Horror movies follow the same trends as every other genre. While independent and lesser-known filmmakers produce original ideas, the studios stick to a handful of profitable IPs. Alien: Romulus will reinvent the 45-year-old Alien franchise by eschewing the widely despised details from Prometheus. Director Fede Álvarez sees an opportunity between the original film and its action-packed sequel. He worked similar magic in his 2013 take on Evil Dead, which earned mixed reviews for its approach.