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That long-awaited sequel to Alien: Covenant?
Still happening, Ridley Scott says, and with Michael Fassbender’s David at the center.
In an interview with The L.A. Times, The Dog Stars filmmaker said the film “will pick up with David (Fassbender) creating a ‘brave new world for himself.'” Scott added that he’s fascinated by the homicidal android character, noting, “AIs can go off. And if they do, it’s like a bomb.”
This isn’t the first time, however, that Scott has said a sequel to the 2017 movie is in the works. The project might have to compete for a greenlight with the sequel to the 2024 hit Alien: Romulus, which is also in the pipeline at 20th Century Fox (with Romulus director Fede Álvarez stepping aside to produce). Some have speculated that, given the specific cliffhanger ending details of both films, a new film could tie up threads from both Covenant and Romulus.
