The title is a clue as to the spoilers I’m referring to, which take place near the opening of Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant, in theaters May 19th. John has talked about them in depth before, and Fox has even released some images teasing this massive, no cataclysmic event that set up the Covenant crew for a trip straight into hell. The fact that the studio keeps showing this footage means they aren’t too concerned about it spoiling the film, but it does explain how Scott bridges Prometheus directly into Covenant. Oh, and there’s also a sick new shot of the classic Xenomorph hiding within that’s worth everything.
Katherine Waterston stars with Michael Fassbender returning as Prometheus‘ android David (and Walter), with a crew that includes Demian Bichir and Danny McBride (“Eastbound and Down”), as well as Alex England (Gods of Egypt), Billy Crudup, Amy Seimetz (A Horrible Way to Die, “The Killing”), Jussie Smollett (“Empire”), Carmen Ejogo, and Callie Hernandez (Machete Kills). James Franco also has a role, which was confirmed in this short film.
Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world — whose sole inhabitant is the “synthetic” David (Michael Fassbender), survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.
Alien: Covenant takes off for Paradise on May 19, 2017.
