a bad picture for Rain and Andy’s future.
An Alien: Romulus Sequel has to see the rain and Andy go to Yvaga
After the end of Alien: Romulus
If a Alien: Romulus If the sequel happens, then the film will have to see Rain and Andy heading to Yvaga III. Throughout the first Alien: Romulus movie, getting to Yvaga III was Rain and Andy’s main goal. Alien: Romulus‘Yvaga III was painted as a paradise full of lush natural landscapes and wildlife, with the most notable thing on the planet being the complete absence of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation. Although Rain had never been to Yvaga III, she believed it was the answer to all her problems, leading to the story of Alien: Romulus.
The main story of Alien: Romulus follow the cast trying to steal some cryosleep capsules that they can use to make the journey to Yvaga IIIshowing how much trouble they were willing to go through to get to the planet. Although most of the crew died during the events of the film, Rain and Andy managed to escape the Romulo space station on a ship bound for Yvaga III. Alien: Romulus ends with the duo on their way to Yvaga III, and although they haven’t gotten there yet, Alien: Romulus It will undoubtedly improve with the arrival of Yvaga.
Rain and Andy can destroy Yvaga in Alien: Romulus 2
Thanks to the black goo
Although it is unintentional, Rain and Andy can destroy Yvaga III when they arrive at Alien: Romulus 2. Rain and Andy aren’t the only important things on the ship heading to Yvaga III, as it also contains the vials of black goo from Prometheus. This black goo has proven incredibly dangerous, destroying almost everything it touches. Prometheus, Alien: Allianceand Alien: Romulus. This was set up with the laboratory scene in Alien: Romulusshowing how small animals evolve until death.
If the black goo breaks loose on Yvaga IIIcould completely decimate the planet, destroying the paradise where Rain and Andy believe they will go. Since Yvaga III has no Weyland-Yutani presence, the planet likely has no way of fighting the black goo. Thus, Andy and Rain’s arrival on the planet could be a death sentence due to the clandestine scientific experiment.
This is not just speculation. In fact, Fede Álvarez has already teased this Alien: Romulus sequel story. When talking about what Rain and Andy could do in a sequel, the director teased that Yvaga III might not end up being what it seems. Instead, he thinks Rain and Andy could discover that Yvaga III is a “terrible place,” though it is unknown whether this is due to the destruction by the black goo or the fact that Yvaga III is already a terrible place. Here are the director’s full comments on the matter:
For me, it’s always been about history. So when we were done, we started thinking, “What do you think happens when or if they get to your Yvaga? Will it be great? Or is it a terrible place?” We tend to believe that it is probably a terrible place that they I think it’s great and we fantasize, so we naturally start thinking about where this is going and what’s going to happen. And then a few minutes later we thought, “Oh, this feels like a sequel.”
Rain and Andy’s destruction of Yvaga would repeat David’s Alien: Covenant Story
He destroyed the engineers’ home planet with the black goo
Having Rain and Andy destroy Yvaga III with the black goo would be an interesting parallel in Foreigner franchise, repeating David’s Alien: Alliance history. Michael Fassbender’s David is a synthetic who was first introduced in Prometheuswith him revealing himself to be a villain obsessed with creating the perfect being. Through the use of black goo, David hopes to create an incredibly dangerous monster, the product of these experiments being a predecessor to the Foreigner the franchise’s iconic Xenomorph.
Alien: Alliance reveals that, after the events of Prometheus, David managed to travel to the planet of the Engineers. Upon arrival, David released the black goo, which took control of the planet and destroyed it. It caused a disease that killed all the Engineers and at the same time completely terraformed the planet, even creating monsters in the wildlife that resisted the goo’s influence. Although David intended to do this, Rain and Andy’s destruction of Yvaga III would likely follow a similar path, making them David’s spiritual successors.
Alien: Yvaga of Romulus’ Story Could Continue the Franchise’s Best Prometheus Future
Paralleling the prequels without directly continuing their stories
Having this story of Yvaga III parallel that of David Alien: Alliance the plan is smart, as it continues the best of the franchise Prometheus future. THE Prometheus prequels have always been controversial, and while they have fans, they aren’t as beloved as the mainstream ones Foreigner films. Since the Prometheus the films are so loaded with tradition that it is difficult to intertwine them with the main line Foreigner movies in a way that works for viewers who haven’t seen them yet Prometheus and Alien: Alliance. However, Alien: Romulus found the right balance.
Instead of directly continuing the story of Alien: Alliance, Alien: Romulus used some of the building blocks of Prometheus and told a new story with them. This can be seen mainly in Alien: Romulus‘use of the black slime, in parallel with the black slime of Prometheus. Having Rain and Andy’s stories continue these parallels is the best way forward for the franchise, further tying Prometheus with Alien: Romulus.