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.

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.

One of the few times filmmakers have got away with it is with Oliver Reed in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator. Reed died during filming, forcing the production to finish off his scenes with body doubles and CGI. And, 25 years on, the CGI reliant scenes are not actually too obvious.

"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."

"We just ran out of time in post-production to get it right," the filmmaker explains The post ‘Alien: Romulus’ Director Fede Álvarez Says Controversial Ian Holm CGI Was ‘Fixed’ for Home Release: ‘It’s Way Better’ appeared first on TheWrap.

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 Alvarez says he and co-writer Rodo Sayagues are kicking around ideas for a Romulus sequel, and while no title has been released,

Romulus continues Rain and Andy's journey through space, it can do something no previous Alien movie has done.