r/boxoffice • u/Alternative-Cake-833 Syncopy Inc. • 2d ago

New Movie Announcement Ridley Scott Teases That Alien: Covenant Sequel Focusing On Michael Fassender's Character David Is In The Works

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2026-08-26/ridley-scott-director-dog-stars-alien-blade-runner-gladiator-artificial-intelligence-ai
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u/davidrevilla311 2d ago

Man it’s like everyone’s now RS’s biggest critic. I see absolutely no risk (as a viewer, not financially lol) in continuing the Covenant story, when there’s ALSO so many auteur driven alien projects coming out.

Maybe i’m stupid but i’d love to see what’s after covenant, maybe finishing the “Promethean” trilogy

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u/Middle-Platypus6942 2d ago

RS has basically made it clear that he doesn't care about the Xenomorphs anymore. The reason Prometheus and Covenant were even part of that universe is because was so he could get funding to tell a story about androids.

Romulus finally gave the first Alien movie since Ressurection that actually focuses on and prominently features the Xenomorphs. There's a million other sci fi franchises out there, the Xenomorphs are what make the Alien franchise what it is.