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‘Alien: Covenant’ Concept Art Surfaces from When the Project Was ‘Prometheus 2’

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Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant, his second prequel to the original Alien, was originally conceived to be more of a straight up sequel to Prometheus than it ended up being; due to the fan backlash towards Prometheus, Scott realized that he needed to weave the Xenomorphs into his prequel franchise in a much more integral way.

And so,Prometheus 2” became Alien: Covenant.

The folks over on AvP Galaxy just unearthed a batch of concept art from artist Khang Le that’s dated 2014, suggesting that the art is from the early iteration of the project that was more “Prometheus 2” than Alien: Covenant.

Though he doesn’t appear to be credited on the film, we have confirmed that Khang did work in Covenant’s art department back in 2014,” the site notes.

Perhaps the most interesting takeaway from Le’s art is that it seemingly depicts the Engineers transforming into Xenomorphs, which would certainly be a different origin story for the iconic monsters. Of course, in Alien: Covenant, we learn that it was David who engineered the Face Hugger, using a human host to create the very first Xenomorph.

Be sure to head over to AvP Galaxy to see the full gallery.

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Exclusive ‘The First Omen’ Featurette Video Previews Connection to the Original Horror Classic

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The Omen

20th Century Studios’ The First Omen is a true prequel to The Omen, arriving almost fifty years after the Richard Donner-directed horror classic introduced Antichrist Damien Thorn and terrified audiences. The film’s legacy is front and center in an exclusive new featurette.

First released in 1976, The Omen stars Gregory Peck as affluent diplomat Robert Thorn. It begins on June 6, at 6 am in Rome, where Robert Thorn learns his newborn has died, and the Church convinces him to accept an orphaned infant in its place. Robert’s wife, Kathy (Lee Remick), is none the wiser.

As the child, Damien, turns five, it coincides with a wave of strange happenings and coincidences that leads Robert down a harrowing journey where he’ll discover his adoptive son may be the Antichrist.

Written by David SeltzerThe Omen was a massive commercial success upon release in theaters. Donner injected plenty of dread and shocking deaths, but the film also earned its place in the pantheon of horror classics for an unsettling performance by child actor Harvey Spencer Stephens as Damien and a number of iconic scenes, including the “All for You, Damien!” hanging that arrives a mere 13 minutes into the film.

Watch the featurette below to learn more about The Omen‘s legacy and its connections to the upcoming prequel, The First Omen.

Nell Tiger Free (“Servant”) stars in The First Omen, alongside Tawfeek Barhom (“Mary Magdalene”), Sonia Braga (“Kiss of the Spider Woman”), Ralph Ineson (The Witch, Onyx the Fortuitous), and Bill Nighy (“Living”).

In the film, “When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.”

The new movie is directed by Arkasha Stevenson, based on characters created by David Seltzer (“The Omen”), with a story by Ben Jacoby (“Bleed”) and a screenplay by Tim Smith & Arkasha Stevenson and Keith Thomas (Firestarter).

The First Omen releases in theaters on April 5, 2024.

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