Ngo-1979, uRidley Scott wethula umhlaba we- "Alien" wokuqala owaba yifilimu ekonkolo futhi waphenduka i-Sigurni Wero kwiNkanyezi Yomhlaba. Ngemuva kweminyaka engamashumi amane kamuva, umqondisi uyaqhubeka nokuthuthukisa i-franchise: Umsebenzi wokugcina womqondisi waba isithombe esithi "umfokazi: Testament". Ngemuva kwezilinganiso eziphansi zabagxeki, imali ebuthakathaka nokubuyekezwa okungemuhle kwezithameli, kwabonakala sengathi ngeke kusaba khona amafilimu amasha, kepha abalandeli babejabule. Uhlelo oluhlukile lukuqinisekisile ukuthi okwamanje uRidley Scott uthuthukisa umbhalo wesithathu wendawo, ezoqhubeka nomlando wesivumelwano esithi "isivumelwano", futhi uzothatha uSihlalo womqondisi.
Ngonyaka odlule, abezindaba babike ukuthi ngemuva kwe- "Prometheus" kanye 'nesivumelwano' sizolandela "umfokazi: ukuvuka", okuzogxila kuma-space amahlaya abafuna ukuziphindiselela ku-Android Davide. Abanye abalandeli baphakamise ukuthi le filimu izoqedela i-trilogy, ngemuva kwalokho abadali bazokwazi ukushintshela ezenzakalweni ze-dylogium yasekuqaleni. Kwavela ukuthi uScott unamathela ngombono ofanayo: "Bekumele sisuse enye ifilimu ngaphambi kokukhuphuka umfokazi wokuqala. Futhi uma le filimu iphumelela, nakanjani sizosusa amanye amathathu.
