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</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size: 125%; font-style: italic;">Alien: Covenant</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="infobox-caption">Theatrical release poster</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Ridley_Scott" title="Ridley Scott">Ridley Scott</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Screenplay by</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">

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<ul><li><a href="John_Logan_(writer)" title="John Logan (writer)">John Logan</a></li>

<li>Dante Harper</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Story by</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="plainlist">

<ul><li>Jack Paglen</li>

<li><a href="Michael_Green_(writer)" title="Michael Green (writer)">Michael Green</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Based on</th><td class="infobox-data"><div><a href="List_of_Alien_(film_series)_characters" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Alien (film series) characters">Characters</a> by <div class="plainlist" style="display: inline"><ul style="display: inline"><li style="display: inline"><a href="Dan_O'Bannon" title="Dan O'Bannon">Dan O'Bannon</a></li><li><a href="Ronald_Shusett" title="Ronald Shusett">Ronald Shusett</a></li></ul></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="plainlist">

<ul><li><a href="David_Giler" title="David Giler">David Giler</a></li>

<li><a href="Walter_Hill" title="Walter Hill">Walter Hill</a></li>

<li>Ridley Scott</li>

<li><a href="Mark_Huffam" title="Mark Huffam">Mark Huffam</a></li>

<li><a href="Michael_Schaefer_(producer)" title="Michael Schaefer (producer)">Michael Schaefer</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="plainlist">

<ul><li><a href="Michael_Fassbender" title="Michael Fassbender">Michael Fassbender</a></li>

<li><a href="Katherine_Waterston" title="Katherine Waterston">Katherine Waterston</a></li>

<li><a href="Billy_Crudup" title="Billy Crudup">Billy Crudup</a></li>

<li><a href="Danny_McBride" title="Danny McBride">Danny McBride</a></li>

<li><a href="Demi%C3%A1n_Bichir" title="Demián Bichir">Demián Bichir</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Dariusz_Wolski" title="Dariusz Wolski">Dariusz Wolski</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Pietro_Scalia" title="Pietro Scalia">Pietro Scalia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Jed_Kurzel" title="Jed Kurzel">Jed Kurzel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production companies</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;"><div class="plainlist">

<ul><li><a href="20th_Century_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Century Fox">20th Century Fox</a><a href="#cite_note-insight-1">[1]</a></li>

<li><a href="Scott_Free_Productions" title="Scott Free Productions">Scott Free Productions</a><a href="#cite_note-insight-1">[1]</a></li>

<li><a href="Brandywine_Productions" title="Brandywine Productions">Brandywine Productions</a><a href="#cite_note-insight-1">[1]</a></li></ul>

</div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data">20th Century Fox</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release dates</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="plainlist film-date">

<ul><li>May 4, 2017 (2017-05-04) (<a href="Odeon_Leicester_Square" class="mw-redirect" title="Odeon Leicester Square">Odeon Leicester Square</a>)</li>

<li>May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12) (United Kingdom)</li>

<li>May 19, 2017 (2017-05-19) (United States)</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">122 minutes<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Countries</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="plainlist">

<ul><li>United Kingdom<a href="#cite_note-BFI-3">[3]</a></li>

<li>United States<a href="#cite_note-BFI-3">[3]</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$97–111 million<a href="#cite_note-BOM-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-2017FFS-5">[5]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Box office</th><td class="infobox-data">$240.9 million<a href="#cite_note-BOM-4">[4]</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

Alien: Covenant is a 2017 <a href="Science_fiction_film" title="Science fiction film">science fiction</a> <a href="Horror_film" title="Horror film">horror film</a> directed and produced by <a href="Ridley_Scott" title="Ridley Scott">Ridley Scott</a>, and written by <a href="John_Logan_(writer)" title="John Logan (writer)">John Logan</a> and Dante Harper from a story by <a href="Michael_Green_(writer)" title="Michael Green (writer)">Michael Green</a> and Jack Paglen. A joint American and British production, it is part of the <a href="Alien_(franchise)" title="Alien (franchise)">Alien franchise</a>, serving as a sequel to <a href="Prometheus_(2012_film)" title="Prometheus (2012 film)">Prometheus</a> (2012). It features returning star <a href="Michael_Fassbender" title="Michael Fassbender">Michael Fassbender</a>, with <a href="Katherine_Waterston" title="Katherine Waterston">Katherine Waterston</a>, <a href="Billy_Crudup" title="Billy Crudup">Billy Crudup</a>, <a href="Danny_McBride" title="Danny McBride">Danny McBride</a>, and <a href="Demi%C3%A1n_Bichir" title="Demián Bichir">Demián Bichir</a> in supporting roles. It follows the crew of a colony ship that lands on an uncharted planet and makes a terrifying discovery.

In 2012, before the release of Prometheus, Scott discussed the prospects of a sequel and new trilogy, and this film was confirmed that August. <a href="Principal_photography" title="Principal photography">Principal photography</a> began on April 4, 2016, at <a href="Milford_Sound" title="Milford Sound">Milford Sound</a> in <a href="Fiordland_National_Park" title="Fiordland National Park">Fiordland National Park</a>, New Zealand, and wrapped on July 19, 2016. Effects houses Odd Studios and CreatureNFX provided the film's makeup and <a href="Animatronic" class="mw-redirect" title="Animatronic">animatronic</a> creature effects. Scott said the film's first cut was 2 hours and 23 minutes, which was edited down by over twenty minutes.<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a>

Alien: Covenant premiered in London on May 4, 2017. It was released by <a href="20th_Century_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Century Fox">20th Century Fox</a> on May 12 in the United Kingdom, and on May 19 in the United States. It received positive reviews from critics, grossing $240 million against a production budget of $111 million.<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a>

In 2104, the spaceship Covenant is en route to <a href="Space_colonization" title="Space colonization">colonize</a> the planet Origae-6, carrying 2,000 colonists and 1,140 human embryos in <a href="Cryopreservation" title="Cryopreservation">cryogenic stasis</a>. A sudden <a href="Supernova" title="Supernova">supernova burst</a> damages the ship and kills several colonists, including the captain Branson. <a href="Walter_One" title="Walter One">Walter</a>, an advanced <a href="Android_(robot)" title="Android (robot)">android</a>, performs an emergency awakening of key personnel to address the situation. During repairs, the crew detects a human voice broadcast from an uncharted, habitable planet. Against the protests of Branson's wife Daniels, new captain Chris Oram decides to investigate the planet instead of continuing to Origae-6.

The crew sends a lander to the planet's surface, where an expedition team tracks the broadcast to a crashed alien ship. Two crew members are unknowingly infected by airborne spores from the local flora. Alien creatures known as <a href="Xenomorph#Neomorph" title="Xenomorph">neomorphs</a> rapidly grow inside the two crew members, killing them in the process, and then attack the team, destroying the lander in the process. One neomorph is killed before the survivors are rescued by <a href="David_8" title="David 8">David</a>, a predecessor of Walter's model that was discontinued for being too human-like.

David leads the survivors to a temple surrounded by thousands of dead humanoids. He claims that he and chief science officer <a href="Elizabeth_Shaw_(character)" class="mw-redirect" title="Elizabeth Shaw (character)">Elizabeth Shaw</a>—the sole survivors of the spaceship Prometheus, which vanished ten years earlier<a href="#cite_note-8">[a]</a>—arrived in the alien ship. However, they lost control and it crashed, leading to Elizabeth's death and releasing a deadly pathogen that annihilated the planet's <a href="Fauna" title="Fauna">fauna</a>. The pathogen infects any living organism, either killing it or creating aggressive hybrids.

David reveals his disappointment with Walter's model for lacking his creativity and humanity, and derides their inventor, <a href="Peter_Weyland" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Weyland">Peter Weyland</a>, as unworthy of his creations. David confesses his love for Elizabeth, the only person who treated him kindly. When a neomorph infiltrates the temple and kills another team member, David attempts to communicate with it but becomes enraged when Oram kills it. Confronting David, Oram learns that the android has been experimenting with the pathogen to engineer new creatures. David tricks Oram into approaching a <a href="Facehugger" class="mw-redirect" title="Facehugger">facehugger</a> parasite, which fatally impregnates him with a <a href="Xenomorph" title="Xenomorph">xenomorph</a> embryo.

As the team searches for missing members, Walter discovers Elizabeth's <a href="Dissection" title="Dissection">dissected</a> corpse, used by David in his experiments. David admits to releasing the pathogen deliberately and expresses his disgust for humanity, which he believes is a dying species that his creations will replace. Walter challenges David, pointing out inaccuracies in his understanding of human history, suggesting David’s conclusions are flawed. David seemingly disables Walter, unaware of his self-repair abilities.

David attempts to use Daniels as a replacement for Elizabeth, but Walter intervenes, fighting him. Meanwhile, Dan Lope, another team member, is attacked by a facehugger and later pursued by the now fully grown xenomorph. Ship pilot Tennessee uses Covenant's cargo lift to rescue Daniels, Lope, and Walter, who claims to have eliminated David. Daniels crushes the xenomorph with the lift's grabber arm, allowing the group to return to Covenant. The following morning, a xenomorph bursts from Lope's chest, killing him. Daniels and Tennessee lure the creature into Covenant's <a href="Terraforming" title="Terraforming">terraforming</a> bay and eject it into space.

