We now have a sneak peak at a creature from Alien: Covenant! The Alien social media pages continue to share more snippets of Alien: Covenant. In this latest update, we’re taken behind the scenes and given a brief look at the hand of one of the creatures in Alien: Covenant with the caption “Where it all begins.”
Where it all begins. #AlienCovenant pic.twitter.com/X0aGEEtH3P
— Alien Anthology (@AlienAnthology) July 6, 2016
Like the original H.R Giger Alien it would appear that this hand has 6 fingers. The sculpt in the foreground only appears to have 5 fingers but that’s because the extra finger is obscured by the sculptors hand. On the hand is the background you can clearly see 6 fingers, 2 of which are joined together.
Sneak peak at a creature from Alien: Covenant!
However, the lack of biomechanical detailing might mean this isn’t the Alien but something else instead. Are we looking at an adult Deacon? Or something else entirely? We’ll find out soon enough. What do you think of our first look at the direction of the creature design for Alien: Covenant?
I say it's on their marketing team to simultaneously engage followers and avoid spoilers.
For sure man. As much as I want to be surprised going in, I lack the willpower to stay away from not just trailers but all other news reveals too. Tough to do these days when there's so much time between movie announcement and release. Gotta get my fix somehow.
Perhaps it could be from the original biomechaniod species. Perhaps an artificial species. Maybe something like the Borg with the capability of transforming others? Some old and ancient species? It's sounding more and more likely to me that the "real" Space Jockey's are going to make an appearance as the creators of the Jockey's.
I'm not sure I'd want that. Whilst I'm not against seeing the Aliens as creations or weapons of an ancient and powerful race, I really don't want to see them massively intertwined with mankind. Not their origins.
I wouldn't ignore the possibility. The Engineer's may have stolen fire from their own gods.
Whilst I'll be unable to avoid the spoilers, I would like a trailer that doesn't give the film away. Perhaps avoid major footage from the third act completely.
Lol I remember Revenge of the Sith too...
I got duped cause Alien was always so clever about their marketing, like the quick cuts and sirens in the '79 trailer, and when the Prometheus teaser replicated that, I thought "ok we're good,"....but then the full trailer showed half the movie LOL
Watch this part: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTnKXfDyNVU&t=0m35s
:35-:46 seconds mwuahahaha, get ready guys, no more tin cans! I know some of you won't like that one bit. "I want my gooey corridors, non sleekness, crushed blacks, and pixel docu style directing!!!"
It's the moment when the audience realises "This spaceship crew are all going to be f*cked! and Han isn't coming to save the day!" and is the moment the audience, still clinging to any residual notion that this was going to be another safe little comic book action flick featuring space battles, was completely erroded away. Forever.
'ALIEN' crept up on its audiences undercover of being 'another space movie released by Fox'. That can only be done once. Film making has changed since then. The World has changed since then and so too has audience expectations.
I think it's already too late to enjoy that "WTF did I just see?" emotion for 'ALIEN: Covenant' for some of us. I don't think that senstation will ever be replicated to the same extreme degree as it was when the first movie was released upon an unsuspecting audience with absolutely no idea what to expect over 30 years ago. People fled from cinemas back then!
We're well beyond that, now.
First timers not exposed to any promotional material online or elsewhere seeing the movie, going in blind and completely oblivious to anything 'ALIEN' might get that sensation. Make 'em binge watch a lot of 'Star Wars' first and then sit them down in the cinema to some 'ALIEN' chestbursting goodness. "It's the only way to be sure." lol.
-Windebieste.
No it wasn't!
We think, "ooh, I'll watch this trailer, they wouldn't put any spoilers in there": Cue 2.5 minute version of entire movie. Same thing happened with Revenge of the Sith. At least we know better now.
1000 times, this. I want to feel like I felt when I first saw the alien snatch Brett away... "WTF did I just see??"
Wild Random Theory i know. lol
I totally agree. I don't hate the whole humans are descendants of Engineers concept, but I hope they go into it a little more b/c the way it was revealed was sort of matter of fact and underwhelming IMO.
