Last year, it was announced that District 9 director Neill Blomkamp would be relaunching the Alien franchise with a fifth instalment that would see Sigourney Weaver back as Ripley – and potentially alongside her Aliens co-star Michael Biehn as Hicks. The project really seemed to be picking up steam, until Ridley Scott decided to bring […]
Benjamin Rigby joins Alien: Covenant
Australian actor Benjamin Rigby (Lion, That’s Not Me) has signed on for a role in Alien: Covenant, director Ridley Scott’s upcoming Prometheus sequel-cum-Alien prequel. Rigby will join the returning Michael Fassbender, who reprises his role from Prometheus, alongside new additions Katherine Waterston (Inherent Vice), Danny McBride (Eastbound & Down), Demian Bichir (A Better Life), Billy […]
Billy Crudup and more join Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant
As he gears up to go into production next month, Ridley Scott has been filling out the cast of the upcoming Prometheus sequel / Alien prequel Alien: Covenant. Signing on to the film in as-yet-unrevealed roles are Billy Crudup (Watchmen), Jussie Smollett (Empire), Carmen Ejogo (Selma), Amy Seimetz (Upstream Color) and Callie Hernandez (Machete Kills). […]
Danny McBride in talks for Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant
The Wrap is reporting that Danny McBride (Eastbound & Down, This Is the End) is in talks to join Ridley Scott’s upcoming Prometheus sequel / Alien prequel Alien: Covenant. McBride will join fellow new addition Katherine Waterston (Inherent Vice) and returning Prometheus star Michael Fassbender, although Scott has confirmed that Noomi Rapace will not be […]
Ridley Scott says Alien: Covenant will be “pretty hard R”
As Ridley Scott gears up to go into production on his Prometheus sequel / Alien prequel Alien: Covenant, the filmmaker spoke to Coming Soon about the project at the Golden Globes, stating that he is shooting for a “hard R” with the film, and is looking to top the chestburster scene in Alien with something […]
Ridley Scott confirms that Alien: Covenant will feature the Xenomorph
Ridley Scott is set to bring Prometheus closer in line to his original Alien movie with the upcoming sequel Alien: Covenant, and the filmmaker has revealed that as such, the new film will feature the classic Xenomorph alien. “Well, really it’s Alien,” Scott tells The Wrap when asked about the Prometheus sequel. “They’re going to […]
Ridley Scott confirms Noomi Rapace for Alien: Covenant
Last month 20th Century Fox released the official synopsis for Alien: Covenant, the upcoming follow-up to Prometheus, and while Michael Fassbender’s David was mentioned as returning, Noomi Rapace’s Elizabeth Shaw was somewhat conspicuous by her absence. Well, director Ridley Scott has now confirmed that Rapace will be back, albeit in a minor capacity, while Fassbender […]
Michael Biehn talks Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5
Back at the start of the year, it was announced that Neill Blomkamp (Chappie) would be directing a fifth instalment of the Alien franchise, which would see the return of Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley, along with Corporal Hicks, who was played by Michael Biehn in 1986’s Aliens. However, last month it was revealed that Fox has […]
Ridley Scott says Alien: Paradise Lost in now titled Alien: Covenant
First he changed the title to Alien: Paradise Lost, and now Ridley Scott has announced that his upcoming follow-up to Prometheus has undergone another change of name, and will now be called Alien: Covenant. Speaking about how The Martian came about, Scott said that: “I was going to be doing what will be called Alien: […]
Damon Lindelof explains why he changed Prometheus from a direct prequel to Alien
As Ridley Scott puts the finishing touches to his script for the upcoming Prometheus sequel Alien: Paradise Lost, bringing the franchise closer in line to the Alien franchise, screenwriter Damon Lindelof has been speaking to THR about how he went about doing the opposite on first movie – rewriting Jon Spaihts’ script Alien Zero to make Prometheus […]
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