The android Walter (Michael Fassbender) sits before a grand piano in a new photo from Alien: Covenant.
The new Alien: Covenant photo was unveiled on the Alien franchise's official Facebook page, along with the caption, "------------", which implies that the previously revealed number code countdown is over, so keep an eye out for a new trailer soon.
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, who will reprise his role as the android David and also play the new android Walter.
The movie also stars Katherine Waterston (Inherent Vice), Demián Bichir (The Bridge), Danny McBride (Eastbound & Down), Amy Seimetz (The Sacrament, You’re Next, A Horrible Way to Die), Jussie Smollett (Empire), Carmen Ejogo (The Purge: Anarchy), Callie Hernandez (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, Machete Kills), and Billy Crudup (Spotlight).
The second of three planned Alien prequel films, Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant has the following synopsis:
Alien: Covenant synopsis: “Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created in ALIEN with ALIEN: COVENANT, the second chapter in a prequel trilogy that began with PROMETHEUS — and connects directly to Scott’s 1979 seminal work of science fiction. Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world — whose sole inhabitant is the “synthetic” David (Michael Fassbender), survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.”
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