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Alien: Covenant
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRidley Scott
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDariusz Wolski
Edited byPietro Scalia
Music byJed Kurzel
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox[2]
Release dates
  • May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12) (United Kingdom)
  • May 19, 2017 (2017-05-19) (United States)
Running time
123 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish

Alien: Covenant is an upcoming 2017 American science fiction horror film[4] directed by Ridley Scott and written by John Logan and Dante Harper, with a story by Michael Green and Jack Paglen. A sequel to the 2012 film Prometheus, the film is the second installment in the Alien prequel series and the sixth installment overall in the Alien film series, as well as the third directed by Scott. The film stars Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, and Demián Bichir and follows the crew of a ship that lands on an uncharted planet before making a terrifying discovery.

Alien: Covenant is scheduled to be released May 12 in the United Kingdom and May 19 in the United States in 2D and IMAX 2D.[5][6][7][8]

Plot

Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant, which includes Walter, an android similar to David, a survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition, find what they believe to be an uncharted paradise. It soon reveals itself to be a dark and dangerous world inhabited by the original David and monstrous creatures that start to hunt them.[9]

Cast

Further information on individual characters: List of Alien characters
  • Michael Fassbender as Walter, a synthetic android created by the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, who assists the crew aboard Covenant.[10]
    • Fassbender also reprises his role as David, an earlier-made, Weyland Corporation prototype android, formerly a crew member of the destroyed Prometheus.[11]
  • Katherine Waterston as Daniels, a terraforming expert aboard the Covenant, and the wife of the ship's captain, Jacob Branson.[12] Waterston said she was well aware of the comparison that was going to be made between her and Sigourney Weaver's Ellen Ripley, but admits that she tried not to think about it too much while filming for fear of being intimidated.[13]
  • Billy Crudup as Christopher Oram, the first mate of the Covenant. Oram is a self-serious man of faith who believes their role on the Covenant is an act of destiny, and he shares a "contentious" relationship with Daniels.[14]
  • Danny McBride as Tennessee, the chief pilot of the Covenant.[15]
  • Demián Bichir as Sergeant, Hallet's husband, and the head of the security unit aboard the Covenant.[16]
  • Carmen Ejogo as Karine Oram, Christopher Oram's wife, a biologist aboard the Covenant.[17]
  • Amy Seimetz as Faris, Tennessee's wife.[18]
  • Jussie Smollett as Ricks[19]
  • Callie Hernandez as Upworth
  • Nathaniel Dean as Sergeant Hallett, and a member of his security unit aboard the Covenant.[20]
  • Alexander England as Ankor
  • Benjamin Rigby as Ledward

James Franco portrays Jacob Branson, the captain of the Covenant and the husband of Daniels,[21] Tess Haubrich portrays Rosenthal, a member of the security unit whose partner is in cryosleep during the mission,[22] and Uli Latukefu portrays Pvt. Cole, another member of the security team.[23] Javier Botet portrays a Xenomorph via motion capture.[24] Goran D. Kleut plays the role of both the Neomorph and the Xenomorph in costume and on set.[citation needed]

Noomi Rapace reprises her role as Dr. Elizabeth Shaw, the archaeologist who was formerly a crew member of the destroyed Prometheus,[25] and Guy Pearce reprises his role as Peter Weyland, the trillionaire founder and CEO of Weyland Corporation (now the Weyland-Yutani Corporation) who died before the destruction of the Prometheus.[26]

Production

Development

In 2012, prior to the release of Prometheus, director Ridley Scott began hinting at the prospects of a sequel. [27][28] Scott said that a sequel would follow Shaw to her next destination, "because if it is paradise, paradise cannot be what you think it is. Paradise has a connotation of being extremely sinister and ominous." Writer Damon Lindelof cast doubt on his participation, and said, "if [Scott] wants me to be involved in something, that would be hard to say no to. At the same time, I do feel like Alien: Covenant might benefit from a fresh voice or a fresh take or a fresh thought."[29] Scott said that an additional film would be required to bridge the fifty year span written as the transpiration gap between the Prometheus sequel and Alien.[30]

As of August 1, 2012, Fox was pursuing a sequel with Scott, Noomi Rapace, and Michael Fassbender involved, and was talking to new writers in case Lindelof did not return. [31] In December 2012, Lindelof ultimately chose not to work on the project.[32] Early on Scott stated that the film would feature no xenomorphs, "The beast is done. Cooked."[33] However Scott would make later statements that were contradictory, stating what is planned and confirming the xenomorphs' presence in the film.[citation needed] and ultimately the movie does include the creatures.[34]

