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Alien: Covenant Trailer – The xenomorphs are back and ready to kill

26th December 2016 By Tim Isaac

Following the muted and somewhat confused reaction to Prometheus, 20th Century Fox has been keen to show the follow-up will be something more familiar. The Alien name has returned, the promise has been made that the better known elements of the franchise will be back, and now the first trailer is here to back that up.

There’s a bit of gore, chestbursters, eggs, people being terrified in spaceships, and, of course, the aliens themselves.

Here’s the brief synopsis: ‘Set as the second chapter in a prequel trilogy that began with Prometheus, Alien: Covenant connects directly to Ridley Scott’s 1979 seminal work of science fiction. It begins with the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy. There, the crew discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world — whose sole inhabitant is the “synthetic” David, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.’

The movie will be in cinemas next May. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender  DIRECTORS: Ridley Scott  FILMS: Alien: Covenant  

James Franco Revealed To Be In Alien: Covenant

11th December 2016 By Tim Isaac

Normally the cast of a movie is announced before it goes into production, but with Alien: Covenant, they’ve waited until several months after production wrapped to reveal that James Franco and Danny McBride will be in the movie. And with Franco’s role, it could turn out to be quite key.

As a result, we’re heading into spoiler territory, so if you don’t want to know more, stop reading.

According to AVP Galaxy, Franco is set to be the captain of the spaceship, Covenant. He’ll also be married to lead character Daniels, played by Katherine Waterson. Apparently though it’s a fairly small role, with Franco only appearing in the first 10 minutes, and then briefly later one. There are also rumours that he may be the father of Ellen Ripley.

The movie is due out May 19th, 2017, although we haven’t had a trailer yet (some expect one to be included with Rogue One or one of December’s other major releases).

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Set as the second chapter in a prequel trilogy that began with Prometheus, Alien: Covenant connects directly to Ridley Scott’s 1979 seminal work of science fiction. It begins with the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy. There, the crew discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world — whose sole inhabitant is the “synthetic” David, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.’

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ACTORS: James Franco, Katherine Waterson  DIRECTORS: Ridley Scott  FILMS: Alien: Covenant  

The First Alien: Covenant Poster Is Here To Show Off A Xenomorph

24th November 2016 By Tim Isaac

alien-covenant-poster-slideOne of the main complaints about Prometheus is that is was marketed as an Alien movie, but it didn’t have any of the familiar killer aliens in it (except at the very end, sort of). As a result they shifted the focus of the follow-up, changed the name to Alien: Covenant to underline that this would indeed include the beloved nasties, and now a poster has arrived to show up front that yes, indeed, the xenomorph will be back.

However, it has been suggested that the full beastie has been redesigned, so it won’t completely look like the ones we’ve seen before. That’s not too surprising, as we know the aliens take on some of the attributes of their hosts, and alter slightly with each incarnation.

Not a vast amount more has been confirmed about the plot, although Michael Fassbender is back as David, and will also play another android, while Noomi Rapace will also have what is expected to be a small part in the movie. Katherine Waterston, Jussie Smollett, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Billy Crudup, and Amy Seimetz also star. It’s been suggested Waterston’s character is related in some way to Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley, and that the film itself may be closer in tone to the original Alien that most of the other entries in the franchise.

Fox seems to have plenty of faith in the movie, as they’ve moved its release up from August 2017 to May 19th. Ridley Scott is once more directing. Take a look at the poster below.

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DIRECTORS: Ridley Scott  FILMS: Alien: Covenant  

First Look At Katherine Waterston In Alien: Covenant

28th May 2016 By Tim Isaac

alien-covenant-pic1Prometheus 2, which has now become Alien: Covenant to tie it closer to the classic franchise after the mixed reception to the prequel, has been shooting for a while now. The first image has arrived, via the Alien Facebook page.

It features Katherine Waterston, who is the new female lead (Noomi Rapace may make a small appearance, but won’t have a large role). Covenant isn’t completely ignoring Prometheus though, as it will follow what happened after Michael Fassbender and Rapace left the alien planet, in search of the engineers that apparently created the human race.

The recently released synopsis states: ‘Set as the second chapter in a prequel trilogy that began with Prometheus, Alien: Covenant connects directly to Ridley Scott’s 1979 seminal work of science fiction. It begins with the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy. There, the crew discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world — whose sole inhabitant is the “synthetic” David, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.’

Ridley Scott is once more directing, with an August 2017 release date set. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Katherine Waterston  DIRECTORS: Ridley Scott  FILMS: Alien: Covenant  

Ridley Scott Will Take On The Western, Wraiths of the Broken Land

10th May 2016 By Tim Isaac

ridley-scottWhile Ridley Scott signing on to direct a movie doesn’t always mean he’ll actually end up behind the camera – he likes to have a lot of film in development, only some of which he ends up making – Variety reports that he’s set to helm Fox’s western, Wraiths of the Broken Land.

There is some reason to think he may well make it though, as the project will reteam him with The Martian writer Drew Goddard, based on the acclaimed novel by S. Craig Zahler. The book ‘is set in Mexico around 1900 with two sisters forced into prostitution at a gentlemen’s club. The sisters’ two brothers and their father attempt to rescue them through their outlaw gang which also includes a former slave, an Indian and a brutal gunman (or “wraith”) who is the tactical leader.’

Scott is directing Alien: Covenant at the moment, but Wraiths of the Broken Land will be in the mix after he’s finished with that movie.

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DIRECTORS: Ridley Scott  

Robin Wright In Talks For Key Role In Blade Runner Sequel

31st March 2016 By Tim Isaac

robin-wrightFor a few years now a sequel to Blade Runner has been in the works, which had the backing of both Harrison Ford and Ridley Scott. While Scott was attached to direct at one point, he’ll now only produce, with Denis Villeneuve helming.

Ryan Gosling has also been attached to star for quite a while, but it now seems they’re ready to move the project forwards, with THR reporting that Robin Wright is in final talks for a key role in the movie. There’s no info on the plot, although there are apparently three key female roles, with Wright nabbing on of them. Ford will also be back as Rick Deckard.

Wright’s involvement was dependent on her schedule, as she’s shooting Wonder Woman now, and also has the next season of House Of Cards to squeeze in. However, it looks like they’ve sorted things out and she will be ready to shoot the Blade Runner sequel when it starts filming in July.

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ACTORS: Robin Wright, Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling  DIRECTORS: Denis Villeneuve, Ridley Scott  FILMS: Blade Runner 2049  
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