At last, we have confirmation – the Alien Covenant trailer will be released tomorrow, Christmas Day! The official 20th Century Fox twitter account tweeted a short black and white video moments ago showing an Alien Egg opening with the tag: Tomorrow #AlienCovenant. After months and months of waiting, the first trailer for Alien Covenant is almost upon us!
Tomorrow. #AlienCovenant pic.twitter.com/ff2pOJmLRp
— 20th Century Fox (@20thcenturyfox) December 24, 2016
Meanwhile, the embargo for the 20th Century Fox 2017 Showcase Preview event is due to end tonight reportedly so we might be getting a few more reports just before the Alien Covenant trailer drops.
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Thanks to Enoch and SiL for the news.
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That, or the same time they've been releasing the stills.
Like I've said before, I am very cautiously optimistic because I am too afraid this is going to be the AvPR equivalent of a sequel to a film deemed "not violent/gory enough" so Scott and Company are going to go gore porn and I and many other fans will hate it because of it. But I digress and I will wait to make a final opinion.
Also, a very Merry Christmas to everyone on the forums and their families. Whether you celebrate the birth of Christ or in a secular sense, I hope you all have a wonderful and safe weekend. Will be posting any NECA related gifts in the appropriate thread!
I had the same thought.
Oh, and see you all when the trailer drops!
Honestly, the blow of an extraterrestrial infection by a microorganism is extremely rare.
Why ? Because for there to be infection, it is necessary that the microorganism is co evolved with us.
It must produce proteins that will have an effect on our human cells.
This is why viruses and plant bacteria do not infect us because these pathogens have co evolved with plants.
There are over 100,000,000 viruses per mL of seawater. Why are not you infected? Because the vast majority consists of bacteriophage which infect only bacteria and are incapable of infecting humans.
Of course some insect viruses can infect humans but when we look more closely, there is a pluri co evolution between the vector and the host.
This is why it is unlikely that an extraterrestrial cellular or viral pathogen infect our organism.
Of course, the alien in frontal combat against humanity can do nothing. However, the action of the alien is insidious like terrorism. Generally when a zone is infected by xenomorph the only solution is the total destruction of the area and it is generally like that that happens in movies. Except for alien 3.
Even if Xenomorphs could somehow infect one world, they couldn't do it against all our worlds with humanity unawares.
2nd our armies would be better n with robots n drones n stuff, the xenos would hit a wall.
Humans despite their faults are better survivors than xenos, only in movies could we be threatened, unprepared, undergun'd n stupidity exists to drive the story forwards...
I would be more afraid of the Predators who have all the tools to overcome humanity..stronger, very intelligent n better technology.
Xenomorphs lack all the tools needed to tip the scales..
The Xenomorphs would need to at least be at the same level as the Zerg to be a threat (Zerg would eat xenomorphs alive) those (Zerg) were overblown as well (no defense against long range weapons n nukes).
Predators choose not to wipe us out even though they could, the Protoss as well, isn't that true supremacy? Feeling secure in their power.
Xenomorphs though kill whatever's in front of them with no vision n always feeling everything is a threat to them. They are limited...
some of you guys are taking this topic too serious i guess
In the original script the alien kills Ripley, eats her brain and sends the final transmission with her voice...so it really was intelligent in Scott's original vision. Then they became cannon fodder.
24th is Christmas eve
They aren't perfect with their so-called "intelligence" if they can't create a civilisation, just being good at killing...as for that what is their defense against our nukes? Hissing? All we need is huge robot armies n drones n quarantine n we would wipe out the xenos.
Scott was upset that he wasn't invited back to do the sequel and thought it should have gone back to examine the derelict, but loved what Cameron did and thought it was a great way to do a follow-up. The pair are good friends now (as they both also are with Fincher, too). Giger was also initially gravely disappointed he wasn't invited on the production, but also ultimately loved it (especially the Queen design).
What we saw in 'Alien' were not largely Scott's ideas, but mostly those of O'Bannon and the producers.
Not sure if he's ever watched the director's cut, where the derelict's included. That might have softened his initial feelings over that subject (it wasn't until many years later that this became available).
Personally, my guess is that a Queen laying eggs won't be shown, not because of artistic reasons, but simply so that they can use the budget for other stuff. What eggs we'll see will already be pre-existing by the time the crew gets there. If a Queen does show up, I'll consider that a surprise.
Can't wait til tomorrow, I wonder what fox's sleigh looks like
This time I think the emphasis will be more on horror judging by all the info so far, in other words an ALIEN film.
Hicks is UTC/GMT.
About 8 hours from now I think.
What time?
My alarm is set for when the embargo ends.
Anyone else just got a strong feeling this movie will not include much Prometheus or engineer info? i think this movie will be a stand alone movie, although it will involve the Fassbenders and the horror David herritage from Prometheus, i dont think we will be given much again like we hoped with Prometheus and didnt got.
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Will the Corporal be keeping a vigil tonight? Just in case?
Sounds like these guys made the teaser teaser.
Don't get me wrong. I am under no illusion that my theory is right. Lol. Just an idea I thought of, is all
Ridley had a much more larger yet ambigous scope on things that later expanded into to a completely different path with the Engineers and the dangerous biological altering goo.
Good observation!
Not in places like Russia, it isn't.
That was the original intention behind the original film, yes. Before the scene was removed.
Can't wait to see what you guys think of the possible plot points; (egg morphing, Queen, foreshadowing events for Alien, etc.)
I avoid using the word "canon" because it tends to cause a lot of disagreement over what is and isn't "canon". That being said, most fans do consider it canon to a greater or lesser extent... but the fact that it's never been referenced in any of the movies except for that one deleted scene tends to make the issue problematic. Especially for those that aren't familiar with the EU material where eggmorphing is played with more often.
Ask ten random people on the street where they think the eggs on the Derelict came from, chances are very good the majority will say the eggs came from a Queen, even though eggmorphing is not only shown in the deleted scene, but also foreshadowed by some dialog in the movie (if memory serves, Lambert asks what happened to the rest of the crew while exploring the Jockey chamber). Your average joe (haha!) knows of the Queen because she is pop culture. Eggmorphing? That's a fan topic due to it's non-existence in the remainder of the movies.
Going by things we have read and the fears of some. If David has tinkered with some creature, the neomorph?, and the result is something like big chap, then I would surmise that the initial way that the creature reproduces is via egg morphining. But due to the Accelerant having a part to play in the creation of the Big chap type creature, the later generations would naturally result in a Queen, due to the accelerant causing evolution/mutations, being born and her more efficient way of reproducing takes over.
I say more efficient as each Xenomorph would require one host as opposed to 2.
This could also give us a reason for the ridge headed aliens. They are all from the queens eggs.
Just my theory, does it make any sense ? Lol
This is my guess as well... if for no other reason Ridley has already shown a willingness to plumb the depths of Alien's backlog of unused ideas when making Prometheus. Since eggmorphing has not been officially acknowledged by the series due to it's existence being present only in the Directors Cut (something which Ridley has gone on record many times stating he stands by the theatrical cut of the film as his Director's Cut and the 2003 edit was more as a gift to the fans and a result of looking at the film for 25+ years and fixing little small minutia), I can easily see him using that idea in Covenant.
I kinda figure eggmorphing is the Neomorph's original (read: biologicial) method of reproduction and the Queen is something that came about as a result of David's tinkering with the accelerant (possibily playing Dr Frankenstein with Shaw).