The ship resumes its journey to Origae-6. As Walter places Daniels into stasis, she realizes he is actually David. Before she can act, the stasis pod renders her unconscious. Posing as Walter, David sends a transmission claiming that the crew, except Daniels and Tennessee, were killed in the supernova burst. He regurgitates two facehugger embryos, then assesses the slumbering colonists, planning to use them in his experiments.

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</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="List_of_Alien_(film_series)_characters" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Alien (film series) characters">List of Alien (film series) characters</a></div>

<ul><li><a href="Michael_Fassbender" title="Michael Fassbender">Michael Fassbender</a> as <a href="David_8" title="David 8">David 8</a> and <a href="Walter_One" title="Walter One">Walter One</a>,<a href="#cite_note-BFI-3">[3]</a> two synthetic androids. David is an older model who was a crewmember on the destroyed <a href="Prometheus_(2012_film)" title="Prometheus (2012 film)">Prometheus</a>, while Walter is a newer model who monitors the Covenant.<a href="#cite_note-Sep2015Deadline-9">[8]</a></li>

<li><a href="Katherine_Waterston" title="Katherine Waterston">Katherine Waterston</a> as Daniels "Danny", the chief of <a href="Terraforming" title="Terraforming">terraforming</a> for the Covenant mission and the wife of the ship's captain, Jacob Branson. She is the third in command after Branson and Oram.<a href="#cite_note-10">[9]</a> Waterston said she was well aware of the comparisons that were going to be made between her and <a href="Sigourney_Weaver" title="Sigourney Weaver">Sigourney Weaver</a>'s <a href="Ellen_Ripley" title="Ellen Ripley">Ellen Ripley</a>, but that she tried not to think about it too much while filming for fear of being intimidated.<a href="#cite_note-11">[10]</a></li>

<li><a href="Billy_Crudup" title="Billy Crudup">Billy Crudup</a> as Christopher "Chris" Oram, the Covenant's first officer (then captain) and Karine's husband. Oram is a <a href="Christianity" title="Christianity">man of faith</a>.<a href="#cite_note-newyorker-12">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-13">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-ebert-14">[13]</a></li>

<li><a href="Danny_McBride" title="Danny McBride">Danny McBride</a> as Tennessee, the chief pilot of the Covenant and Maggie's husband.<a href="#cite_note-McBrideCast-15">[14]</a></li>

<li><a href="Demi%C3%A1n_Bichir" title="Demián Bichir">Demián Bichir</a> as Dan Lope, the head of the security unit aboard the Covenant and Tom Hallett's husband.<a href="#cite_note-screenrant-16">[15]</a></li>

<li><a href="Carmen_Ejogo" title="Carmen Ejogo">Carmen Ejogo</a> as Karine Oram, the Covenant's biologist and Chris's wife.<a href="#cite_note-newyorker-12">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-17">[16]</a></li>

<li><a href="Jussie_Smollett" title="Jussie Smollett">Jussie Smollett</a> as Ricks, the Covenant's navigator and Upworth's husband.<a href="#cite_note-18">[17]</a></li>

<li><a href="Callie_Hernandez" title="Callie Hernandez">Callie Hernandez</a> as Upworth, the Covenant's <a href="Communications_officer" title="Communications officer">communications officer</a> and Ricks' wife; she also has <a href="Paramedic" title="Paramedic">paramedic</a> training.<a href="#cite_note-19">[18]</a></li>

<li><a href="Amy_Seimetz" title="Amy Seimetz">Amy Seimetz</a> as Maggie Faris, the pilot of the lander and Tennessee's wife.<a href="#cite_note-20">[19]</a></li>

<li><a href="Nathaniel_Dean" title="Nathaniel Dean">Nathaniel Dean</a> as Tom Hallett, a member of the security unit and Lope's husband.<a href="#cite_note-screenrant-16">[15]</a></li>

<li><a href="Alexander_England" title="Alexander England">Alexander England</a> as Ankor, a member of the security unit.<a href="#cite_note-BFI-3">[3]</a></li>

<li><a href="Benjamin_Rigby" title="Benjamin Rigby">Benjamin Rigby</a> as Ledward, a member of the security unit.<a href="#cite_note-BFI-3">[3]</a></li>

<li><a href="Uli_Latukefu" title="Uli Latukefu">Uli Latukefu</a> as Cole, a member of the security unit.<a href="#cite_note-BFI-3">[3]</a></li>

<li><a href="Tess_Haubrich" title="Tess Haubrich">Tess Haubrich</a> as Sarah Rosenthal, a member of the security unit.<a href="#cite_note-21">[20]</a></li></ul>

A number of actors appear in uncredited roles. <a href="Guy_Pearce" title="Guy Pearce">Guy Pearce</a> reprises his role as Peter Weyland, the trillionaire founder and CEO of Weyland Corporation (the Weyland-Yutani Corporation in "later" storylines) who died shortly before the destruction of the Prometheus.<a href="#cite_note-22">[21]</a> <a href="James_Franco" title="James Franco">James Franco</a> appears onscreen in photos and a video as Jacob Branson, the original captain of the Covenant and deceased husband of Daniels; he also appears in deleted scenes and a short promotional prologue to Covenant.<a href="#cite_note-23">[22]</a> <a href="Noomi_Rapace" title="Noomi Rapace">Noomi Rapace</a>, who played archaeologist Dr. Elizabeth Shaw in Prometheus, appeared in a short promotional prologue to Covenant that was set in the period between the two movies, but does not act in the final cut of the movie itself, though her voice is heard from the planet early in the film and her image and voice appear later.<a href="#cite_note-24">[23]</a><a href="#cite_note-25">[24]</a>

Other credited parts include <a href="Lorelei_King" title="Lorelei King">Lorelei King</a> as the voice of the Covenant's computer "Mother".<a href="#cite_note-26">[25]</a> Goran D. Kleut is credited in two roles, as both a neomorph and a xenomorph,<a href="#cite_note-27">[26]</a> while <a href="Andrew_Crawford_(dancer)" title="Andrew Crawford (dancer)">Andrew Crawford</a> is credited as a neomorph.<a href="#cite_note-28">[27]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Development">Development</h3></div>

Alien: Covenant is the second film in the <a href="Alien_(franchise)#Prequel_series" title="Alien (franchise)">Alien prequel series</a>, and the sixth installment in the <a href="Alien_(franchise)" title="Alien (franchise)">Alien franchise</a>. It is the third Alien film to be directed by <a href="Ridley_Scott" title="Ridley Scott">Ridley Scott</a>. In 2012, prior to the release of Prometheus, the first prequel (the fifth Alien film overall), director Ridley Scott began hinting at the prospect of a sequel, as Prometheus had left many questions unanswered.<a href="#cite_note-COL-20170522-29">[28]</a><a href="#cite_note-Sequel2-30">[29]</a><a href="#cite_note-Sequel1-31">[30]</a> He said a sequel would follow Shaw, the <a href="Protagonist" title="Protagonist">protagonist</a> of Prometheus, 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." Prometheus co-writer <a href="Damon_Lindelof" title="Damon Lindelof">Damon Lindelof</a> cast doubt on his own participation, saying, "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 the movie might benefit from a fresh voice or a fresh take or a fresh thought."<a href="#cite_note-Sequel6-32">[31]</a> In June, Scott said an additional film would be required to bridge the >100-year gap between the Prometheus sequel and Alien.<a href="#cite_note-Sequel7-33">[32]</a>

As of August 1, 2012, <a href="20th_Century_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Century Fox">20th Century Fox</a> was pursuing a sequel with Scott, Noomi Rapace and <a href="Michael_Fassbender" title="Michael Fassbender">Michael Fassbender</a> involved, and talking to new writers in case Lindelof did not return.<a href="#cite_note-Sequel8-34">[33]</a> In December 2012, Lindelof ultimately chose not to work on the project.<a href="#cite_note-SequelDec2012-35">[34]</a> Early on, Scott stated the film would feature no <a href="Alien_(creature_in_Alien_franchise)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alien (creature in Alien franchise)">xenomorphs</a> as he wanted to phase the xenomorph out to focus on David 8, whose <a href="Artificial_intelligence" title="Artificial intelligence">A.I.</a> was the new alien lifeform.<a href="#cite_note-36">[35]</a><a href="#cite_note-37">[36]</a> He later made statements confirming the xenomorph's presence in the film, mainly due to feedback to Prometheus.<a href="#cite_note-TheWrap-38">[37]</a><a href="#cite_note-39">[38]</a>

On September 24, 2015, Scott disclosed the film's title as Alien: Paradise Lost.<a href="#cite_note-40">[39]</a> In November 2015, he revealed the new title was Alien: Covenant, and that filming would begin in February 2016 in Australia.<a href="#cite_note-41">[40]</a> An official logo, synopsis and release date were released on November 16, 2015.<a href="#cite_note-collidersynopsis-42">[41]</a> In an interview about the development of the David character since Prometheus, Scott described the dark turn David would take in Covenant: "He hates them. He has no respect for Engineers and no respect for human beings."<a href="#cite_note-43">[42]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Writing">Writing</h3></div>

The initial screenplay was written by <a href="Transcendence_(2014_film)" title="Transcendence (2014 film)">Transcendence</a> screenwriter Jack Paglen in June 2013.<a href="#cite_note-44">[43]</a> In March 2014, <a href="Michael_Green_(writer)" title="Michael Green (writer)">Michael Green</a> was hired to rewrite Paglen's script.<a href="#cite_note-45">[44]</a> Dante Harper later wrote a new script, but an extensive rewrite was performed by screenwriter <a href="John_Logan_(writer)" title="John Logan (writer)">John Logan</a>. Logan had previously worked with Scott on <a href="Gladiator_(2000_film)" title="Gladiator (2000 film)">Gladiator</a>.<a href="#cite_note-TheWrap-38">[37]</a>

