Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez clarifies when his upcoming movie takes place in the franchise’s timeline. Following the lackluster response to Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant in 2017, Álvarez’s new entry in the saga is set to explore what happens after a group of young people from faraway in the galaxy encounter a xenomorph. The film stars Cailee Spaeny and Isabela Merced, among others, with no characters from past installments expected to return.
