Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Simon is a Los Angeles-based journalist who covers film and TV. It's been a big year for the Alien franchise. Not only did the crowd-pleasing Alien: Romulus revive the iconic film series ...

Rumors of Alien: Romulus not getting a follow up have been greatly exaggerated. Over the weekend, outlet World of Reel alleged that the unannounced sequel had been “indefinitely shelved,” bordering on “may not ever happen.” The website cited ...

The Alien movies have long attracted some big-name — or soon-to-be big-name — directors to show off their chops. After sci-fi legend Ridley Scott established the story in Alien, a pre-Titanic James Cameron stepped in next for Aliens, followed by future ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. To do so, however, they must scavenge cryo pods for a nine-year trek from an abandoned space outpost. Where there, the group inadvertently unleashes ...

One of the better horror films of the year was writer and director Fede Álvarez's Alien: Romulus. To even decide to make the movie was a big risk. The first two films in the franchise, Ridley Scott's Alien and James Cameron's Aliens, are all-time classics ...