Released: May 2017
Rated: Restricted
Running Time: 122 Minutes
Tagline: The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination, and must attempt a harrowing escape.
A 20th Century Fox Production
Story: Jack Paglen, Michael Green
Screenplay: John Logan Dante Harper
Director: Ridley Scott
Producer: David Giler, Amy Greene, Walter Hill, Mark Huffam, Hannah Ireland, Teresa Kelly, Michael Schaefer, Ridley Scott
Music: Jed Kurzel
Cast:
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Michael FassbenderDavid / Walter |
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Katherine Waterston Daniels |
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Billy CrudupOram |
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Danny McBrideTennessee |
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Demian BichirLope |
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Carmen EjogoKarie |
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Jussie Smollett Ricks |
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Callie HernandezUpworth |
Story
It’s 2104, the colonisation ship Covenant, is transporting 2000 colonists in stasis and 1140 human embryos in cold storage to a distant planet Origae-6, which is still 7 years away.
The ship encounters a technical problems due to solar pulse and the core crew is awaken by the ships caretaker, an android named Walter, a newer model of David, the synthetic on board the Prometheus 10 years earlier.
Once emergency repairs are completed, the freshly awakened crew receive a mysterious signal from a nearby planet. Scans suggest the planet is far more habitable than their intended destination; this would save years of terraforming and their journey would end in matter of weeks rather than years.
They adjust course…
What is this mysterious signal?
What intelligence could create it?
The planets stormy upper atmosphere will make transportation limited and communications patchy, but the lush green jungles and stunning landscapes seem perfect for a new start for humanity.
Maybe too perfect according to some.
During the ensuing running & screaming, we discover the origins of the Xenomorph and the fate of the survivors of Prometheus
Last updated: Tuesday, 26th May 2020 @ 8:39 BST
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