Even so, he built a pivotal part of the “Romulus” story around a character who died in the original movie: Ash, the synthetic human played by the late Ian Holm with chilling obedience to the franchise ...

Alien: Romulus was a hit with critics and fans, and its box office success has already spawned a sequel. But there’s one part of the movie that was universally panned: the Ian Holm CGI. Holm, who died ...