Fede Alvarez says he never planned to direct Alien: Romulus 2, but he was adamant about writing it: "We want to make sure no one kills them right at the beginning"

Cailee Spaeny in Alien: Romulus.

Fede Álvarez always knew he wasn't going to direct a follow-up to Alien: Romulus, no matter how well it went down with sci-fi horror fans. One thing he was adamant about doing, though, was writing a sequel.

While appearing at HorrorHound Film Festival in Cincinnati recently, the director told the crowd that it's "one of those things where you come in and do one" when it comes to the Alien franchise, much like what James Cameron did with Aliens and David Fincher did with Alien 3. "All those directors I love, they went and did one. Obviously Ridley [Scott] created it, he has the right to make a bunch of them," he said (via Bloody Disgusting).