It's a Bug Hunt: Peeks of “Alien: Covenant” Have “Aliens” Fans Buzzing

20th Century Fox – 2016(LOS ANGELES) — Two mysterious photos popped up on the official Twitter feed of the upcoming film Alien: Covenant, and one of them in particular has fans of James Cameron’s beloved sequel Aliens all aflutter. 

One image appears to show a collection of the interstellar travel sleep pods used by Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley and others both in 1979’s Alien and Cameron’s 1986 follow-up; the other is of a squad of troopers in profile, guns drawn and trained ahead of them.

The image seems like a deliberate throwback to the Colonial Marines who appeared in Aliens, a more militarized vision of the Alien universe. 

Alien: Covenant takes place well before the events in that film, but after Prometheus, director Ridley Scott’s 2012 prequel return to the universe he brought to life in the original. 

This time around, Michael Fassbender returns as Prometheus‘ android David, as does his co-star Noomi Rapace. They’ll be joined by James Franco, Guy Pearce, and Danny McBride, when Covenant opens May 19, 2017.

 

 


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