‘Alien: Romulus’ Director Fede Álvarez Banned From Subreddit For “Impersonating” Himself
deadline.comThis article contains spoilers for Alien: Romulus. Despite having the biggest movie of the week, there are some critics Fede Álvarez just can’t convince.
The Alien: Romulus director briefly dropped into an Alien franchise subreddit this week to chat with fans about his new sequel, but the moderators weren’t having it, flagging Álvarez as an imposter in a notice that he is “permanently banned” from the subreddit. “Got banned from the ALIEN subreddit for apparently trying to impersonate, myself,” he wrote on X with a laughing emoji, sharing a screenshot of the message.
The moderator shared an update that Álvarez “was immediately reinstated and had a very friendly conversation with us. Awesome guy.” They also shared the filmmaker’s response. “I’m sorry, just found it hilarious,” wrote Álvarez. “My bad.
Not harm done. Thanks again for such great work moderating my favorite subreddit.”Got banned from the ALIEN subreddit for apparently trying to impersonate, myself.
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