Nahhhh there is loads they could do with the franchise.
Have you read any of the old animated novels? There are a good few of those with really good stories.
I'm sure I've read some books as well.
Even the novel of Alien 3 was better than the movie, in the novel they do drive the alien using fire into an unused nuclear waste facility, then some nutter let's it out again.
There are other bits as well.
Just film industry are torn between shareholders/producers not willing to take any risks and the woke brigade dumbing down everything.
As a result you just get over hyped dull rubbish.