A year ago, Fede Alvarez brought the Alien franchise back to life with the well-received Alien: Romulus . It earned $350 million globally, and 20th Century Studios quickly put a sequel in development, with Alvarez writing and presumed to be directing.

But now the filmmaker has revealed he will not be behind the camera but rather is on the hunt for a new director to take over the franchise that stars Cailee Spaeny.

“We just finished the script, actually, for a sequel for Romulus . But I’m gonna pass the torch on this one as director,” he told TooFab Thursday at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights. “I’m going to produce it, with Ridley Scott, we’re gonna produce it together, and we’re right now trying to find a new filmmaker to come in.”

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