Romulus sequel is still on director Fede Álvarez's to-do list, but the filmmaker wants a second film to meet a certain standard.

Romulus’ director Fede Álvarez has revealed he is still “trying to find a story that is worthy of everyone’s time”.

Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez shares an update on a possible sequel to the movie, indicating that audiences may have to wait a while before seeing a follow-up. The filmmaker said that while he and 20th Century Studios are interested in going back to the Alien franchise,

Alien: Romulus was a big hit for Disney and 20th Century Studios and one day there will be a sequel, it’s inevitable. Director Fede Alvarez has previously said that they are actively working on another film,

"Otherwise, you never want to fall into the mistake of making [a sequel] just because the first one is a big hit … [making a sequel] just because you can make it, that’s always a recipe for disaster," he continued. Ridley Scott is also said to be working on a new Alien movie, so there could be plenty more where that came from, too.

Romulus was announced two months after the film was released. Director Fede Alvarez, who had not boarded the project at the time, recently offered an update on the follow-up. "Well, I mean, we definitely want to do it.