If you’d like to advertise within this podcast as a sponsor, please email advertisefilm-bookcom. In short, while the film was not without its supporters and didn't exactly qualify as a financial disaster, it wasn't the kind of success that leaves studios salivating for another sequel. Likewise, the box office numbers didn't wow 20th Century Fox, netting only $240 million worldwide. The mixed reviews plainly illustrate that Covenant didn't pack as much of a punch as the previous entry in the franchise. While Prometheus did well both critically and financially, Alien: Covenant did not. Of course, this haven is not what it appears, and the colonists find themselves in the realm of the ever-evolving Xenomorphs. In Covenant, a ship of interstellar colonists is damaged mid-flight, and its crew decides to land on a nearby planet where they speculate the environment may be more hospitable for a new colony than their original destination. Here is everything we know so far about the next installment in the Alien franchise.įive years later, Ridley Scott would return to direct Alien: Covenant, the sequel to Prometheus, further delving into the events leading up to the original Alien. Despite whispers of cancellation, there is still a glimmer of hope for Ridley Scott's next outing in the universe he helped create four decades ago. Official news was scarce, however, and fans were long left in the dark regarding any progress about the potential continuation of the Alien saga. 
Though some fans were baffled or frustrated, the film did receive mostly positive reviews, and it was clear that the public had a thirst for more Alien movies.Īfter the Prometheus follow-up Alien: Covenant was released in 2017, rumors regarding another sequel began circulating online. Though the sequels passed through the hands of acclaimed filmmakers like James Cameron, David Fincher, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Scott returned to the director's chair in 2012 for the prequel Prometheus.
Director Ridley Scott's 1979 original holds a spot among the American Film Institute's ten best sci-fi films of all time, and the franchise it spawned has grossed over $1.5 billion. In space, no one can hear you scream, and no one screams more than a crowd watching an Alien movie.
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