With the vague exception of the Deacon from Prometheus, it’s been quite a while since we’ve seen an honest to goodness Xenomorph on the big screen. Thankfully we won’t have to wait much longer, with Alien: Covenant bringing back the sleek, terrifying killing machines in a big way. Even better, Ridley Scott seems to be going old school, with a brief behind the scenes video teasing not only a return to practical effects, but also a creature design that echo’s H.R. Giger’s original iconic design. A CGI Xenomorph never really sat right me, I always found a guy in a suit a lot more scary than something created on a computer, so this turn of events is something I’m incredibly psyched for.
Released: 4th August 2017
Synopsis: Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created in ALIEN with ALIEN: COVENANT, the second chapter in a prequel trilogy that began with PROMETHEUS — and connects directly to Scott’s 1979 seminal work of science fiction. 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.
Where it all begins. #AlienCovenant pic.twitter.com/X0aGEEtH3P— Alien Anthology (@AlienAnthology) July 6, 2016
Released: 4th August 2017
Synopsis: Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created in ALIEN with ALIEN: COVENANT, the second chapter in a prequel trilogy that began with PROMETHEUS — and connects directly to Scott’s 1979 seminal work of science fiction. 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.