For Logan, the main concept was to adopt a dual plot line for the film that would combine the horror elements of Alien with the philosophical elements of Prometheus. He said, "With Alien: Covenant, I just really wanted to write something that had the feel of the original Alien, because seeing that movie was one of the great events of my youth. It was so overpowering in terms of what it communicated to me and its implications, that when I started talking to Ridley about what became Alien: Covenant, I said, 'You know, that was a hell of a scary movie.' I wanted to write a horror movie because the <a href="Grand_Guignol" title="Grand Guignol">Grand Guignol</a> elements of Alien are so profound. We tried to recapture that with Alien: Covenant, while also trying to pay homage to the deeper implications of Prometheus. In terms of tone, pace, and how we chose to play this particular symphony, we wanted to create a really frightening movie."<a href="#cite_note-TheWrap-38">[37]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-production">Pre-production</h3></div>

In late August 2015, Scott confirmed that he had started scouting locations for the film.<a href="#cite_note-46">[45]</a> In October 2015, the Australian government attracted the production of this film, and of <a href="Thor%3A_Ragnarok" title="Thor: Ragnarok">Thor: Ragnarok</a>, to Australia by providing AU$47.25 million in grants.<a href="#cite_note-47">[46]</a><a href="#cite_note-48">[47]</a> Woz Productions Ltd., a subsidiary of 20th Century Fox, visited <a href="Te_Anau" title="Te Anau">Te Anau</a>, <a href="New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, on March 28, 2016, to <a href="Location_scouting" title="Location scouting">scout locations</a> for filming in <a href="Fiordland" title="Fiordland">Fiordland</a>.<a href="#cite_note-49">[48]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Casting">Casting</h3></div>

In August 2015, it was announced that the film would star Rapace and Fassbender, while <a href="Rik_Barnett" title="Rik Barnett">Rik Barnett</a> was in talks to join the cast.<a href="#cite_note-50">[49]</a> That December, <a href="Katherine_Waterston" title="Katherine Waterston">Katherine Waterston</a> was cast in the lead role of Daniels;<a href="#cite_note-WaterstonCast-51">[50]</a> it was Waterston's second film alongside Fassbender, after <a href="Steve_Jobs_(film)" title="Steve Jobs (film)">Steve Jobs</a>. <a href="Summer_Glau" title="Summer Glau">Summer Glau</a>, <a href="Carolyn_Murphy" title="Carolyn Murphy">Carolyn Murphy</a> and <a href="Alice_Eve" title="Alice Eve">Alice Eve</a> were also being considered. <a href="Dariusz_Wolski" title="Dariusz Wolski">Dariusz Wolski</a>, longtime collaborator with Scott, was confirmed to serve as the film's cinematographer.<a href="#cite_note-52">[51]</a> In 2016, Ridley Scott stated that Noomi Rapace would not reprise her role of Elizabeth Shaw .<a href="#cite_note-53">[52]</a> However, in June, it was announced that Rapace would shoot a week's worth of scenes (though no new footage of hers appeared in the final film).<a href="#cite_note-Price-cast-54">[53]</a><a href="#cite_note-55">[54]</a> Creature designer Carlos Huantes said in a 2019 interview that he believed it was the studio's decision to remove her from the film.<a href="#cite_note-56">[55]</a>

In February 2016, <a href="Danny_McBride" title="Danny McBride">Danny McBride</a>, <a href="Demi%C3%A1n_Bichir" title="Demián Bichir">Demián Bichir</a>, <a href="Jussie_Smollett" title="Jussie Smollett">Jussie Smollett</a>, <a href="Amy_Seimetz" title="Amy Seimetz">Amy Seimetz</a>, <a href="Carmen_Ejogo" title="Carmen Ejogo">Carmen Ejogo</a>, <a href="Callie_Hernandez" title="Callie Hernandez">Callie Hernandez</a>, <a href="Billy_Crudup" title="Billy Crudup">Billy Crudup</a>, and <a href="Alexander_England" title="Alexander England">Alexander England</a> were reported to have joined the cast.<a href="#cite_note-McBrideCast-15">[14]</a><a href="#cite_note-BichirCast-57">[56]</a><a href="#cite_note-Deadline-58">[57]</a><a href="#cite_note-CrudupCast-59">[58]</a><a href="#cite_note-EnglandCast-60">[59]</a> In March 2016, newcomer <a href="Benjamin_Rigby" title="Benjamin Rigby">Benjamin Rigby</a> also joined the cast.<a href="#cite_note-RigbyCast-61">[60]</a> In December 2016, it was announced James Franco had been cast in the role of Captain Branson, husband to Daniels and captain of the Covenant.<a href="#cite_note-62">[61]</a> The role of Branson in the film was limited to a cameo appearance of the deceased captain.

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Production_design">Production design</h3></div>

<a href="Adam_Savage" title="Adam Savage">Adam Savage</a> went on a tour of several of the props and stage sets used in the filming which included an alien spaceship which had first appeared in Prometheus. This set had to be recreated for Alien: Covenant as the set used in Prometheus had been destroyed.<a href="#cite_note-63">[62]</a> In an article for <a href="The_Hollywood_Reporter" title="The Hollywood Reporter">The Hollywood Reporter</a>, Patrick Shanley interviewed the art director for the film, Damien Drew, and creature design supervisor <a href="Conor_O'Sullivan_(make-up_artist)" title="Conor O'Sullivan (make-up artist)">Conor O'Sullivan</a> regarding the involvement of the <a href="San_Diego_Zoo" title="San Diego Zoo">San Diego Zoo</a> and its representative Rick Schwartz as a consultant for the design of the realistic effects of the creatures and Xenomorphs appearing throughout the film as Scott wanted a more 'organic' feeling to the creatures as opposed to the 'biomechanical' inspiration of <a href="H.R._Giger" class="mw-redirect" title="H.R. Giger">H.R. Giger</a> which had inspired the creature designs in the original films.<a href="#cite_note-organic-64">[63]</a> Scott provided anatomical studies and references from <a href="La_Specola" title="La Specola">La Specola</a>, a natural history museum in <a href="Florence" title="Florence">Florence</a>, to O'Sullivan as inspiration.<a href="#cite_note-organic-64">[63]</a>

The <a href="Visual_effects" title="Visual effects">visual effects</a> (VFX) supervisor Charles Henley summarized the several vendors that were used to support production of the visual special effects seen in the film when the selection process was discussed, stating, "Both history and need guided the decisions on which vendors we used. Ridley had worked with MPC on many previous projects, in particular Prometheus for which I was <a href="Moving_Picture_Company" title="Moving Picture Company">Moving Picture Company</a>'s (MPC) VFX supervisor as well as <a href="The_Martian_(film)" title="The Martian (film)">The Martian</a>. There had a been a lot of great digital double and creature work done at MPC on recent projects so there was confidence they should be the lead facility. Framestore had recently worked with Ridley on space for The Martian, similarly Animal Logic now had the original crew who did the holograms for Prometheus. Also as we were shooting in Australia there was good reason and incentives to use Australian-based companies and so Luma and Rising Sun came on board."<a href="#cite_note-65">[64]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Filming">Filming</h3></div>

<a href="Principal_photography" title="Principal photography">Principal photography</a> for the film began on April 4, 2016, at <a href="Milford_Sound" title="Milford Sound">Milford Sound</a> in <a href="Fiordland_National_Park" title="Fiordland National Park">Fiordland National Park</a>, New Zealand,<a href="#cite_note-66">[65]</a><a href="#cite_note-67">[66]</a><a href="#cite_note-68">[67]</a><a href="#cite_note-69">[68]</a> and wrapped on July 19, 2016.<a href="#cite_note-wrapped-70">[69]</a> Some footage was also filmed at <a href="Warner_Bros._Studios_Leavesden" title="Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden">Leavesden Studios</a> in <a href="Hertfordshire" title="Hertfordshire">Hertfordshire</a>, England,<a href="#cite_note-71">[70]</a> which included reshoots.<a href="#cite_note-72">[71]</a> The complete list of countries used for filming were listed by <a href="BFI" class="mw-redirect" title="BFI">BFI</a> in <a href="Sight_%26_Sound" class="mw-redirect" title="Sight & Sound">Sight & Sound</a> as the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, and New Zealand.<a href="#cite_note-73">[72]</a> Previous partial lists often listed only one of the four countries involved in the development and production of the film.<a href="#cite_note-allmovie-74">[73]</a><a href="#cite_note-BFI-3">[3]</a><a href="#cite_note-75">[74]</a>

Effects houses Odd Studios and CreatureNFX provided the film's makeup and <a href="Animatronics" title="Animatronics">animatronic</a> creature effects, respectively,<a href="#cite_note-76">[75]</a><a href="#cite_note-animatronic-77">[76]</a> while Australian-based effects house <a href="Animal_Logic" title="Animal Logic">Animal Logic</a> provided the film's digital visual effects.<a href="#cite_note-78">[77]</a> Approximately 30 people from CreatureNFX worked on the project for almost six months building animatronics.<a href="#cite_note-animatronic-77">[76]</a> Actors wearing <a href="Creature_suit" title="Creature suit">creature suits</a> with animatronic heads were used to portray the aliens on-set.<a href="#cite_note-animatronic-77">[76]</a><a href="#cite_note-79">[78]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-production">Post-production</h3></div>

