Dan TrachtenbergandFede Alvarezhave something impressive in common.
Both filmmakers dropped fresh installments into sci-fi franchises in the past few years that helped bring fans back.
The former helmed the return of thePredatorfilm series through its fifth installment, 2022sPrey.
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The bestAVPwill be the one thatyou dont know isAVPuntil the other guy shows up.
That would get me.
And then turns out it is.
That would be the way to do it, dont you think?
Once you put it in the title, its like, Spoiler alert.
Case in point is the unexpected cameo inAlien: Romulusthat through CGI brought backIan Holmas the android, Rook.
Most of you, hopefully, didnt know until you went in on opening night.
Early on, this dude had said, Its impossible.
There will be screenings.
Do not post about Ian Holm being in the film.
Originally, this film was going to be that.
We started talking about this film whenRidley[Scott] was doingCovenant.
Thats when they started talking withMichael Schaefer, who was his right hand at the time.
We just put any random science fiction title.
We show some kids and some planets somewhere… That was the original plan.
