Coming off of Sofia Copolla’s Priscilla, where she played Priscilla Presley, Spaeny collaborated with the brilliant Alex Garland on the challenging apolitical drama Civil War, then returned to the world of big-budget action sci-fi for the spectacular and unnerving Alien: Romulus.

Romulus sequel recently got an exciting jump start from director Fede Alvarez, who hinted at the series going in a fresh direction. In a recent chat with Empire, Alvarez told the publication that in addition to a general update,