20th Century is currently plotting a new movie in the Alien franchise and another rising star just joined its cast. Isabela Merced will star alongside Cailee Spaeny in the upcoming Alien movie from director Fede Alvarez.
This film is still in the early stages of development, and not much is known about it so far. Alvarez is coming on board as a director with Ridley Scott’s Scott Free producing, but the project is apparently gaining speed after the 20th Century and Scott Free heard Alvarez’s impressive pitch.
Plot points are being kept under wraps, but the ferocious race of alien beings called Xenomorphs will take the center stage, terrorizing the humans that cross their paths. Merced is only the second actress to be cast in the project, following Mare of Easttown breakout star Cailee Spaeny.
Merced is no stranger to starring in big blockbusters. The former Nickelodeon actress previously appeared in Transformers: The Last Knight and later played the titular role in Dora and the Lost City of Gold.
She recently made a switch to romantic comedies, and we got to watch her in Father of the Bride and Romeo and Juliet reimagining Rosaline just last year. She’s attached to several promising projects, including the superhero film Madame Web and the John Green adaptation Turtles All the Way Down.
