Cinema’s “ugliest motherf**kers” may return for another face-off in a new Alien vs Predator movie, if the director of Alien: Romulus gets his way.
The spinoff series doubled down with AVP: Requiem, another Earth-set sequel that reduced sci-fi’s scariest baddies to slasher villains duking it out in the dark. It was terrible and rightly rejected by pretty much everyone, effectively killing any further projects with the two monsters.
Fede Álvarez reveals his pitch for ‘Alien vs. Predator’ : “Maybe something that I have to co-direct with my buddy Dan (Trachtenberg)”pic.twitter.com/HmhabAXN84
“Maybe it’s something I have to co-direct with my buddy Dan,” he said (as perDeadline) when asked about the prospects of anotherAlien vs Predatorfilm.
“Maybe we should do like Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez did with Dusk Till Dawn. I’ll direct a half, and he’ll direct another half… it depends on how well this does, if people want to see that.”
One thing is clear: peopledowant to see that. “God, an AvP movie of the same quality as these two films would make my head explode. The hype would be insane,” one Redditorwrote.
“Please, we need a good AVP movie for once – I know it’s possible, I believe in it,” another commented. “Honestly, with all the fan service he likes to do, I actually trust him to get it right and set it in the timeline of the games. Prolly be a 7/10 film but that’s leaps above the other two,” a third added.
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Trachtenberg is already developing another Predator film: Badlands, starring Elle Fanning. Little is known about the project, but it’s believed to be set sometime in the future.
You can read more about what happened toAlien vs Predator 3, and if you’ve just seen the new movie, check out our guides onwhen Alien: Romulus takes place,Alien: Romulus’ ending explained, andour ranking of the Alien movies.
Cameron Frew is Deputy TV & Movies Editor on Dexerto’s UK team. He’s an action movie aficionado, ’80s obsessive, and Oscars enthusiast. He loves Invincible, but he’s also a fan of The Boys, the MCU, The Chosen, and much more. He has previously written for LadBible, UniLad, and Flickering Myth. You can contact him at: cameron.frew@dexerto.com.