On September 24, Scott confirmed the film's title as Alien: Paradise Lost.[35] In November 2015, Scott revealed the new title to be Alien: Covenant, with filming set to begin in February 2016 in Australia.[36] An official logo, synopsis and release date were released on November 16, 2015.[37]

Pre-production

In late August 2015, Scott confirmed that he had started scouting the locations for the film.[38] In October 2015, the Australian government attracted the production of the film and Thor: Ragnarok to Australia by providing $47.25 million in grants.[39][40] Woz Productions Ltd., a subsidiary of 20th Century Fox, visited Te Anau, New Zealand on March 28, 2016 for a location scout, for filming in Fiordland.[41]

Casting

In August 2015, it was announced that the film would star Rapace and Fassbender, while Rik Barnett was in talks to be cast in the film.[42] That December Katherine Waterston was cast in the film for the lead role of Daniels;[43] it will be Waterston's second film alongside Fassbender, after the pair appeared in 2015's Steve Jobs. Longtime collaborator with Scott, Dariusz Wolski was confirmed to serve as the film's cinematographer.[44] In 2016, Ridley Scott stated that Noomi Rapace would not reprise her role of Elizabeth Shaw. However, in June it was confirmed Rapace will reprise her role as Shaw and shoot weeks worth of scenes in Scott's film.[25] In February 2016, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Jussie Smollett, Amy Seimetz, Carmen Ejogo, Callie Hernandez, Billy Crudup, and Alexander England were reported to have joined the cast.[15][45][46][47][48] In March 2016, newcomer Benjamin Rigby joined the cast.[49] In December 2016, it was announced James Franco was cast in the film, as Captain Branson, the husband to Daniels and the captain of the Covenant.[50][51][52]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on April 4, 2016, at Milford Sound in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand.[53][54][55][56] Filming wrapped on July 19, 2016.[57] On November 18, 2016, additional photography was scheduled to take place at Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire.[58]

Effects houses Odd Studios and CreatureNFX provided the film's makeup and animatronic creature effects respectively,[59][60] while Australian-based effects house Animal Logic provided the film's digital visual effects.[61] Approximately 30 people from CreatureNFX worked on the project for almost six months building animatronics.[60] Actors wearing creature suits with animatronic heads were used to portray the aliens[60][62] and casting calls for the aliens specifically asked for people between the age of 8 and 40 who were skinny, very tall or very short, strong and physically agile, and preferably skilled in fast movement, acrobatics, dancing, gymnastics, contortion, and "Cirque du Soleil type performers."[63]

Music

Harry Gregson-Williams was initially selected as the film's composer,[64] but confirmed in November 2016 that he was no longer working on Alien: Covenant. Gregson-Williams summarized the reasons for his departure from the project as a mixture of scheduling and creative issues, stating that "schedules and one's expectations of scoring a film don't always fit and this one wasn't going to work out."[65] During the trailer's release in late 2016, rising Norwegian singer and songwriter AURORA was announced to have contributed to the official soundtrack. The first trailer revealed that Jed Kurzel had replaced Gregson-Williams as the composer.[66] Themes of Jerry Goldsmith's original score to Alien have been incorporated. [67]

Release

Alien: Covenant is scheduled to be released on May 12, 2017 in the United Kingdom and May 19, 2017 in the United States in 2D and IMAX 2D.[5][6][7] It was originally set to be released on August 4, 2017 before being moved up by 20th Century Fox.[68][69]

On April 26, 2017, 20th Century Fox released Alien: Covenant In Utero, a virtual reality teaser for "Alien: Covenant" for the Oculus Rift and the Samsung Gear VR. The experience was produced by RSA, FoxNext VR, MPC, Mach1, AMD Radeon, and Dell Alienware. [70][71] The trailer is a first person experience in which the viewer plays the role of one of a Xenomorph. The experience was executive produced by Ridley Scott and directed by David Karlak.

Sequels

In September 2015, Ridley Scott revealed he was planning two sequels to Prometheus, which would lead into the first Alien film, even adding: "Maybe [there will] even [be] a fourth film before we get back into the Alien franchise."[72][73] In November 2015, Scott confirmed that Alien: Covenant would be the first of three additional films in the Alien prequel series, before linking up with the original Alien,[74][75] and stated that the Prometheus sequels will reveal who created the xenomorph aliens.[76] The screenplay for the third prequel film was written during production of Alien: Covenant and finished in 2017. Production is scheduled to begin in 2018.[77]

See also

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