Holm, who died in 2020, famously played android Ash in Ridley Scott’s seminal sci fi horror Alien, and controversially returned for ‘interquel’ Alien: Romulus via CGI that was slammed for being distracting and unrealistic by moviegoers. It was so bad that a popular fan-edit removed Holm's Alien: Romulus character from the narrative completely.

Alien: Romulus director Fede Alvarez has revealed that the controversial CGI inclusion of the late Ian Holm, who died in 2020, has been "fixed" for the movie's home release. Set between the events of Alien and Aliens, Alien: Romulus follows a group of young colonists who encounter a Xenomorph when attempting to leave their mining colony.

"We just ran out of time in post-production to get it right," Fede Álvarez said of the theatrical cut. "We made it better for the release right now."

Alien: Romulus is a hit with most fans of the Alien franchise as a whole new generation of horror movie lovers. However, there was one scene in Romulus that had longtime fans feeling some kind of way: the scenes of the film where the likeness of late actor Ian Holm was used to create the

Alien: Romulus” director Fede Álvarez said in an interview with Empire magazine that he understands why some viewers reacted negatively to the appearance of late actor Ian Holm in the film. Holm played the android Ash in Ridley Scott’s original “Alien” film and died in 2020 at 88 years old.

Alien: Romulus Fede Álvarez says the CGI resurrection of a dead actor in the movie has been fixed for the home video release.

Alien franchise. The movie was “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed over $350 million worldwide. A sequel is already in the works.But one aspect of the movie garnered a more mixed response,