Alien: Covenant: Prometheus actor Noomi Rapace to return after all
It was previously reported her character would not be coming back for the continuation
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Your support makes all the difference.Few details were initially known about Alien: Covenant when director Ridley Scott announced the continuation of his once-beloved franchise other than it was to shed Prometheus' main character played by Noomi Rapace.
It seems, however, the filmmaker was bluffing - Swedish actor Rapace has been spotted on the film's Australian set.
Deadline reports that Rapace's archaeologist Dr Elizabeth Shaw will be showing up in Alien: Covenant after all alongside Demián Bichir, Danny McBride and fellow Prometheus actor Michael Fassbender (who returns as the synthetic David 8).
It's Katherine Waterston (Inherent Vice, upcoming Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) who'll be the hero of this particular piece playing a character linked to someone we know very well.
The film’s official plot synopsis reads: "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 (Fassbender), survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.”
This description excitingly confirms there be another film after Covenant, making up a full prequel trilogy linking directly to the original Alien.
Alien: Covenant is set for release in the US on 4 August 2017. A UK release date is yet to be confirmed.
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