Back in November, 20th Century Fox confirmed a rumor that their sequel to 2012’sPrometheuswill now be entitledAlien: Covenant. This new adventure, which was given an August 4, 2017release datelast month, has been confirmed as the first movie in a new trilogy, which will eventually connect to directorRidley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi classicAlien. We have always known that this new movie will connect toPrometheusas well. Earlier today,Bloody-Disgustingdiscovered a new photo from the set that offers visual proof of this connection.
The photo came from an Instagram account belonging toCharlie Tong, which was tagged as being taken at Fox Studios Australia, whereproductionwill begin later this month, according to a report from February. The photo features one of the “giant alien heads” that were featured inPrometheus, in the Engineers' secret temple. Here’s what authorStephen Messinghad to say about these massive heads, in an excerpt from Titan BooksPrometheus: The Art of the Film, revealing these Engineer heads were an homage to originalAliendesignerH.R. Giger.
“Another set that I worked on was known as the ‘Head Room.’ This was a ceremonial room that contained hundreds of ampules beneath a giant sculpture of anEngineer’s head.Julian Caldrowdid an amazing job of working out all of the details for this environment and created the set drawings. The final set was built at full scale and was incredible to walk on. I also sculpted an altar area for this set that paid homage to Giger -it is a relief sculpture hanging from the wall and has the impression of an alien form with flowing structures surrounding it. There are a lot ofEaster Eggsin this sculpture - including several hidden Giger motifs that were not used in the original film.”
All we know aboutAlien: Covenantthus far is that it centers on members of an intergalactic expedition, aboard the ship Covenant, who discover what they think is an uncharted paradise. They soon find that this planet is a dark and dangerous place, whose only inhabitant is David (Michael Fassbender), the sole surviving member of thePrometheusexpedition. Back in November, directorRidley Scottteased thatNoomi Rapace’s Elizabeth Shaw, who was also alive at the end ofPrometheus, will have a just a small role inAlien: Covenant, but there have been other reports that her role has been cut entirely.
Alien: Covenantalso starsKatherine Waterston,Danny McBride,Demián Bichir,Jussie Smollett,Amy Seimetz,Carmen Ejogoand Callie Hernandez.Ridley Scottis directing from a script byJack Paglen,Michael GreenandJohn Logan. Take a look at the newset photofromAlien: Covenant, and stay tuned for more as we get closer to production starting.
