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Steve Asbell shuts down the Alien: Romulus 2 shelving rumor on X; 20th Century Studios is still actively shaping the franchise, with Brian Duffield separately developing another Alien feature.
Neill Blomkamp has launched an AI-focused film studio after unveiling a 13-minute Seedance 2.0 sci-fi short; Darren Aronofsky’s Primordial Soup is also raising $15M in equity, signaling funded momentum for AI-native production.
AMC renews Interview with the Vampire for season 4 and retitles it Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned; Hannah Moscovitch takes over as showrunner while Rolin Jones stays on as EP. The new run pivots to Akasha as the franchise expands its Anne Rice adaptation pipeline.
Shudder locks Brock Bodell's psychological horror feature Hellcat for an August exclusive; the original expands AMC Networks' genre slate with another streamer-first title.
Quarantine 2: Terminal has become a global Netflix performer; the 86-minute horror sequel underscores demand for compact genre titles on the service.
Andy Muschietti says Season 2 of It: Welcome to Derry is in the writers’ room and will be set in 1935 around Stephen King’s Bradley Gang Massacre interlude, confronting Depression-era poverty and cultural horrors.
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