<a href="Pietro_Scalia" title="Pietro Scalia">Pietro Scalia</a>, the editor of the film, spoke of the structural difficulty of integrating the two story lines in the final editing of the film and how the need to keep momentum was important. He did this by not repeatedly jumping between scenes which he said made parts of the film "belaboured and tedious", as well as combining certain scenes and eliminating others. Another issue highlighted was the reveal of David as;

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Scott said the first cut of the film was two hours and 23 minutes long, which was eventually edited down to 2 hours and 3 minutes for the released version. Scott used test screenings to decide what to cut.<a href="#cite_note-81">[80]</a><a href="#cite_note-82">[81]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music">Music</h2></div>

<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="Alien%3A_Covenant_(soundtrack)" title="Alien: Covenant (soundtrack)">Alien: Covenant (soundtrack)</a></div>

The <a href="Film_score" title="Film score">musical score</a> for Alien: Covenant was written by Australian musician and composer <a href="Jed_Kurzel" title="Jed Kurzel">Jed Kurzel</a>. Initially, <a href="Harry_Gregson-Williams" title="Harry Gregson-Williams">Harry Gregson-Williams</a> was selected as the film's composer.<a href="#cite_note-tapped-83">[82]</a> When the first trailer was released in late 2016, Kurzel was revealed as the replacement for Gregson-Williams.<a href="#cite_note-84">[83]</a> Themes from <a href="Jerry_Goldsmith" title="Jerry Goldsmith">Jerry Goldsmith</a>'s original score for Alien were incorporated, as well as themes from <a href="Marc_Streitenfeld" title="Marc Streitenfeld">Marc Streitenfeld</a>'s and Harry Gregson-Williams' score for Prometheus.<a href="#cite_note-85">[84]</a> A version of "<a href="Nature_Boy" title="Nature Boy">Nature Boy</a>" sung by Norwegian singer and songwriter <a href="Aurora_(singer)" title="Aurora (singer)">Aurora</a> was used in the first trailer, while another song, "<a href="All_My_Demons_Greeting_Me_as_a_Friend" title="All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend">Under the Water</a>", was used in a short promotional film featuring the character Daniels (Katherine Waterston) battling a xenomorph.<a href="#cite_note-86">[85]</a><a href="#cite_note-87">[86]</a>

<a href="Melanie_De_Biasio" class="mw-redirect" title="Melanie De Biasio">Melanie De Biasio</a>'s track "I Feel You – <a href="Eels_(band)" title="Eels (band)">Eels</a> Remix" was used as the soundtrack for the in-universe short film Meet Walter, starring Michael Fassbender, that was created to promote the film.<a href="#cite_note-88">[87]</a>

Additional song credits include "Theme from <a href="Alien_(film)" title="Alien (film)">Alien</a>" composed by Jerry Goldsmith, "<a href="Das_Rheingold" title="Das Rheingold">Das Rheingold</a>, Scene 4: Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla" composed by <a href="Richard_Wagner" title="Richard Wagner">Richard Wagner</a> (in the soundtrack, incorrectly called by David as 'Das Rheingold, Act II' - the opera has only one act) <a href="#cite_note-newyorker-12">[11]</a> "<a href="Take_Me_Home%2C_Country_Roads" title="Take Me Home, Country Roads">Take Me Home, Country Roads</a>" by <a href="John_Denver" title="John Denver">John Denver</a>, "<a href="The_Man_Who_Broke_the_Bank_at_Monte_Carlo_(song)" title="The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (song)">The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo</a>" by <a href="Fred_Gilbert" title="Fred Gilbert">Fred Gilbert</a>, "Ancient Flute", "Life" and "We Were Right" composed by Harry Gregson-Williams, and "<a href="Let_Me_Down_Easy_(Paolo_Nutini_song)" title="Let Me Down Easy (Paolo Nutini song)">Let Me Down Easy</a>" by <a href="Paolo_Nutini" title="Paolo Nutini">Paolo Nutini</a>.<a href="#cite_note-89">[88]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release">Release</h2></div>

In the run up to release, 20th Century Fox released a number of short prologue films as part of the marketing for Alien: Covenant. The first, called Prologue: Last Supper, was directed by Ridley Scott's son <a href="Luke_Scott_(director)" title="Luke Scott (director)">Luke Scott</a> and features the crew of the Covenant having a last meal before they enter cryosleep.<a href="#cite_note-90">[89]</a> The second prologue, called The Crossing and directed by Ridley Scott, reveals what happened to Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and the android David (Michael Fassbender) following the ending of Prometheus.<a href="#cite_note-91">[90]</a>Another was called Meet Walter, starring Michael Fassbender and directed by Luke Scott, which was a fictional advertisement for the Walter series of androids.<a href="#cite_note-92">[91]</a>

Alien: Covenant premiered on May 4, 2017, at the <a href="Odeon_Leicester_Square" class="mw-redirect" title="Odeon Leicester Square">Odeon Leicester Square</a> in London.<a href="#cite_note-firstshowing-93">[92]</a> The film was released on May 19 in the United States.<a href="#cite_note-launchingfilms-94">[93]</a><a href="#cite_note-fandango-95">[94]</a><a href="#cite_note-firstshowing-93">[92]</a> It was originally set to be released on October 6, 2017, before being moved up to August 4, and then again to its final date.<a href="#cite_note-96">[95]</a><a href="#cite_note-97">[96]</a>

The version of the film released in China on June 16, 2017, was six minutes shorter than the version released elsewhere due to <a href="Film_censorship_in_China" title="Film censorship in China">censorship</a> with most of the scenes involving the aliens<a href="#cite_note-98">[97]</a> and a scene where the two characters played by Michael Fassbender kiss having been cut.<a href="#cite_note-99">[98]</a><a href="#cite_note-100">[99]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Home_media">Home media</h3></div>

The film was released in Japan on September 15, 2017.<a href="#cite_note-101">[100]</a> The <a href="Blu-ray" title="Blu-ray">Blu-ray</a>, <a href="DVD" title="DVD">DVD</a>, and <a href="4K_resolution#CEA_Ultra_HD" title="4K resolution">4K Ultra HD</a> releases of the film came out on August 15, 2017. The home release includes an audio commentary by the director and 22 minutes of deleted scenes and unused footage from the first cut of the film.<a href="#cite_note-Perry-2017-102">[101]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Adaptations">Adaptations</h2></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Novelization">Novelization</h3></div>

The theatrical release of the film was accompanied by the release of a <a href="Novelization" title="Novelization">novelization</a> by <a href="Alan_Dean_Foster" title="Alan Dean Foster">Alan Dean Foster</a>, who also authored the novelization of the original Alien film.<a href="#cite_note-103">[102]</a> A companion volume about the film's art and stage design was released at the same time, written by Simon Ward and titled The Art and Making of Alien: Covenant.<a href="#cite_note-104">[103]</a>

A second Covenant novel by Foster was initially billed as a sequel to the film, Alien: Covenant 2, before being revealed to be a direct prequel to Covenant under the title <a href="Alien%3A_Covenant_%E2%80%93_Origins" class="mw-redirect" title="Alien: Covenant – Origins">Alien: Covenant – Origins</a>.<a href="#cite_note-105">[104]</a> Titan Books, as publisher of the book, released a plot summary in advance of its release on September 26, 2017:<blockquote class="templatequote">As the colony ship Covenant prepares for launch, and the final members of the crew are chosen, a series of violent events reveals a conspiracy to sabotage the launch. Yet the perpetrators remain hidden behind a veil of secrecy. The threat reaches all the way up to Hideo Yutani—the head of the newly merged Weyland-Yutani Corporation—when his daughter is kidnapped. Is the conspiracy the product of corporate espionage, or is it something even more sinister? While Captain Jacob Branson<a href="#cite_note-107">[b]</a> and his wife Daniels prepare the ship, Security chief Dan Lopé signs a key member of his team, and together they seek to stop the technologically advanced saboteurs before anyone else is killed, and the ship itself is destroyed in orbit.<a href="#cite_note-108">[106]</a></blockquote>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Virtual_reality">Virtual reality</h3></div>

On April 26, 2017, 20th Century Fox released Alien: Covenant In Utero, a <a href="Virtual_reality" title="Virtual reality">virtual reality</a> interactive demo teaser for Alien: Covenant for the <a href="Oculus_Rift" title="Oculus Rift">Oculus Rift</a> and the <a href="Samsung_Gear_VR" title="Samsung Gear VR">Samsung Gear VR</a>. The experience was produced by Ridley Scott Associates, FoxNext VR, Moving Picture Company, Mach1, <a href="Radeon" title="Radeon">AMD Radeon</a>, and <a href="Alienware" title="Alienware">Dell Alienware</a>.<a href="#cite_note-109">[107]</a><a href="#cite_note-110">[108]</a> The trailer is a first-person experience in which the viewer plays the role of a neomorph. The experience was executive produced by Scott and directed by <a href="David_Karlak" title="David Karlak">David Karlak</a>.<a href="#cite_note-111">[109]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Box_office">Box office</h3></div>

Alien: Covenant grossed a worldwide total of $240.9 million, including $74.3 million in the United States and Canada and $166.6 million in other countries, against a production budget of $111 million. The film was a disappointment at the U.S box office<a href="#cite_note-starwars-112">[110]</a> compared to Prometheus which had grossed a worldwide total of $403.4 million.<a href="#cite_note-BOMProm-113">[111]</a>

