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There's a lot of hype surrounding Fede Álvarez's upcoming Alien: Romulus, and for good reason. The standalone Alien movie seems to be taking the franchise to its Ridley Scott roots by returning to the ...

Editor's Note: This article contains spoilers for Alien: Romulus. Alien: Romulus doesn't hold back on the gore, cranking up a twist on the iconic Chestburster scene to a deeply haunting level.

Fans of the Alien franchise almost got an explanation for where the Xenomorph came from in the first sequel, 1986's Aliens. James Cameron, of course, went in a different direction when he signed on as ...