It seems we may be in store for an expansion to the Alien franchise as one of the official social media accounts uploaded a series of cryptic images to its page.
The posts in question seem to tell a rather compelling story. Whoever the protagonist seems to have arrived at a Weyland-Yutani facility to investigate a series of accidents within it. The first image shows the facility with the caption explaining the character’s purpose:
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The second image shows what appears to be a secret room where an Alien queen is held captive. The protagonist is aware that the company is breeding them for research purposes:
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The next image shows what appears to be a number of containment pods that the parasitic Facehuggers are being lowered into. According to the protagonist they are using people to help breed them:
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Later on, we see that the company is using its own private army to transport the Aliens to an undisclosed location:
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It is then revealed that the Facehuggers were dropped down to a populated planet below where they attack the population:
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In the final image, we see that the planet below has been completely overrun with the Aliens and everyone is dead. The protagonist vows to expose this even if it means to end of his reputation:
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From the look of things, the Alien franchise just might have a few more installments up their sleeve. Every image comes with an alternate image that calls itself “A 6-Part Dossier Exposing The Secret History Of Weyland-Yutani”. It also says “The Alien Universe” and “Expands 2019”. Hopefully, this might mean the beginning of something more.
Unfortunately, this does not confirm anything. The franchise itself had two good installments in the form of Alien and Aliens before hitting a creative stop that has gone on for six films of varying quality. The last Alien film, Alien: Covenant, drew mixed reviews from critics but was hated by fans and didn’t earn enough money to warrant a sequel. Since then, the franchise has been put on hold but the latest film in development has not been officially canceled. Hopefully, these images will be the start of something far more interesting for the franchise.
What do you all make of this image? Are the producers hinting at a new installment to come? Is it just a tease to keep the franchise active in our heads? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
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