If this never happens, at leastRomulushad a bigPrometheusconnection through the “black goo.”

Director Fede Alvarez even talked about how the first twoAlienfilms were his biggest inspiration forRomulus.

Rook describes the black goo as"Prometheus' fire"inAlien: Romulus.

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And yet, theblack goo first featured inPrometheus opening scene made its way back into the franchise.

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Still, some preferred to perceive Scotts prequels as a separate story.

Custom image of David in Prometheus and Rain in Alien: Romulus

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However, the rewriting of theAlienlore may not be over.

Alien: Earthwill likely have to retcon or reimagine certain aspects of the franchise for its premise to work.

Alien: Romulussuggests the Engineers never created the black goo but rather reverse-engineered it from the Xenomorph.

Rain (Cailee Spaeny) in Alien Romulus and an Engineer in a chair in Prometheus

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This is not an easy task, and it will be understandable if retcons have to be made.

Cailee Spaeny and Michael Fassbender in the Alien franchise

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Rain looks downward with trepidation in a scene from Alien: Romulus

David in Prometheus and a Xenomorph

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