Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Alien: Earth Episode 2. Alien: Earth has barely begun, but is already breaking new ground in the Alien franchise — and retracing some older steps, too.

He's already said he's not directing the 'Alien: Romulus' follow-up—but he had a very good reason for wanting to write its script. Reading time 2 minutes Alien: Earth just dropped a chest-burstingly ...

Case in point: James Cameron’s Aliens took a sharp turn from Ridley Scott’s original film, changing the tone from a sci-fi/horror nightmare to an action-horror thrill ride. Cameron was clearly ...