Aliens, twisters and the precarious art of fan service
This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Cailee Spaeny in a scene from "Alien: Romulus."
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This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Xenomorph in a scene from "Alien: Romulus."
20th Century Studios via AP
This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Archie Renaux, left, and Cailee Spaeny in a scene from "Alien: Romulus."
20th Century Studios via AP
More than ever, blockbuster filmmaking depends on references, callbacks and nostalgia for previously successful products.
The old product need not be “beloved” to be referenced … cases in point: “Deadpool & Wolverine” and its numerous callbacks to 2000s-era superhero duds like “Fantastic Four,” or how “Alien: Romulus” pulls disliked plot strands from something as divisive as “Prometheus.”
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