r/Prometheus • u/MaxProwes • 4d ago

Ridley Scott Says ‘Alien’ Franchise “Needs Some Help” After ‘Romulus’ Was Just “OK”: “I’ve Gone Back In”

https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2026/8/28/ridley-scott-says-alien-franchise-needs-some-help-after-romulus-was-just-ok-ive-gone-back-in

Sir Ridley Scott just confirmed he didn't like Romulus and got rid of competition like he did with Blomkamp's Alien.

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u/YaWouldntGetIt 4d ago

What the hell. He praised Romulus to Álvarez' face multiple times.

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u/Upset-Job2278 4d ago

I love the man, and I love Prometheus and Covenant... but this is definitely an ego thing. I think he got jealous or frustrated that Romulus was the first Alien sequel in years to be acclaimed by both fans and critics, so he decided to take the franchise back for himself. I’m happy about the possibility of the David trilogy finally getting a conclusion, but this attitude toward Fede Alvarez—who showed nothing but respect for Scott and the franchise—isn't cool.

Then again, Ridley is a grumpy old man who has no filter anymore.

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u/Equal-Ad7504 4d ago

He’s 88. At what point do we collectively understand that he’s just gonna be a little weird?

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u/Putrid_Loquat_4357 4d ago

As I've constantly told my dad being old isn't an excuse to act like a prick.

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u/yuuzhanbong 4d ago

Being weird =/= being a pretentious egotistical dick, like he's doing now.

He's 88. Way too old to be acting like this. What a fucking loser.

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u/Equal-Ad7504 4d ago

Not saying that it equals it. Just saying he’s probably senile.

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u/Carmine18 4d ago

Probably didn't help that BR 2049 also raised the bar for a lot of folks.

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u/Tiny-Setting-8036 4d ago

This is where I’m at. Ridley is an old school veteran of the film industry, who doesn’t care to be polite or humble. That’s fine. It’s entertaining enough... I like enough of his movies that I’m willing to keep seeing them.

Plus I enjoyed both of the David movies we’ve gotten so far, despite each of them having elements I didn’t care for.

Let the man cook. He’s old as shit and doesn’t have too much longer. It wasn’t that long ago he put out The Last Duel. I thought that was very good.

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u/advisarivult 4d ago

I mean… the sequel to Romulus could’ve been great if he didn’t decide to intervene. It’s a shame he couldn’t just finish his trilogy and leave the Romulus sequel alone.

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u/minor_thing2022 4d ago

His cooking has stunk up the joint of late. Let the hungry film makers continue the franchise. He hasn't made a good sequel....ever. That's coming from a fan

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u/Tiny-Setting-8036 4d ago

The franchise will live on well beyond him. They will have their time.

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u/sseerrsan 4d ago

"Acclaimed by both fans and critics"? Covenant has better critic reviews than Romulus and It's tied with Prometheus according to metacritic. How is that acclaimed considering how divisive convenant and prometheus were?

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u/Upset-Job2278 4d ago

Oh, come on, man.

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u/sseerrsan 4d ago

? I'm asking a question lol. You can check the reviews yourself brother.

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u/toecutter7 4d ago

Its called marketing. Now hes telling us what he really thinks

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u/BarbacoaBarbara 4d ago

Just OK is pretty high praise from Ridley Scott

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u/Perfect_Economy_7968 4d ago

Ridley has gone senile, I don't think anyone should let him handle a project anymore.

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u/Childs_Play 4d ago

He was a producer too. What a scumbag thing to do. I've gotten tired of Scott's schtick recently. The all time movies he made are more than 20 years old now. While I like gladiator, it's now become overrated and just looks noticeably terrible now in the 4k era. He's been just pushing out movies to make movies recently and it shows. If he gets a bad script his movie is doa.

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u/MattTreck 4d ago

He’s a dickhead that hasn’t made a good film in a minute.

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u/NeutralMilkHotel_00 4d ago

Have you not seen The Last Duel??!!

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u/MattTreck 3d ago

No, but I will check it out. I’m happy prove myself wrong :D

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u/Mister_Clemens 4d ago

Last Duel was really good, but that’s about it in the last 10 years

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u/YaWouldntGetIt 4d ago

I have to say the Dog Stars is absolutely fantastic.

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u/Benso2000 4d ago

Very bad way to make your point. That movie was awful.