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