Not everyone was a fan of Ridley Scott’s 2012 film, Prometheus. In fact, it may not be a big stretch to say that most hardcore Alien fans disliked Prometheus, as the connections to the main Alien franchise weren’t as clean as they wanted them to be. However, Michael Fassbender’s portrayal of the infinitely interesting David was one of the standout performances. The curious android was the source of many of the crew’s problems, and it’s his bitter, slighted personality that really drives most of the film.

Fans of the character will be happy to see that Fassbender will be back as David. Of course, in the world of Alien, there are likely millions of similar-looking android models running around through space, and David is one of many. As such, Fassbender will be portraying more than just David this time around, namely a more rigid robot named Walter,...