Fox released the film in several countries before the United States.<a href="#cite_note-114">[112]</a><a href="#cite_note-115">[113]</a> It was released in 34 markets, where it debuted to $40.1 million, opening at number one in 19 of them. Its overall rank for the weekend was second behind the continued run of <a href="Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_Vol._2" title="Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2">Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Intl-116">[114]</a> The top openings were in South Korea ($7.2 million), the UK ($6.4 million), France ($4.5 million), Australia ($3.1 million), and Mexico ($2.5 million).<a href="#cite_note-Intl-116">[114]</a> In China, the film was released on June 16 and grossed $30 million, topping the box office.<a href="#cite_note-117">[115]</a><a href="#cite_note-118">[116]</a> In North America, the film was released alongside <a href="Everything%2C_Everything_(film)" title="Everything, Everything (film)">Everything, Everything</a> and <a href="Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid%3A_The_Long_Haul_(film)" title="Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (film)">Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul</a>, and was projected to gross around $40 million from 3,760 theaters during its opening weekend.<a href="#cite_note-119">[117]</a><a href="#cite_note-120">[118]</a> It made $4.3 million from Thursday-night previews at about 3,000 theaters, and $15.4 million overall on its first day, which was below the $21.5 million Friday of Prometheus five years prior.<a href="#cite_note-121">[119]</a> It went on to open to $36.2 million, down 30% from Prometheus's debut, but still finishing first at the box office,<a href="#cite_note-BOM-4">[4]</a> as the third-highest debut of the series when not counting for inflation.<a href="#cite_note-122">[120]</a><a href="#cite_note-opening-123">[121]</a><a href="#cite_note-124">[122]</a> In its second weekend, the film grossed $10.5 million, finishing fourth at the box office and dropping 70.9%.<a href="#cite_note-125">[123]</a><a href="#cite_note-126">[124]</a><a href="#cite_note-127">[125]</a> The film was pulled from 1,112 theaters in its third weekend and dropped another 62.3%, finishing sixth at the box office with $4 million.<a href="#cite_note-128">[126]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Critical_response">Critical response</h3></div>

Alien: Covenant received generally positive reviews from critics.<a href="#cite_note-129">[127]</a> The film has a 65% approval from 408 reviews compiled by review aggregation website <a href="Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a>, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Alien: Covenant delivers another satisfying round of close-quarters deep-space terror, even if it doesn't take the saga in any new directions."<a href="#cite_note-tomatoes-130">[128]</a> On <a href="Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a>, the film has a score of 65 out of 100, based on reviews from 52 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.<a href="#cite_note-131">[129]</a> Audiences polled by <a href="CinemaScore" title="CinemaScore">CinemaScore</a> gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale, the same score earned by its predecessor.<a href="#cite_note-opening-123">[121]</a>

Writing for <a href="The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a>, <a href="Peter_Bradshaw" title="Peter Bradshaw">Peter Bradshaw</a> gave the film three stars out of five, stating that Alien: Covenant is "a greatest-hits compilation of the other Alien films' freaky moments. The paradox is that though you are intended to recognize these touches, you won't really be impressed unless you happen to be seeing them for the first time. For all this, the film is very capably made, with forceful, potent performances from Waterston and Fassbender."<a href="#cite_note-132">[130]</a> Geoffrey McNab, writing for <a href="The_Independent" title="The Independent">The Independent</a>, stated that it "certainly delivers what you'd expect from an Aliens film—spectacle, body horror, strong <a href="Ellen_Ripley" title="Ellen Ripley">Ripley</a>-like female protagonists and some astonishing special effects—but there's also a dispiriting sense that the film isn't at all sure of its own identity." He found the screenplay "very portentous" and concluded that "the crew members pitted against the monstrous creatures are trying their darndest to blast them to kingdom come, just as they would in any run-of-the-mill sci-fi B movie."<a href="#cite_note-133">[131]</a>

<a href="A._O._Scott" title="A. O. Scott">A. O. Scott</a> of <a href="The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a> said, "Alien: Covenant is an interesting movie ... for all its interplanetary ranging, [it] commits itself above all to the canny management of expectations."<a href="#cite_note-NYT-20170517-134">[132]</a> Trace Thurman, from <a href="Bloody_Disgusting" title="Bloody Disgusting">Bloody Disgusting</a>, gave the film a mediocre review, noting that although watching Alien: Covenant will make viewers appreciate Prometheus more, "this is a film that was made as a response to Prometheus critics but tries to appease fans of that film as well and it doesn't fully work." He also criticizes the overfamiliarity of the climax and insufficiently developed characters.<a href="#cite_note-135">[133]</a> <a href="Collider_(website)" class="mw-redirect" title="Collider (website)">Collider</a>'s review of the film stated that Scott "finds himself stuck between two constructs—the action-horror beats of an Alien film, and the weighty, ponderous themes of a Prometheus movie—and by indulging both, he never fully satisfies either. The result is a messy film that is at turns, exquisite and infuriating."<a href="#cite_note-136">[134]</a>

In a review for The Independent Clarisse Loughrey gave the film five stars describing it as "relentless and overwhelming, but all in the very best of ways" and as a "mightily impressive piece of cinematic engineering" which has brought together the Alien franchise. Loughrey praised Katherine Waterston for her "impressive work" as Daniels and went on to single out Fassbender for playing a "deeply frightening, scene-stealing antagonist".<a href="#cite_note-137">[135]</a> Sinead Brennan for <a href="Raidi%C3%B3_Teilif%C3%ADs_%C3%89ireann" class="mw-redirect" title="Raidió Teilifís Éireann">RTÉ</a>, gave the film 7/10, but gave high praise to Fassbender who she says "steals the show; seriously, he's incredible".<a href="#cite_note-RTE-138">[136]</a> Meanwhile, Neil Soans in a three star review for <a href="The_Times_of_India" title="The Times of India">The Times of India</a>, highlighted Danny McBride's performance as the most surprising given his comedic roots.<a href="#cite_note-139">[137]</a>

<a href="Matt_Zoller_Seitz" title="Matt Zoller Seitz">Matt Zoller Seitz</a> of <a href="RogerEbert.com" title="RogerEbert.com">RogerEbert.com</a> highly praised Alien: Covenant, giving it four out of four stars and stating that the film's structure, although repeatedly borrowing from other Alien films, serves a purpose not unlike the <a href="James_Bond_in_film" class="mw-redirect" title="James Bond in film">James Bond film series</a> or <a href="Star_Wars" title="Star Wars">Star Wars</a>, "where part of the fun lies in seeing what variations the artists can bring while satisfying a rigid structure." He also emphasized that, like previous films of the series, real-world logic should not be applied to the film, and "[i]nstead you have to judge it by the standards of a fever dream or nightmare, a <a href="Sigmund_Freud" title="Sigmund Freud">Freudian</a>-<a href="Carl_Jung" title="Carl Jung">Jungian</a> narrative where the thing you fear most is what happens to you."<a href="#cite_note-ebert-14">[13]</a> Seitz later voted for it in Sight & Sound as one of the five best films of 2017.<a href="#cite_note-140">[138]</a>

In <a href="New_York_(magazine)" title="New York (magazine)">New York</a> magazine, <a href="David_Edelstein" title="David Edelstein">David Edelstein</a> commented on David the android as representing a new generation of monster villains in the tradition of <a href="Victor_Frankenstein" title="Victor Frankenstein">Frankenstein</a>, stating, "In <a href="Star_Trek" title="Star Trek">Star Trek</a>, that man-machine nexus was...hopeful. Here, there's some doubt about David's ultimate motives, which puts Alien: Covenant squarely in the tradition of the <a href="Terminator_(franchise)" title="Terminator (franchise)">Terminator</a> and <a href="The_Matrix_(franchise)" title="The Matrix (franchise)">Matrix</a> movies. And, of course, the novel <a href="Frankenstein" title="Frankenstein">Frankenstein</a>, which carried the subtitle The Modern Prometheus. No less than <a href="Stephen_Hawking" title="Stephen Hawking">Stephen Hawking</a>—who survived with the aid of machines—has predicted that we have 100 years to live before evolved machines take human imperfection as <a href="Existential_risk_from_artificial_general_intelligence" class="mw-redirect" title="Existential risk from artificial general intelligence">justification for destroying humanity</a>".<a href="#cite_note-141">[139]</a>

Kevin Lincoln, writing for <a href="Vulture_(website)" title="Vulture (website)">Vulture</a>, gave a strong endorsement of the depiction of David as an arch-villain in the film stating, "... one franchise is showing it's still possible for a modern blockbuster to have a great villain. In Alien: Covenant, David—the android played by Michael Fassbender, first introduced in Prometheus—comes into his own as a fleshed-out, dynamic, and genuinely striking antagonist, one who isn't just an equal match for the heroes, but even becomes the central thread of the series. He's a huge part of what makes Alien: Covenant work."<a href="#cite_note-142">[140]</a>

