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Trivia: In a twist of irony, despite being the best-reviewed film in the "Predator" franchise and getting a strong response from most of the fanbase (with many calling it the best since the original), "Prey" was the only film in the series not to get a wide theatrical release. Disney decided to make it a Hulu/Disney+ exclusive to try and grow their streaming audience while also avoiding another PR nightmare like the previous film, "The Predator." (The COVID pandemic also didn't help matters...)

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Trivia: "Alien: Romulus" was meant to be made for the streaming platform Hulu, similar to the 2022 "Predator" prequel "Prey" and the 2022 "Hellraiser" reboot. This was due to the fact that the COVID pandemic had decimated the theatrical market for several years starting in 2020. However, early on in filming, Disney decided to take a risk and make it a theatrical release, gambling on theatres hopefully rebounding by the time it was finished in 2024. It paid off, with the film becoming a minor hit.

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Trivia: The film contains many nods to the films of Stanley Kubrick, most obvious being the hallway at the studio, which looks very much like one of the hallways from the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining." Even the carpet is a similar pattern.

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Trivia: Dennis Quaid reportedly ate about four pounds of shrimp for the scene where his character disgustingly eats shrimp in front of Elisabeth while ranting at her.

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Trivia: Ray Liotta was meant to play the creepy producer Harvey, but tragically passed away shortly before production began.

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Trivia: Whenever we see Sue nude (which is quite often), her breasts are actually completely fake. Director Coralie Fargeat wanted Sue's figure to be very exaggerated and almost cartoonish, likening her body to Jessica Rabbit from "Who Framed Roger Rabbit." Actress Margaret Qualley thus had to wear prosthetics to enhance her figure, including a fake set of hyper-realistic large breasts. Qualley joked that the effects teams gave her "the rack of a lifetime... just not my lifetime."

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Trivia: With the only notable exception being the spectral blue flames (an optical effect), virtually every special effect in the film was achieved through old-school in-camera techniques like miniatures, forced perspective, double exposures and rear-screen projection. Director Francis Ford Coppola even brought on a stage magician to help him work out a few of the effects he wanted to try.

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Trivia: Frances Ford Coppola has stated that he cast Keanu Reeves in an attempt to try and broaden the film's appeal by adding a hot young actor, and admitted in retrospect that he was somewhat miscast. Reeves himself has admitted he was exhausted after having filmed several movies back-to-back without a break, and said that his performance greatly suffered and that he shouldn't have taken the part.

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Trivia: Co-stars Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves were already close friends before this movie was made. They found the rumours that their marriage in the film was "real" so amusing that it became a long-running inside joke for them. To this very day, over thirty years later, they still address each other as "husband" and "wife" whenever they text each other.

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Trivia: Some of the film was cut in post for pacing/sequel potential. It was originally revealed that Tyler was the reincarnation of a Native American who knew Kane in the 1800s, explaining how they knew each other. Kane would confront Tangina and Diane and attempt to get them to let him inside, and would taunt Diane by alluding to remembering her being the one who "took Carol Anne away" (when she rescued her in the first film). And a slightly extended ending would have shown Kane being sent to Hell.

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Trivia: Supposedly, a few early shots and effects were filmed for 3D, but this idea was scrapped early on.

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Trivia: Reportedly, the clown from the original film was going to make a surprise appearance during the garage scene. He'd reportedly spring up out of nowhere and begin pounding on the hood of the car, cackling wildly. But it was cut as it was worried it would feel a bit too "back to the well" and unoriginal.

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Trivia: The rumors that Steven Spielberg secretly directed the film got so bad that an investigation had to be opened, and he actually posted an open letter in the trades thanking director Tobe Hooper for all the great work he did making the film, and stating that he believed people misinterpreted the creative partnership they had on the film.

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Trivia: Barbara Sachs, one of the producers, was widely disliked by the crew, who saw her as utterly delusional. Among other things, she wanted this to be a "prestigious" film and pushed for it to remove most of the gore and nudity audiences expected, along with wanting to change Jason's entire look. She also thought it could be "the first 'Friday the 13th' to win an Academy Award!" and attempted to hire famed filmmaker Federico Fellini to direct it. Needless to say, Fellini politely declined.

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Trivia: The crew hated producer Don Behrns, who was (allegedly) a total cheapskate who would rush the production and often refuse to rent equipment to save money. But the crew got their revenge. When they filmed the RV flip, Behrns demanded the crew remove the expensive swamp cooler attached to the RV so he could keep it and put it on his RV. Director Tom MacLaughlin and the crew left it on, and you can see it get utterly destroyed in the film. Behrns was furious while everyone else was deeply amused.

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Trivia: During the Blumhouse company logo at the start of the film, the ghostly little girl is actually holding La Dola, the cursed dagger. It was added in as an Easter egg for fans when they rewatch the movie. Additionally, the Universal logo is glowing blood red. It's the same shade of red that's in the glowing eye of La Dola.

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Trivia: SPOILERS: There are two credits sequences. In the first sequence, Sonic encounters a group of Metal Sonics that try to kill him. However, he is saved by Amy Rose, a character from the games. A post-credits scene shows Shadow's feet walking up to a crater where one of his gauntlets landed, revealing that he survived his apparent demise.

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Trivia: Dr. Robotnik's main ship is shaped like a crab. In the video games, Robotnik creates multiple enemies that resemble crabs.

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Trivia: The mascots at the restaurant are based on the Chaos, a race from the video games.

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Trivia: During the race at the start of the film, Sonic runs by a goal sign, making it spin. He did the same thing at the end of every level in the original video games.

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