The exit ofAlien: Romulus was one of the cinematic events of summer 2024. Several months later, while the film has just been released on blu-ray and on VOD platforms, we notice that a controversial scene from the feature film has been modified by production.
Alien: a big change on VOD
Although 21st Century Fox was acquired in 2019, we had to wait five years for the Disney group to finally distribute a film Alien. It must be said that the heated debates around Prometheus (2012) et Alien: Covenant (2017) by Ridley Scott undoubtedly motivated the group with big ears to play the card of caution regarding the franchise. The year 2024 will therefore have marked the great return of the saga Alien at the cinema, with the film Alien: Romulus by Fede Alvarez. Hailed for its artistic direction and the effectiveness of its screenplay, the film is a real gift for fans, who nevertheless made two criticisms of it.
First of all, the film seems to be too aware of itself and its membership in the franchise Alienespecially when he quotes cult scenes from previous films. Afterwards, The scenes featuring the android Rook sparked heated debate due to the use of CGI by British actor Ian Holm (Alien, the eighth passenger, Lord of the Rings), died in 2020 at the age of 88. Obviously, the use of the images of deceased actors continues to cause controversy in Hollywood because it poses a real ethical problem. Moreover, these scenes were also criticized because they did not seem completely finished…
During an interview given to Empire Magazine, director Fede Alvarez explained that the production did not have time to complete the work before the film’s release. He states: “I wasn’t 100% satisfied with certain scenes, where it felt a little too much CGI intervention. So for those who react negatively, I don’t blame them. We fixed this. We made it better for home video output. I convinced the studio that they needed to spend the money and give the companies involved the time they needed to finish the job and do it right. It’s so much better.“
However, the director has not reacted to the moral problems posed by the use of Ian Holm in his film. Whatever the case, these controversies ultimately had no impact on the promotion ofAlien: Romulus. With a budget of $80 million, the film earned $350.9 million at the worldwide box office. A great career for Alien: Romulus which allows Fede Alvarez to hope for a sequel telling the continuation of the adventures of Rain and Andy after the events of the feature film. He warned, however, that he didn’t want the sequel to be too rushed, and took the gap between the films as an example. Alien, the eighth passenger Ridley Scott et al Aliens by James Cameron.
Rest assured, the most impatient fans! The year 2025 will mark the launch of the series Alien: Earth sur Disney+. It is certainly one of the series that we are looking forward to the most. In addition to being a prequel to the first film in the saga, this series was supervised by showrunner Noah Hawley, to whom we owe, among other things, the excellent series Fargo et Legion. We can’t wait!
Source: hitek.fr