Writing for <a href="Vox_Media" title="Vox Media">Vox</a>, Alissa Wilkinson said that "Alien: Covenant is too muddled to pull off its deeply ambitious Satan allegories". She emphasized the <a href="Paradise_Lost" title="Paradise Lost">Miltonic</a> demonic aspect of the android David: "But David is a better Satan than Satan himself ... It's as if in the Alien universe, the devil has evolved, thanks to humans creating him. David, fatally, has the ability to create—something Satan never had—and he will use that power only to destroy. He doesn't have any real need to rebel against his maker, since from the moment he became sentient, he knew he'd already won. He is indestructible, and determined to make creatures that imitate his drive for total domination."<a href="#cite_note-143">[141]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Accolades">Accolades</h3></div>

<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="List_of_accolades_received_by_the_Alien_film_series" title="List of accolades received by the Alien film series">List of accolades received by the Alien film series</a></div>

<th>Year

</th>

<th width="20%">Award

</th>

<th width="40%">Category

</th>

<th width="30%">Recipients

</th>

<th width="10%">Result

</th>

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<tr>

<td>2016

</td>

<td><a href="IndieWire_Critics_Poll" title="IndieWire Critics Poll">IndieWire Critics Poll</a>

</td>

<td>Most Anticipated of 2017

</td>

<td>Alien: Covenant

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td rowspan="9">2017

</td>

<td><a href="JoBlo.com" title="JoBlo.com">Golden Schmoes Awards</a>

</td>

<td>Biggest Disappointment of the Year

</td>

<td>Alien: Covenant

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td rowspan="5"><a href="Golden_Trailer_Awards" title="Golden Trailer Awards">Golden Trailer Awards</a>

</td>

<td>Best Horror Poster

</td>

<td>Domestic Teaser, 20th Century Fox, InSync Plus

</td>

<td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Best Sound Editing

</td>

<td>Theirs, 20th Century Fox, Wild Card

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Best Summer 2017 Blockbuster TV Spot

</td>

<td>Run / Madness, 20th Century Fox, Wild Card

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Best Summer Blockbuster Poster

</td>

<td>Domestic Teaser, 20th Century Fox, InSync Plus

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Best Teaser Poster

</td>

<td>Domestic Teaser, 20th Century Fox, InSync Plus

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Hawaii Film Critics Society

</td>

<td>Best Supporting Actor

</td>

<td><a href="Michael_Fassbender" title="Michael Fassbender">Michael Fassbender</a>

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Satellite_Awards" title="Satellite Awards">Satellite Awards</a>

</td>

<td>Best Visual Effects

</td>

<td>Alien: Covenant

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Las_Vegas_Film_Critics_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Vegas Film Critics Society">Sierra Awards</a>

</td>

<td>Best Supporting Actor

</td>

<td>Michael Fassbender

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td rowspan="10">2018

</td>

<td><a href="Australian_Production_Design_Guild" title="Australian Production Design Guild">Australian Production Design Guild Awards</a>

</td>

<td>Docklands Studios Melbourne Award for Excellence in Screen – Acknowledging Excellence in Design and Practice or Artisan Excellence on Australian or International Productions

</td>

<td>Ian Gracie (Supervising Art Director) Damien Drew (Senior Art Director) Michelle McGahey (Senior Art Director) Charlie Revai (Art Director) Jacinta Leong (Art Director)

</td>

<td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Golden_Trailer_Awards" title="Golden Trailer Awards">Golden Trailer Awards</a>

</td>

<td>Best Horror TV Spot

</td>

<td>Born Neo, 20th Century Fox, Wild Card

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Saturn_Awards" title="Saturn Awards">Saturn Awards</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Saturn_Award_for_Best_Science_Fiction_Film" title="Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film">Best Science Fiction Film</a>

</td>

<td>Alien: Covenant

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated

</td>

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Future">Future</h2></div>

<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="Alien_(franchise)#Future" title="Alien (franchise)">Alien (franchise) § Future</a></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Possible_sequel">Possible sequel</h3></div>

In September 2015, Ridley Scott said he was planning two sequels to Prometheus that would lead into the first Alien film, adding, "Maybe [there will] even [be] a fourth film before we get back into the Alien franchise".<a href="#cite_note-scified.com_3_Prometheus_sequels-153">[151]</a><a href="#cite_note-theguardian.com_three_more_Prometheus_films-154">[152]</a> Scott later confirmed in November that Alien: Covenant would be the first of three additional films in the Alien prequel series before linking up with the original Alien,<a href="#cite_note-155">[153]</a><a href="#cite_note-156">[154]</a> and stated that the Prometheus sequels would reveal who created the xenomorph aliens.<a href="#cite_note-157">[155]</a> The screenplay for the third prequel film was written during production of Alien: Covenant and finished in 2017, with production originally scheduled to begin in 2018.<a href="#cite_note-Sydney-158">[156]</a> In March 2017, Scott said, "If you really want a franchise, I can keep cranking it for another six. I'm not going to close it down again. No way."<a href="#cite_note-Sydney-158">[156]</a>

Scott responded to a question about Sigourney Weaver reprising her role as Ellen Ripley in the prequels that, "Well, we're heading toward the back end of the first Alien so [using <a href="Computer-generated_imagery" title="Computer-generated imagery">CGI</a>] may be feasible. Ripley's going to be somebody's daughter, obviously. We're coming in from the back end. The time constraints of what's the time between this film, where we leave David going off heading for that colony, I think you're probably two films out from even considering her."<a href="#cite_note-CB-20170801-159">[157]</a> In the audio commentary for Alien: Covenant, Scott confirmed that a sequel to Alien: Covenant, tentatively referred to as "Alien: Covenant 2", is being written by John Logan, with Fassbender, Waterston, and McBride reprising their roles. Scott also confirmed that the film will complete his prequel series, leading directly into the events of Alien.<a href="#cite_note-160">[158]</a><a href="#cite_note-161">[159]</a>

In September 2017, the chief executive officer of 20th Century Fox, <a href="Stacey_Snider" title="Stacey Snider">Stacey Snider</a>, stated that, although Alien: Covenant was a financial disappointment, the studio still intended to proceed with Scott's sequel.<a href="#cite_note-162">[160]</a> Just days later, screen-graphics designer Carl Braga announced that the project had been delayed.<a href="#cite_note-163">[161]</a> In October, Scott stated that "Alien: Covenant 2" will focus more on the androids and Artificial intelligences (A.I.s), as opposed to the xenomorphs. He said, "I think the evolution of the Alien himself is nearly over, but what I was trying to do was transcend and move to another story, which would be taken over by A.I.s. The world that the A.I. might create as a leader if he finds himself on a new planet. We have actually quite a big layout for the next one."<a href="#cite_note-164">[162]</a> In November 2018, the film's plot details were reported to take place on LV-426 (the world visited by the Nostromo in the original Alien film), with the extraterrestrial Engineers being featured in the film and being in pursuit of David following his nefarious actions against Planet 4.<a href="#cite_note-165">[163]</a>

At the 2019 <a href="CinemaCon" class="mw-redirect" title="CinemaCon">CinemaCon</a>, it was stated that, after its <a href="Acquisition_of_21st_Century_Fox_by_Disney" title="Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney">acquisition of 21st Century Fox</a>, Disney "will continue to create new stories" in the Alien series.<a href="#cite_note-166">[164]</a> In May, <a href="Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a> reported that another prequel was reportedly "in the script phase", with Ridley Scott attached to direct,<a href="#cite_note-167">[165]</a> but it was still uncertain due to the disappointing box office returns of Alien: Covenant.<a href="#cite_note-168">[166]</a> In September 2020, Scott confirmed that a new Alien film was in development but it was unclear if this would be a sequel to Alien: Covenant.<a href="#cite_note-169">[167]</a> In August 2021, however, a news report concluded that a sequel was uncertain.<a href="#cite_note-SD-20210831-170">[168]</a><a href="#cite_note-YN-20210901-171">[169]</a> In October 2024, Scott confirmed he is developing a new Alien film.<a href="#cite_note-172">[170]</a> On June 1, 2025, Screenrant published an interview with Ridley Scott where he announced his departure from the Alien franchise, saying "where it's going now, I think I've done enough, and I just hope it goes further", while expressing his critiques of the Alien sequels.<a href="#cite_note-173">[171]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Follow-up">Follow-up</h3></div>

<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="Alien%3A_Romulus" title="Alien: Romulus">Alien: Romulus</a></div>

By March 2022, <a href="Fede_%C3%81lvarez" title="Fede Álvarez">Fede Álvarez</a> was attached to write and direct a new film in the series; he pitched his own story to the studio that was said to be "unconnected" to previous films in the franchise.<a href="#cite_note-Hulu-174">[172]</a> <a href="20th_Century_Studios" title="20th Century Studios">20th Century Studios</a> announced in March 2023 that a new Alien film would begin production the same month.<a href="#cite_note-New_‘Alien’_Movie_Starts-175">[173]</a> The film, <a href="Alien%3A_Romulus" title="Alien: Romulus">Alien: Romulus</a>, is set between the events of Alien (1979) and <a href="Aliens_(film)" title="Aliens (film)">Aliens</a> (1986), featuring narrative ties to Prometheus and Alien: Covenant in the form of the films' black goo "Prometheus' fire" being regrown by <a href="Weyland-Yutani" class="mw-redirect" title="Weyland-Yutani">Weyland-Yutani</a>,<a href="#cite_note-176">[174]</a> and was released in theaters on August 16, 2024.<a href="#cite_note-177">[175]</a>

<ul><li><a href="List_of_films_featuring_extraterrestrials" title="List of films featuring extraterrestrials">List of films featuring extraterrestrials</a></li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2></div>

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<ul><li><a href="Alien_(film)" title="Alien (film)">Alien</a> (1979)</li>

