Fede Alverez tried showing some love to Alien fans, but instead found himself banned from the biggest Alien subreddit.
TheAlien: Romulusdirector popped onto LV426, an ultra-popularAlien and Predatorsubreddit that discusses the franchise as a whole.
Alverez meant to talk a bit about his movie. He shared a few comments, telling one fan Romulus was “a perfect entry point,” and confirming a surprising relationship between two characters.
But, to his surprise, Alverez quickly found himself banned after only a few posts. The reason for the ban: impersonating director Fede Alverez.
Alverez shared the ban messageon his X/Twitter, but at least seemed to have a sense of humor about it.
Got banned from the ALIEN subreddit for apparently trying to impersonate, myself. 😂pic.twitter.com/gD7PEpniMM
The comment that got the Alien: Romulus director banned seems fairly innocuous, too. When one user asked how he knew Romulus was the perfect entry point, given it wasn’t out yet when the comment was written,Alvarez boldly commented, “Oh, cause I made the film.”
For its part, at least, mods of the LV426 moved swiftly to correct the mistake.Alvarez’s account was unbannedas soon as his message on Twitter went viral.
“Woops,” mod Gregorwhat said in a post. “Long story short, someone reported a Fede imposter, and I banned the account quickly. Fede, of course, was immediately reinstated and had a very friendly conversation with us.”
Alverez hasn’t posted on social media again since the post, but the mods did share a message from him where he called LV426 his favorite subreddit. So if you’re looking to learn more about Alien: Romulus from the director himself, that may be the place to go.
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Alien: Romulus is in theaters now. If you’re looking for more, you can read all aboutthe director’s plans for a sequel, thebizarre Alien/Blade Runner connection, or read about thecanon status of Alien vs Predator.
Christopher Baggett was a TV & Movies Writer on Dexerto’s US team and a comics expert, across DC Comics and Marvel. He also has bylines at ComicsBeat, Comic Book Resources, and The HomeWorld.
