In the spine-tingling timeline of the Alien universe, where does 2024’s “Alien: Romulus” slot in?

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In the spine-tingling timeline of the Alien universe, where does 2024’s “Alien: Romulus” slot in?

Alien: Romulus” finds its eerie place in the chilling chasm between the original “Alien” movie, which introduced us to the horrors of space in 1979, and its action-packed sequel, “Aliens,” which ramped up the adrenaline in 1986. Directed by the master of suspense, Fede Álvarez, the film is set to reconnect us with the claustrophobic terror of encountering Xenomorphs in space’s unforgiving void. While Ridley Scott and James Cameron, the original maestros behind the series, nod in approval, Álvarez steers this interstellar nightmare with a fresh cast but the same old fear.