Alien: Covenant

  • Theatrical - Wide 2017-05-19

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9/10

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... See more 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.

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Alien: Covenant (Movie Review)

PLOT: When the colonization crew of the deep-space Covenant vessel lands on a distant planet that seems perfectly habitable, a lethal multiform alien parasite is the only living organism awaiting them. REVIEW: Very few filmmakers – current, contemporary, dead, alive,...

Alien: Covenant (Eric W’s Review)

A note: This is a mostly spoiler-free review. However, it’s also mainly meant for people who’ve already seen ALIEN: COVENANT, as I won’t be providing an extended synopsis or detailed descriptions of scenes. So consider this a place where you...

Review: Alien: Covenant

Read Paul Shirey's review HERE PLOT: After a disastrous deep space accident, the crew of a ship carrying thousands of colonists, lands on a mysterious, habitable planet. Soon they discover this hidden paradise contains a deadly secret related to the...

Review: Alien: Covenant

**Mild Spoilers below** It’s been five years since we’ve last revisited the ALIEN franchise with Ridley Scott’s ambiguous origin tale in PROMETHEUS, a film that ended up being a more divisive look at the series than simply a well-made monster...

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Alien: Covenant is shooting for the stars with a Hard R

After winning his Golden Globe for THE MARTIAN (in the Best Musical/Comedy category because the HFPA is drunk), director Ridley Scott couldn't help but let some details slip about his upcoming film ALIEN: COVENANT. We already know that the film will...

Alien: Covenant will take place ten years after Prometheus

At the end of PROMETHEUS, Dr. Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and David (Michael Fassbender) take off in the Engineer's ship in search of the Engineer's home planet. While you might assume that the sequel would pick up not too long...
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Alien: Covenant will jump forward a decade

Even though it's already felt like a decade since PROMETHEUS came out, it has only been a matter of three years. The real time jump will take place in the sequel, ALIEN: COVENANT, itself. According to costume designer Janty Yates in...
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Alien: Covenant brings aboard Katherine Waterston

It looks like we’ve found our new Ripley. Ridley Scott’s ALIEN: COVENANT has made its first big casting coup – aside from Michael Fassbender and Noomi Rapace, that is. (Although the latter won’t be in it too much.) Deadline reports...
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Ridley Scott talks Alien: Covenant; is Noomi Rapace back?

  Even though I had a lovely Thanksgiving on Thursday, I think I might have preferred being in Australia, attending Ridley Scott’s ALIEN: COVENANT press conference. The legendary director is in Oz to formally begin pre-production on the anticipated prequel/sequel,...
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