But the Alienfranchiseis its own beastie at this point, beyond any one person's control.
Romulus wasn't terrible. It wasn't amazing, but that still puts it way above a huge chunk of the extended Alien universe....and yet, Weyland-Yutani just doesn't seem to get the message.
W-Y is like me entering a lot of these discussions. This time, it will be different!
...it's never different.