Concept artist Dane Hallett was responsible for designing many of the creatures for Alien: Romulus, one of which was the Scorched Xenomorph - arguably the film's main antagonist. What set the Scorched Xenomorph apart from its Alien brethren was its deformed cranium - a result of an interrupted gestation period within its cocoon. The acid from its own body having disfigured the face and jaw slightly after being electrocuted. Dane provided a number of alternative concept designs for the Scorched Xenomorph - ranging from more biological to more mechanical and everything in between! As Dane puts it - he wanted to introduce some metal information and inject the 'Mech' into the 'Bio', check it out:
The next Alien movie
The state of the Alien: Romulus sequel remains uncertain. Production was originally supposed to have begun in October of 2025 but little news has surfaced. Be sure to bookmark the Alien: Romulus 2 Info Page for an up-to-date account of all available information, production updates and important details!
In addition to the upcoming Alien: Romulus sequel, we have the Alien: Earth TV series from Noah Hawley now streaming and a rumoured Alien vs. Predator reboot in the works as well!
A Quiet Place: Day One director Michael Sarnoski being eyed to helm Alien: Romulus 2!
Michael Sarnoski (A Quiet Place: Day One) is reportedly on the shortlist to direct the elusive Alien: Romulus sequel!
Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel Prometheus is currently #3 on Netflix's Top 10 Movies list!
The controversial Alien prequel from 2012 which introduced Engineers and an alternative history to Xenomorph origins is currently finding new popularity on Netflix!
James Cameron: You couldn't pay me to go back to the Alien franchise – it's too fan driven.
Sitting down with actor Michael Biehn, Cameron talks Alien 3, touches on Alien: Earth, Romulus & explains why he will never go back to the Alien franchise.
