Studios have been cracking down on paparazzi photos, so you’re going to have to click overt to AvP Galaxy to view the first ever location photos from Ridley Scott’s soon-to-film Alien: Covenant!
The site reports on news of the crew moving into Fiordland National Park in New Zealand:
“The pictures were taken in front of Mitre Peak, an iconic mountain in the South of New Zealand. They are constructing what would appear to be a spaceship (possibly the Covenant?). In its current state it’s hard to tell for certain what exactly it might be though. Is it just some generic section of the hull or might it be an airlock?”
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In addition, a recent article (that has since been removed from the website) posted by the Otago Daily Times confirmed that Alien: Covenant would be filming in the Te Anau region of South New Zealand:
“Details of exactly what is being filmed, how many people are involved and how long filming will take are shrouded in mystery, but it has been confirmed scenes for ‘Alien: Covenant’ are at present being shot in the Te Anau-Milford Sound area.
A company spokesman, who declined to be named, said 13 trucks fitted out as camera, make-up, wardrobe and office trucks had been hired “for a few weeks”. Most were already in Fiordland, with the rest on their way south. They were being used for ‘Alien: Covenant’ scenes, he said.
He knew Fiordland was to be a location for ‘Alien: Covenant’ and had heard some filming had begun. Scouts had been scoping locations for the past six to eight weeks, he said. “I know Fiordland is ideally suited to their needs. It is a grand-scale production … which will use Fiordland’s natural scenery overlaid with special effects.”
Michael Fassbender is returning as Prometheus‘ android, David, with Katherine Waterston(Inherent Vice, Jobs, The Babysitters) leading a new crew that included Demian Bichir and the hilarious Danny McBride (“Eastbound and Down”), as well as Alex England (Gods of Egypt), Billy Crudup, Amy Seimetz (pictured; A Horrible Way to Die, “The Killing”), Jussie Smollett (“Empire”), Carmen Ejogo and Callie Hernandez (Machete Kills).
Alien: Covenant will blast off on August 4, 2017.
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