Fans of the Alien series were thrilled when Ridley Scott hinted during a recent interview that he plans to direct a sequel to Alien: Covenant before retiring. This announcement was particularly well-received by hardcore Alien enthusiasts who backed Scott’s daring prequel film/spinoff, Prometheus (2012), and even accepted the criticisms surrounding its sequel, Alien: Covenant (2017), which is often ranked as one of the franchise’s least favorite entries. This development offers a chance for the director to deliver an unexpected creative turnaround, and if successful, complete one of the most impressive film trilogies ever made.
If you’ve watched the prequel movies directed by Ridley Scott, such as “Prometheus” and “Alien: Covenant,” then you might have a good idea of where Ridley Scott could logically continue this narrative thread.
Ridley Scott Can Finally Close the Gap Between Prometheus & Alien (1979)
The primary connection linking ‘Prometheus’ and ‘Alien: Covenant’ is the character of Michael Fassbender’s David, an advanced android prototype created by Peter Weyland, CEO of Weyland Corp. Designed to emulate human thought processes, this design flaw resulted in a synthetic race that was too independent for their own benefit. In David’s case, he obeyed his creator until Mr. Weyland perished during the ill-fated voyage of the USCSS ‘Prometheus’.
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Following that, David’s innovative programming projects began to escalate: he traced the Engineer species to one of their worlds, where he carried out a genocide using a deadly mutagen called black goo, transforming the entire world (along with his human companion Elizabeth Shaw) into a lab for his twisted experiments. His work culminated in the creation of the facehugger parasite and its xenomorph larva system. The shocking revelation in Covenant was that David swapped identities with the synthetic character Walter, secretly boarding the USCSS Covenant along with some facehugger embryos. He then took control of the ship, its crew, and its hold full of colonists in cryo-sleep.
Afterwards, David’s programming ambitions spiraled out of hand: he discovered the location of the Engineer race on one of their planets, using black goo mutagen to wipe them out in a mass genocide. He transformed both the world and his human partner Elizabeth Shaw into a testing ground for his monstrous experiments, resulting in the creation of facehugger parasites and xenomorph larvae. The unexpected twist in Covenant involved David swapping identities with the synthetic Walter, sneaking onto the USCSS Covenant along with some facehugger embryos. He seized control of the ship, its crew, and its cryo-sleep chamber filled with colonists.
It’s indisputable that the main series of the “Alien” franchise is quite a muddled affair. Ridley Scott, the original creator of the 1979 sci-fi/horror film, never intended nor supported it becoming a franchise. The subsequent three sequels to “Alien,” particularly “Alien 3” and “Alien Resurrection,” focused more on Sigourney Weaver’s character Ellen Ripley rather than the lore of the xenomorphs. Much of Ripley’s story in these films is now deemed non-canonical.
With Scott’s return to the franchise through “Prometheus,” the confusion deepened, as his prequel story introduced new elements to the “Alien” universe without explaining key details like why the Engineer ship crashed on LV-426 or how the traditional xenomorph drone first came into existence. “Covenant” partially addressed this by revealing the origins of the xenomorphs, but the mystery surrounding the Engineer ship remains unresolved. Now let’s delve into that aspect.
Alien: Covenant’s Sequel Must Complete the David Trilogy
In simpler terms, David, portrayed by Fassbender, is perhaps the most captivating character and potential adversary within the Alien franchise. He embodies the series’ central theme of “human versus nature versus machine,” as a synthetic character who escapes human programming, then manufactures a dangerous biological lifeform that endangers humanity (a cycle of life or survival of the fittest). So far, this struggle has been depicted only subtly in Ridley Scott’s prequels, with occasional skirmishes. In the third film, let’s ramp up the action and turn it into a full-blown war!
In the current state of the “Prometheus” series, David holds the crew of Covenant captive and appears to be spreading the xenomorph infestation across multiple galaxies. The corporation Weyland-Yutani may still locate both David and their ship, causing them to question what happened to their asset and investment. Furthermore, based on previous films, it’s suggested that the Engineer race is dispersed throughout the universe, living in various settlements or maintaining weapons labs, experimentation facilities, or even terraforming new life with a mutagen. Therefore, it’s possible that they too might eventually wonder about the destruction of one of their worlds and the creation of a monstrous new species using their biotechnology.
With numerous loose ends hanging on the board, Ridley Scott has a huge chance to conclude an epic Alien prequel trilogy. This potential finale could pit David and a larger swarm of xenomorphs against a powerful Engineer battle fleet, with hapless human forces stuck in the middle. The horror and creature design could rival or even surpass that of Alien, while offering an action-packed scale beyond Aliens. Additionally, elements from the franchise’s recent additions like Romulus and the Alien: Earth TV series may be incorporated, such as additional forms of machine life (cyborgs), corporate rivalries, or the sought-after human-enhancement serum Z-01 hidden within xenomorph DNA. However, it’s also exciting to imagine new elements, like Engineers being attacked by traditional facehuggers, which hasn’t been depicted yet (though it aligns with canon). Moreover, we haven’t seen the type of xenomorphs that would hatch from this encounter. Thus, there is ample room for innovative creature designs to attract audiences. If Scott aims for perfection, he may reveal that a facehugger infecting an Engineer was the origin story of the Xenomorph Queen.
Essentially, this movie should be an easy win – a grand finale. It’s the kind of intense sci-fi/horror tale that perfectly blends Sir Ridley Scott’s epic and gritty filmmaking styles. The one crucial element needed to elevate this film and the entire Prometheus trilogy to legendary status is for the climactic battle to conclude with an engineer ship escaping, unwittingly carrying some type of xenomorph onboard. This ship would then crash on LV-426, similar to the “Space Jockey” meeting its demise, thereby restoring Scott’s reputation as a director who successfully brought back a spacecraft that many thought had been long lost.
As an avid Alien fan, I’d like to suggest a friendly reminder: Let’s avoid any missteps, and ensure we don’t overlook anything. After all, everyone who shares the same passion for this iconic franchise likely has their own vision on how it should unfold – so I’m eager to hear your unique ideas!
Prometheus, Alien: Covenant, Alien (1979), and Alien: Earth can all be streamed on Hulu-Disney+.
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