20th Century Studios released new details on the upcoming ninth Alien movie as filming’s set to get underway in Budapest on March 9, 2023. Cailee Spaeny (Mare of Easttown) will star and Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe) is directing.
The studio also confirmed David Jonsson (Industry), Archie Renaux (Shadow and Bone), Isabela Merced (Rosaline), Spike Fearn (The Batman), and Aileen Wu (Away from Home) are on board the sci-fi thriller.
Alvarez co-wrote the screenplay with Rodo Sayagues. They previously collaborated on Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe, Calls, Don’t Breathe 2, 2022’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and the shorts El Cojonudo and Ataque de Panico.
Alien, Prometheus, and Alien: Covenant director Ridley Scott is producing along with Michael Pruss (under their Scott Free banner). Brent O’Connor (Bullet Train), Elizabeth Cantillon (Persuasion), and Tom Moran (The Donut King) serve as executive producers.
20th Century Studios offered this description of the new Alien:
“In this ninth entry in the immensely popular and enduring film series, a group of young people on a distant world find themselves in a confrontation with the most terrifying life form in the universe.”
The original Alien was released on June 22, 1979 followed by Aliens on July 18, 1986, Alien 3 on May 22, 1992, and Alien: Resurrection on November 26, 1997. AVP: Alien vs. Predator arrived on August 13, 2004, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem was released on December 25, 2007, and Prometheus came out on June 8, 2012. Alien: Covenant debuted in theaters on May 19, 2017.
