nor cared for, and audiences
were left checking their watches
throughout, wondering when the
bloody aliens might show up.
To be fair to Scott, he purposely
avoided promoting Prometheus
as an Alien movie, rather a sci-
fi movie that happened to take
place in the Alien universe. With
the followup however he’s forth-
right in assuring us this is indeed
an Alien movie - it’s right there
in the title, and when that famil-
iar font appears on the credit
screen, you’ll probably find your-
self relaxing somewhat in your
seat, safe in the assumption that
Scott is returning back to basics.
Don’t get too comfortable, as
that’s far from the case.
Given all three movies were in
production at roughly the same
time, it can surely be no more
than coincidence, but Alien:
Covenant shares a remarkable
number of similarities with this
year’s other two high profile
sci-fi thrillers, the misjudged
Passengers and the serviceable
Life. Like the former, it opens
Watch the trailer for Alien: Covenant
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