Prometheus was, it's fair to say, a disappointment for most Alien fans.
The 2012 prequel was much maligned, and now even director Ridley Scott has suggested that he got the film "wrong".
Addressing his previous claim that the classic Xenomorph would not appear in sequel Alien: Covenant, he revealed what changed his mind given that the aliens appear front and centre in the new movie.
"What changed was the reaction to Prometheus, which was a pretty good ground zero reaction," he told Yahoo! Movies.
"It went straight up there, and we discovered from it that [the fans] were really frustrated.
"They wanted to see more of the original [monster] and I thought he was definitely cooked, with an orange in his mouth. So I thought, 'Wow, OK, I'm wrong'."
He added: "The fans, in a funny kind of way – they're not the final word – but they are the reflection of your doubts about something.
"And then you realise 'I was wrong' or 'I was right'. I think that's where it comes in. I think you're not sensible if you don't actually take [the fans' reaction] into account."
Scott also revealed that he was planning the next movie in the franchise, explaining: "I'll probably be filming it within a year.
"It'll be out within a year and nine months. It's weird when you're writing, doing, planning, thinking about franchises, it's amazing how it opens up and starts to evolve."
