The video game “Alien: Isolation” simulates the franchises by putting the player in the shoes of someone trying to survive a Xenomorph attack. Allegedly it can be played in virtual reality, which is said to be one of the scariest experiences ever. But that’s just a hack of sorts, what’s coming is going to take shit to another level.
Up-and-coming filmmaker David Karlak (watch his shorts “Rise”, “The Section” and “The Candidate” at his official website) is directing a VR experience around the release of Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant, in theaters this May.
The studio describes the VR Experience as “a dread-inducing journey into the depths of the Alien universe. Viewers will discover the true meaning of terror as they navigate through horrifying alien environments and a story where every decision could mean the difference between life and death.”
Sources tell Bloody Disgusting that viewers will also experience first hand what it’s like to have a alien burst out of their chest! We’re also told production commenced in December.
Katherine Waterston (Inherent Vice, Jobs, The Babysitters) stars in Alien: Covenant with Michael Fassbender returning as Prometheus‘ android David, and 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 is also confirmed to be among the crew.
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.