There’s no doubt that after the initial trailers, prologue, and posters for the movie Alien: Covenant that people are excited to see this movie. Many are speculating that Ridley Scott has returned to form and that Covenant could be reminiscent of that same quality that his original Alien had. While Prometheus wasn’t considered successful but most standards, we still have to take into account that it’s linked to the Alien franchise so even though the movie was a “disappointment” it’ll still fun to explore the connections between the movies.
It turns out that those connections were explored at CinemaCon. We know that Michael Fassbender is back as a new robot. However, will he be back as David? Will we see Shaw? Exactly how does Prometheus and Alien: Covenant connect?
If spoilers don’t intimidate you, allow me to share some footage details that were released at CinemaCon.
CinemaCon Alien: Covenant footage via The Playlist:
The sneak began with the spacecraft from the last film arriving at the Engineers’ home world. Surprised, startled or curious about this ship’s arrival, hundreds of Engineers have gathered in what looks like a Roman or Greek coliseum for the ship to dock. As the Engineers look on, the base of the ship opens and we find David walking on a deck. He looks ragged, but fully operational in a complete body. Then, as the Engineer population looks on, a mass of black bombs fall from David’s ship. The crowd panics and tries to escape the arena, but the bombs quickly explode and douse them with a black ooze that is sickeningly familiar. The Engineers are quickly transformed into hundreds (or would that be thousands?) of alien creatures as David watches from above satisfied with his…revenge?
We then jump to “present day” where David’s voice-over (or is it younger model Walter’s voice?) describes how man believed they are gods and are leaving their planet seeking paradise in the stars. Walter (Fassbender) has no intention of letting that happen.
More info on the planet Alien: Covenant takes place on:
It looks like the planet the ‘Covenant’ crew have landed on is either the Engineers’ abandoned home world hundreds of years after David’s actions or a sister planet that David has also seeded with alien spores. As the first trailer depicts, this crew of the colony ship the Covenant lands only to find themselves infected with the same alien monstrosities that besieged the crew of the Prometheus.
Will this scene be the only David scene in Covenant? What about Shaw?
The preview didn’t indicate if David returns later on in the film or what the fate of Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) is. And it’s unclear where the original “Alien” film takes place in this timeline. But, if you were hoping for a resolution to the fate of David and Elizabeth from “Prometheus,” you are going to be at least partially satisfied.
Pretty impressive analysis for ONE scene don’t you think? The hype continues to grow
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