Alienscame out 30 years ago and by many accounts, that is the last time we had a truly great movie in theAlienfranchise. That very well may change next year withAlien: Covenant. The movie is still nearly a year away, but lately we have been learning some new and exciting details, including the fact thatMichael Fassbenderwill be playing two different androids.
It was announced quite some time ago thatMichael Fassbenderwill be reprising his role fromPrometheus, but now we know he will also be playing a new android called Walter. The actor revealed the information in an interview with The Irish Times, which was uncovered by anAlien: Covenantfan site. Here is what he had to say about it.
“I am allowed to say I am playing two robots - Walter and David. I think what’s great about it is that Ridley has gone back to the original DNA of Alien, the horror element of that. But is also has the scope and the scale of Prometheus. Ridley has cut it already. He is a machine. He is an incredible human being and he was in such good form. He is such an imaginative and mischievous figure.”
Even if a lot of people didn’t lovePrometheus, there is no doubtMichael Fassbenderwas one of the best things in it. So it is cool thatRidley Scottwill be exploiting his talents even more so inAlien: Covenant. It is also really worth noting thatFassbenderclaims that the movie is already edited. Does that mean we will be seeing a teaser of some kind soon? It could. Either way that means the movie is probably in pretty good shape if it is in the can this far out from its release date. Unless Fox orRidley Scottdecide they want to do reshoots at some point. In any case, this is all pretty cool and probably good news forAlienfans.
There aren’t many specific plot details forAlien: Covenant, but given some recent news, it seems like this will be a more direct prequel toAlien, as opposed to what happened inPrometheus.Ridley Scottalso reportedly has at least one and possibly two more movies planned in the series leading up to the events of the originalAlienmovie.Michael Fassbenderhas said that this movie will be much scarier and based on some of the recent set photos and information we have, that isn’t hard to believe. Recently,Fassbenderrevealed that thenew alienswill be called Neomorphs, and the fan site AVPGalaxy dug up some more info on them.
“TheNeomorphresembles some of the older concept art of the proto-Aliens from Prometheus, specifically the white coloration, with a pointed head and two dorsal spines. Upon birth, the Neomorphs move on all fours similar to the Bambi-burster from Alien 3. When they mature, they grow significantly larger and walk on their back legs. They were more animal-like in behavior with fang-like teeth. Unlike the earlier Prometheus concepts, the Neomorphs also have tails. In addition, the adult Neomorphs also developed a slightly translucent appearance (harkening back to unused concepts from Alien and Prometheus as previously rumored.”
Most of the crew didn’t make it out ofPrometheusalive, so there won’t be a lot of returning characters for this next entry. As mentioned,Michael Fassbenderwill return as David (and also Walter, apparently) andNoomi Rapaceas Elizabeth. The new cast members includeDemian Bichir,Katherine Waterston,Danny McBrideandBilly Crudup. The potentially unfortunate part ofRidley Scott’s plans for some fans is that it has putNeill Blomkamp’sAliens sequelon hold, at least for now.Alien: Covenantis set for release on August 09, 2025.