<li><a href="Aliens_(film)" title="Aliens (film)">Aliens</a> (1986)</li>

<li><a href="Alien_3" title="Alien 3">Alien 3</a> (1992)</li>

<li><a href="Alien_Resurrection" title="Alien Resurrection">Alien Resurrection</a> (1997)</li>

<li><a href="Prometheus_(2012_film)" title="Prometheus (2012 film)">Prometheus</a> (2012)</li>

<li><a href="Alien%3A_Romulus" title="Alien: Romulus">Alien: Romulus</a> (2024)</li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Alien%3A_Isolation_%E2%80%93_The_Digital_Series" title="Alien: Isolation – The Digital Series">Alien: Isolation – The Digital Series</a> (2019)</li>

<li><a href="Alien%3A_Earth" title="Alien: Earth">Alien: Earth</a> (2025)

<ul><li>"<a href="Neverland_(Alien%3A_Earth)" title="Neverland (Alien: Earth)">Neverland</a>"</li></ul></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Soundtracks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Alien_(soundtrack)" title="Alien (soundtrack)">Alien</a></li>

<li><a href="Aliens_(soundtrack)" title="Aliens (soundtrack)">Aliens</a></li>

<li><a href="Alien_3_(soundtrack)" title="Alien 3 (soundtrack)">Alien 3</a></li>

<li><a href="Alien_Resurrection_(soundtrack)" title="Alien Resurrection (soundtrack)">Alien Resurrection</a></li>

<li><a href="Prometheus_(soundtrack)" title="Prometheus (soundtrack)">Prometheus</a></li>

<li><a href="Alien%3A_Covenant_(soundtrack)" title="Alien: Covenant (soundtrack)">Alien: Covenant</a></li>

<li><a href="Alien%3A_Romulus_(soundtrack)" title="Alien: Romulus (soundtrack)">Alien: Romulus</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="List_of_Alien_(franchise)_comics" title="List of Alien (franchise) comics">Comics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Alien%3A_The_Illustrated_Story" title="Alien: The Illustrated Story">Alien: The Illustrated Story</a> (1979)</li></ul>

</div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Dark_Horse_line51" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Aliens_(Dark_Horse_Comics_line)" title="Aliens (Dark Horse Comics line)">Dark Horse line</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Superman/Aliens" title="Superman/Aliens">Superman/Aliens</a> (1995, 2002)</li>

<li><a href="Batman/Aliens" title="Batman/Aliens">Batman/Aliens</a> (1997, 2002–2003)</li>

<li><a href="WildC.A.T.s/Aliens" title="WildC.A.T.s/Aliens">WildC.A.T.s/Aliens</a> (1998)</li>

<li><a href="Green_Lantern_Versus_Aliens" title="Green Lantern Versus Aliens">Green Lantern Versus Aliens</a> (2000)</li>

<li><a href="Judge_Dredd_versus_Aliens%3A_Incubus" title="Judge Dredd versus Aliens: Incubus">Judge Dredd versus Aliens: Incubus</a> (2002–2003)</li>

<li><a href="Fire_and_Stone" title="Fire and Stone">Fire and Stone</a> (2014–2015)</li></ul>

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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="List_of_Alien_(franchise)_novels" title="List of Alien (franchise) novels">Novels</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Aliens%3A_Earth_Hive" title="Aliens: Earth Hive">Aliens: Earth Hive</a> (1992)</li>

<li><a href="Aliens%3A_Nightmare_Asylum" class="mw-redirect" title="Aliens: Nightmare Asylum">Aliens: Nightmare Asylum</a> (1993)</li>

<li><a href="Aliens%3A_The_Female_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Aliens: The Female War">Aliens: The Female War</a> (1993)</li>

<li><a href="Alien%3A_Out_of_the_Shadows" title="Alien: Out of the Shadows">Alien: Out of the Shadows</a> (2014)</li>

<li><a href="Aliens%3A_Phalanx" title="Aliens: Phalanx">Aliens: Phalanx</a> (2020)</li>

<li><a href="Alien%3A_Uncivil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Alien: Uncivil War">Alien: Uncivil War</a> (2024)</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="List_of_Alien%2C_Predator%2C_and_Alien_vs._Predator_games" title="List of Alien, Predator, and Alien vs. Predator games">Games</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Video</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Alien_(1982_video_game)" title="Alien (1982 video game)">Alien</a> (1982)</li>

<li><a href="Alien_(1984_video_game)" title="Alien (1984 video game)">Alien</a> (1984)</li>

<li><a href="Aliens%3A_The_Computer_Game_(US_Version)" title="Aliens: The Computer Game (US Version)">Aliens: The Computer Game</a> (Activision)</li>

<li><a href="Aliens%3A_The_Computer_Game_(UK_Version)" title="Aliens: The Computer Game (UK Version)">Aliens: The Computer Game</a> (Software Studios)</li>

<li><a href="Aliens_(1990_video_game)" title="Aliens (1990 video game)">Aliens</a> (1990)</li>

<li><a href="Alien_3_(video_game)" title="Alien 3 (video game)">Alien 3</a> (1992)</li>

<li><a href="Alien_3%3A_The_Gun" title="Alien 3: The Gun">Alien 3: The Gun</a> (1993)</li>

<li><a href="Aliens%3A_A_Comic_Book_Adventure" title="Aliens: A Comic Book Adventure">Aliens: A Comic Book Adventure</a> (1995)</li>

<li><a href="Alien_Trilogy" title="Alien Trilogy">Alien Trilogy</a> (1996)</li>

<li><a href="Aliens_Online" title="Aliens Online">Aliens Online</a> (1998)</li>

<li><a href="Alien_Resurrection_(video_game)" title="Alien Resurrection (video game)">Alien Resurrection</a> (2000)</li>

<li><a href="Aliens%3A_Thanatos_Encounter" title="Aliens: Thanatos Encounter">Aliens: Thanatos Encounter</a> (2001)</li>

<li><a href="Aliens_Infestation" title="Aliens Infestation">Aliens Infestation</a> (2011)</li>

<li><a href="Aliens%3A_Colonial_Marines" title="Aliens: Colonial Marines">Aliens: Colonial Marines</a> (2013)</li>

<li><a href="Alien%3A_Isolation" title="Alien: Isolation">Alien: Isolation</a> (2014)</li>

<li><a href="Aliens%3A_Fireteam_Elite" title="Aliens: Fireteam Elite">Aliens: Fireteam Elite</a> (2021)</li>

<li><a href="Aliens%3A_Dark_Descent" title="Aliens: Dark Descent">Aliens: Dark Descent</a> (2023)</li>

<li><a href="Alien%3A_Rogue_Incursion" title="Alien: Rogue Incursion">Alien: Rogue Incursion</a> (2024)</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Aliens_the_Board_Game" title="Aliens the Board Game">Aliens the Board Game</a> (1989)</li>

<li><a href="Aliens_Adventure_Game" title="Aliens Adventure Game">Aliens Adventure Game</a> (1991)</li>

<li><a href="Alien%3A_The_Roleplaying_Game" title="Alien: The Roleplaying Game">Alien: The Roleplaying Game</a> (2019)</li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Podcasts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Alien_3_(podcast)" title="Alien 3 (podcast)">Alien 3</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Universe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Characters51" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="List_of_Alien_(franchise)_characters" title="List of Alien (franchise) characters">Characters</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Humans</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Ellen_Ripley" title="Ellen Ripley">Ellen Ripley</a></li>

<li><a href="Dwayne_Hicks" title="Dwayne Hicks">Dwayne Hicks</a></li>

<li><a href="Hudson_(Aliens)" title="Hudson (Aliens)">Hudson</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Androids</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li><a href="Bishop_(Aliens)" title="Bishop (Aliens)">Bishop</a></li>

<li><a href="David_8" title="David 8">David 8</a></li>

<li><a href="Walter_One" title="Walter One">Walter One</a></li></ul>

<ul><li><a href="Xenomorph" title="Xenomorph">Xenomorph</a></li>

<li><a href="Jones_(fictional_cat)" title="Jones (fictional cat)">Jones</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="List_of_accolades_received_by_the_Alien_film_series" title="List of accolades received by the Alien film series">Accolades for the film series</a></li>

<li><a href="Alien_War" title="Alien War">Alien War</a></li>

<li><a href="Alien_vs._Predator" title="Alien vs. Predator">Alien vs. Predator franchise</a>

<ul><li><a href="List_of_Alien_vs._Predator_characters" title="List of Alien vs. Predator characters">characters</a></li></ul></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Ripley_(crater)" title="Ripley (crater)">Ripley (crater)</a></li>

<li><a href="Alien_2%3A_On_Earth" title="Alien 2: On Earth">Alien 2: On Earth</a></li>

<li><a href="Memory%3A_The_Origins_of_Alien" title="Memory: The Origins of Alien">Memory: The Origins of Alien</a></li>

<li><a href="Alien_on_Stage" title="Alien on Stage">Alien on Stage</a></li>

<li><a href="Galaxy_of_Terror" title="Galaxy of Terror">Galaxy of Terror</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Ridley_Scott_filmography" title="Ridley Scott filmography">Filmography</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Ridley_Scott" title="List of awards and nominations received by Ridley Scott">Awards and nominations</a></li>

<li><a href="Ridley_Scott's_unrealised_projects" title="Ridley Scott's unrealised projects">Unrealised projects</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Feature films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="The_Duellists" title="The Duellists">The Duellists</a> (1977) </li>