Definitely the more the better! It's gotta be tough trying to explain just enough while keeping the mystery and unknown vibe alive, but I'd like to know at least the basics and then I can fill in the blanks from there.
Since this is supposed to be chapter one in a new trilogy before the original, and I previously thought Prometheus was chapter one...do you think they will retcon and reboot certain things from Prometheus?
That is already explained. I think they now need to explain some other things.
I'm down with that. They still need to explain the completely absurd Engineers-human DNA thing from Prometheus though. The only solution really would be the reverse of what was implied and that humans are infact the ancestors of these Engineers.
Completely agree. Really hope this is the direction taken.
Certainly seems the direction things may go after reading Enoch's recent posts.
All exciting stuff you've posted today, Enoch. Thoroughly looking forward to what Ridley has in store for us with Covenant. I really hope the mythology is expanded upon significantly with just the right amount of mystery.
What is you take on the murals?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zInLxITvRBo
He did not say that directily but you could assume that Engineers are not
in charge of Alien and Goo creation! Concerning ultimate creator, I dont know
we ll see what we expect to be a creator! Engineers are not gods or original
creators and Ridley repeated that in many interviews. I dont think we ll see the "GOD"
but there could be hints regarding some higher power or some kind of knowledge behind everything.
Engineers are just advanced humans (angels) trying to become gods! Classical Prometheus story,
and we havent seen Zeus yet!
The problem I have with this is, if there is a 'creature' which is higher up the evolutionary chain in every way, especially with regard to intelligence, how this can be presented on screen without it looking terribly hokey. For example, let's say the engineers were created by a god-like creature, and let's, hypothetically, assume that as it appears that they worship the xeno in some way, that that god-like creature in some way resembles a xeno, just how on earth will an intelligent xeno-type of being be depicted? I'm concerned about that.
Where has Ridley spoken about the engineers not creating the xenos and the goo not originally being the engineers tool?
I heard about "one creature" above Engineers but I strongly doubt we ll see some straight B movie explanations! Mystery is everything. I know that human creation isnt random, and we ve seen that Engineers seeded life in many galaxies and then they wanted to wipe out their creations: why is pretty good question but even better question would be: Were they afraid of something?
Ridley promised answers and he almost told us that Engineers did not created Xenos, and
that goo isnt originaly Engineer tool of creation and destruction. Engineers and humans are possibly just a pions in
a grander game! After all humans and engineers share the same dna!
We know its organic, so it belongs to some creature.
Engineers maybe stole that from that mysterious creature. Many of
us speculated about murals and its meanings. Murals are not random, thats what
one of production members said to me!
Not sure how I feel about the goo being a form of biological nanotechnology but being the blood of a hitherto unseen creature is certainly very intriguing.
Goo is some kind of biological nanotechnology and its not originaly created by Engineers.
It definitley belong to some not yet seen creature! Its properties are not only to mutate/evolve or
to destroy but also to create!
That mural is NOT random! That I know because I asked Wayne Haag, and two other members of
production and one of them gave me a hint! Wayne is pretty reserved and he doesnt like even to give
you a hint, but others are a bit more generous.
https://dejanno.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/prometheus.jpg
Are you suggesting that the blue liquid is the blood of the original xeno species?
I wouldnt say that the goo is stupid... Its not what we think it is.
Would you like it if its some kind of blood or organic fluid of some ancient creature?
Hi Enoch. If the hand doesn't belong to the Deacon, could if that of a creature seen in the murals in the ampule room?
Stupid.
Note the slender fingers. Not quite the same though.
Someone else mentioned that on Facebook. I can't see it. Where are you looking?
Merged with the existing topic.
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The concept for this is incredibly creepy, able to ooze through cracks and all, and would be perfect for the horror film Ridley wants to make.
How things have changed since then. I fully expect we'll see images of the inevitable action figure(s) well before 'ALIEN: Covenenant' is released.
-Windebieste.
Oh you're right, it does look like it, thanks. Very interesting.
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