Following the recent reveal of a new poster and earlier release date for Alien: Covenant, 20th Century Fox celebrated Ridley Scott's 79th birthday today by revealing a new set photo featuring the director and what looks an awful lot like the Space Jockey, aka "the pilot," that the Nostromo crew discovered on Lv-426 in the original Alien.
The new set photo was unveiled on the official Alien Twitter and Facebook pages, and you can view it below. Do you see this as a sign that Alien: Covenant will have a direct link to 1979's Alien?
Previously penciled in for an August 4th, 2017 release, Alien: Covenant is now scheduled to hit theaters on May 19th, 2017. A follow-up to 2012's Prometheus, Alien: Covenant is directed by Ridley Scott and features the return of Michael Fassbender as the android David.
The movie also stars Katherine Waterston (Inherent Vice), Demián Bichir (The Bridge...
The new set photo was unveiled on the official Alien Twitter and Facebook pages, and you can view it below. Do you see this as a sign that Alien: Covenant will have a direct link to 1979's Alien?
Previously penciled in for an August 4th, 2017 release, Alien: Covenant is now scheduled to hit theaters on May 19th, 2017. A follow-up to 2012's Prometheus, Alien: Covenant is directed by Ridley Scott and features the return of Michael Fassbender as the android David.
The movie also stars Katherine Waterston (Inherent Vice), Demián Bichir (The Bridge...
- 11/30/2016
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