Following yesterday's report, announcing the title of Prometheus 2 as being Alien: Paradise Lost, director Ridley Scott was questioned again by HeyUGuys at The Martian premiere last night about why the new film would be titled such. Responding quite openly, Scott revealed that the title for Prometheus 2 having been changed to Alien: Paradise Lost reflects the film's plot direction - being that it will explore the origins of the Xenomorph by saying: "Well, because we’re heading back to why and how and when the beast was invented, we’ll go back into the back door of the very first Alien that I did thirty years ago."
Prometheus acted to pose many questions and expand the Alien universe in multiple directions, which it did. During production, when Damon Lindelof was brought on to re-touch the script by Jon Spaihts (originally titled Alien: Engineers), he and Scott planned for two major avenues the franchise would take. The first of which would focus on the Engineers and Mankind's origins (and ends), while the other half of the sequels would focus on finally explaining what happened prior to the Nostromo touching down on LV-426. Going by Scott's statements as of recent, it would seem the focus Alien: Paradise Lost will be more geared towards the latter of the two directions.
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The Alien: Romulus sequel is currently in development and cameras are set to roll by October, 2025! 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! You can also share any news & rumours we may have missed by starting your own discussion in our forums!
In addition to the upcoming Alien: Romulus sequel, we have the Alien: Earth TV series from Noah Hawley arriving this August and a rumoured Alien vs. Predator reboot in the works as well after it was revealed Weyland-Yutani play a key role in the upcoming Predator: Badlands movie! There's really never been a better time to be a fan of the Alien movies. Be sure to check out our image galleries for the latest images, posters, concept art and leaked materials for all these upcoming Alien projects!
