Romulus’ Connects to All the Other ‘Alien’ Movies

Alien: Romulus was clearly made by people who love the Alien franchise. The film is set between the events of Alien and Aliens. It directly references events and people from Alien as well as its prequel, Prometheus. And it contains all sorts of subtler Easter eggs from throughout the entire franchise, even from less-popular entries like Alien: Resurrection.

Showing how Alien: Romulus fits into the Alien timeline, and highlighting all these franchise connections big and small is the subject of our latest video. Did you spot the similarities between the end of this film and Prometheus? What about between the big new alien in Romulus and Resurrection? How does Rook compare to Ash? What does this movie tell us about the origin of the Xenomorph? Watch as we explain everything you need to know about Alien: Romulus below:

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If you liked that video on how Alien: Romulus connects to other Alien movies, check out more of our videos below, including one on the long history of the Alien franchise from Alien to Alien: Romulus, one filled with facts you may not know about Prometheus, and another on surprising facts you didn’t know about Ridley Scott’s Alien.Plus, there’s tons more over at ScreenCrush’s YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe to catch all our future episodes. Alien: Romulus is in theaters now. For more on the new film, you can read our spoiler-free review, or our full ranking of the Alien franchise from worst to best.