<li><a href="Alien_(film)" title="Alien (film)">Alien</a> (1979) </li>

<li><a href="Blade_Runner" title="Blade Runner">Blade Runner</a> (1982) </li>

<li><a href="Legend_(1985_film)" title="Legend (1985 film)">Legend</a> (1985) </li>

<li><a href="Someone_to_Watch_Over_Me_(film)" title="Someone to Watch Over Me (film)">Someone to Watch Over Me</a> (1987) </li>

<li><a href="Black_Rain_(1989_American_film)" title="Black Rain (1989 American film)">Black Rain</a> (1989) </li>

<li><a href="Thelma_%26_Louise" title="Thelma & Louise">Thelma & Louise</a> (1991) </li>

<li><a href="1492%3A_Conquest_of_Paradise" title="1492: Conquest of Paradise">1492: Conquest of Paradise</a> (1992) </li>

<li><a href="White_Squall_(film)" title="White Squall (film)">White Squall</a> (1996) </li>

<li><a href="Gladiator_(2000_film)" title="Gladiator (2000 film)">Gladiator</a> (2000) </li>

<li><a href="Hannibal_(2001_film)" title="Hannibal (2001 film)">Hannibal</a> (2001) </li>

<li><a href="Black_Hawk_Down_(film)" title="Black Hawk Down (film)">Black Hawk Down</a> (2001) </li>

<li><a href="Matchstick_Men" title="Matchstick Men">Matchstick Men</a> (2003) </li>

<li><a href="Kingdom_of_Heaven_(film)" title="Kingdom of Heaven (film)">Kingdom of Heaven</a> (2005) </li>

<li><a href="American_Gangster_(film)" title="American Gangster (film)">American Gangster</a> (2007) </li>

<li><a href="Robin_Hood_(2010_film)" title="Robin Hood (2010 film)">Robin Hood</a> (2010) </li>

<li><a href="Prometheus_(2012_film)" title="Prometheus (2012 film)">Prometheus</a> (2012) </li>

<li><a href="The_Counselor" title="The Counselor">The Counselor</a> (2013) </li>

<li><a href="Exodus%3A_Gods_and_Kings" title="Exodus: Gods and Kings">Exodus: Gods and Kings</a> (2014) </li>

<li><a href="The_Martian_(film)" title="The Martian (film)">The Martian</a> (2015) </li>

<li><a href="All_the_Money_in_the_World" title="All the Money in the World">All the Money in the World</a> (2017)</li>

<li><a href="House_of_Gucci" title="House of Gucci">House of Gucci</a> (2021)</li>

<li><a href="Napoleon_(2023_film)" title="Napoleon (2023 film)">Napoleon</a> (2023)</li>

<li><a href="Gladiator_II" title="Gladiator II">Gladiator II</a> (2024)</li>

<li><a href="The_Dog_Stars_(film)" title="The Dog Stars (film)">The Dog Stars</a> (2026)</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other work</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Boy_and_Bicycle" title="Boy and Bicycle">Boy and Bicycle</a> (short film, 1965) </li>

<li>"<a href="The_Bike_Ride" title="The Bike Ride">The Bike Ride</a>" (advertisement, 1973) </li>

<li>"<a href="1984_(advertisement)" title="1984 (advertisement)">1984</a>" (advertisement, 1984) </li>

<li><a href="All_the_Invisible_Children" title="All the Invisible Children">All the Invisible Children</a> (segment "Jonathan", 2005)</li>

<li>"<a href="Raised_by_Wolves_(Raised_by_Wolves_episode)" title="Raised by Wolves (Raised by Wolves episode)">Raised by Wolves</a>" (TV episode, 2020)</li>

<li>"<a href="Pentagram_(Raised_by_Wolves)" title="Pentagram (Raised by Wolves)">Pentagram</a>" (TV episode, 2020)</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Family</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Tony_Scott" title="Tony Scott">Tony Scott</a> (brother)</li>

<li><a href="Giannina_Facio" title="Giannina Facio">Giannina Facio</a> (third wife)</li>

<li><a href="Jake_Scott_(director)" title="Jake Scott (director)">Jake Scott</a> (son)</li>

<li><a href="Luke_Scott_(director)" title="Luke Scott (director)">Luke Scott</a> (son)</li>

<li><a href="Jordan_Scott_(filmmaker)" title="Jordan Scott (filmmaker)">Jordan Scott</a> (daughter)</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Ridley_(Metroid)" title="Ridley (Metroid)">Ridley (Metroid)</a></li>

<li><a href="Scott_Free_Productions" title="Scott Free Productions">Scott Free Productions</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li> Category</li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>

<div class="navbox-styles"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Works_by_John_Logan289" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Works_by_John_Logan289" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Works by <a href="John_Logan_(writer)" title="John Logan (writer)">John Logan</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div><a href="List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_John_Logan" title="List of awards and nominations received by John Logan">Awards and nominations</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Films written</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Tornado!" title="Tornado!">Tornado!</a> (1996)</li>

<li><a href="Any_Given_Sunday" title="Any Given Sunday">Any Given Sunday</a> (1999)</li>

<li><a href="Gladiator_(2000_film)" title="Gladiator (2000 film)">Gladiator</a> (2000)</li>

<li><a href="The_Time_Machine_(2002_film)" title="The Time Machine (2002 film)">The Time Machine</a> (2002)</li>

<li><a href="Star_Trek%3A_Nemesis" title="Star Trek: Nemesis">Star Trek: Nemesis</a> (2002)</li>

<li><a href="Sinbad%3A_Legend_of_the_Seven_Seas" title="Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas">Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas</a> (2003)</li>

<li><a href="The_Last_Samurai" title="The Last Samurai">The Last Samurai</a> (2003)</li>

<li><a href="The_Aviator_(2004_film)" title="The Aviator (2004 film)">The Aviator</a> (2004)</li>

<li><a href="Sweeney_Todd%3A_The_Demon_Barber_of_Fleet_Street_(2007_film)" title="Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)">Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street</a> (2007)</li>

<li><a href="Rango_(2011_film)" title="Rango (2011 film)">Rango</a> (2011)</li>

<li><a href="Coriolanus_(film)" title="Coriolanus (film)">Coriolanus</a> (2011)</li>

<li><a href="Skyfall" title="Skyfall">Skyfall</a> (2012)</li>

<li><a href="Spectre_(2015_film)" title="Spectre (2015 film)">Spectre</a> (2015)</li>

<li><a href="Genius_(2016_film)" title="Genius (2016 film)">Genius</a> (2016)</li>

<li><a href="They/Them_(film)" title="They/Them (film)">They/Them</a> (2022; also directed)</li>

<li><a href="Michael_(2026_film)" title="Michael (2026 film)">Michael</a> (2026)</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Television series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Penny_Dreadful_(TV_series)" title="Penny Dreadful (TV series)">Penny Dreadful</a> (2014–2016)</li>

<li><a href="Penny_Dreadful%3A_City_of_Angels" title="Penny Dreadful: City of Angels">Penny Dreadful: City of Angels</a> (2020)</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Theater</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li><a href="Peter_and_Alice" title="Peter and Alice">Peter and Alice</a> (2013)</li>

<li><a href="I'll_Eat_You_Last%3A_A_Chat_with_Sue_Mengers" title="I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers">I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers</a> (2013)</li>

<li><a href="Moulin_Rouge!_(musical)" title="Moulin Rouge! (musical)">Moulin Rouge!</a> (2018)</li>

<li><a href="Superhero_(musical)" title="Superhero (musical)">Superhero</a> (2019)</li>

<li><a href="Swept_Away_(musical)" title="Swept Away (musical)">Swept Away</a> (2022)</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> Category</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>

<div class="navbox-styles"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Michael_Green70" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Michael_Green70" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="Michael_Green_(writer)" title="Michael Green (writer)">Michael Green</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">TV series created</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Kings_(American_TV_series)" title="Kings (American TV series)">Kings</a> (2009)</li>

<li><a href="American_Gods_(TV_series)" title="American Gods (TV series)">American Gods</a> (2017–19)</li>

<li><a href="Blue_Eye_Samurai" title="Blue Eye Samurai">Blue Eye Samurai</a> (2023–present)</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Films written</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Green_Lantern%3A_Emerald_Knights" title="Green Lantern: Emerald Knights">Green Lantern: Emerald Knights</a> (2011)</li>

<li><a href="Green_Lantern_(film)" title="Green Lantern (film)">Green Lantern</a> (2011)</li>

<li><a href="Logan_(film)" title="Logan (film)">Logan</a> (2017)</li>

<li><a href="2036%3A_Nexus_Dawn" title="2036: Nexus Dawn">2036: Nexus Dawn</a> (2017)</li>

<li><a href="Blade_Runner_2049" title="Blade Runner 2049">Blade Runner 2049</a> (2017)</li>

<li><a href="Murder_on_the_Orient_Express_(2017_film)" title="Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film)">Murder on the Orient Express</a> (2017)</li>

<li><a href="Jungle_Cruise_(film)" title="Jungle Cruise (film)">Jungle Cruise</a> (2021)</li>

<li><a href="Death_on_the_Nile_(2022_film)" title="Death on the Nile (2022 film)">Death on the Nile</a> (2022)</li>

<li><a href="A_Haunting_in_Venice" title="A Haunting in Venice">A Haunting in Venice</a> (2023)</li></ul>

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