Crewmembers Daniels and Oram Share Personal Messages in Alien: Covenant
Jonathan Barkan
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Two new videos promoting the upcoming sci-fi/horror movie Alien: Covenant have been released and they’re presented in a rather interesting style. Both are messages from crewmembers (Daniels (Katherine Waterston) and Oram (Billy Crudup)) who are talking to someone they care about. These messages are interspersed with found footage elements from the planet that the Covenant lands on, footage that reveals terror, destruction, and mystery. While it doesn’t say whether these found footage elements will make their way into the final film, it’s an interesting approach that hasn’t been done in the Alien universe. I’m wondering if this is inspired by Phoenix Forgotten, the upcoming sci-fi/horror found footage film that Ridley Scott is executively producing…
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Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Amy Seimetz, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez, Nathaniel Dean, Alexander England, and Benjamin Rigby star in Alien: Covenant. Ridley Scott directed the film, which was written by John Logan and Dante Harper based on a story by Jack Paglen and Michael Green.
Look for Alien: Covenant everywhere on May 19th.
Synopsis:
Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created, with ALIEN: COVENANT, a new chapter in his groundbreaking ALIEN franchise. The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world. When they uncover a threat beyond their imagination, they must attempt a harrowing escape.
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