Alien: Covenant: First look at Ridley Scott's Prometheus sequel
Weyland-Yutani are back
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Neil Blomkamp and Sigourney Weaver aren’t the only ones making headlines with new revelations about the Alien series.
The first official picture from Prometheus sequel Alien: Covenant has been posted online, revealing very little about the film itself.
In the photo is a person's arm with a patch sewn on, featuring the word ‘Covenant’ written on what looks like the Arc of the Covenant.
Interestingly - as seen on the patch - the company Weyland Corp, seen in the first film, has undergone a merger with another company, Yutani, to form Weyland-Yutani. The company has previously appeared in the film Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem as well as various comic books set in the Alien universe.
In recent weeks, 20th Century Fox has released the film’s official plot 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.”
Notably, Noomi Rapace's explorer Elizabeth Shaw is not mentioned although she was last seen alive in Prometheus.
The description also confirms there will be another film after Covenant, making up a full prequel trilogy linking directly to the original Alien.
The Bladerunner director also revealed there could possibly be three sequels to Prometheus. Alien: Covenant is set for release in the US on 4 August 2017.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments