20th Century Fox have started a Death Bracket on Facebook where Alien fans can vote on who they think is going to survive the film.
“Who will survive the Alien: Covenant Death Bracket? Stay tuned to see the matchups, and use Facebook Reactions to cast your vote by 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST.”
Meet Alien: Covenant’s characters in Death Bracket.
It’s not the most exciting of features but it gives us some new images of the cast of Alien: Covenant and reveals of the name of Carmen Ejogo and Jussie Smollet’s characters – Karine and Ricks. It also clears up the name of Amy Seimetz’s character; It’s Faris, not Saris.
Keep a close eye on Alien vs. Predator Galaxy for the latest on Alien: Covenant! You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to get the latest on your social media walls. You can also join in with fellow Alien fans on our forums!
Update #1 – The Alien Anthology Facebook page also shared some character details which you can find below:
“ORAM: As the Covenant’s Executive Officer, he’s second-in-command and ready to step up at a moment’s notice. He’s both a life sciences officer and man of faith.
KARINE: She’s lead biologist for the Covenant, but would have made a great politician. Composed, strategic, and empathetic, Karine is a natural peacemaker.
DANIELS: The mission’s Chief Terraformist, Daniels is a tough and brilliant engineer. While an unassuming realist, her courage and resourcefulness may prove necessary.
FARIS: Covenant co-pilot and ship’s medical support, Faris is a no-frills, no-nonsense type of person with a sharp, irreverent wit. She has no patience for social graces.
RICKS: A military-trained navigator and one half of the Covenant’s navigation team, he’s a former analyst for Weyland-Yutani’s planet scouting initiative.
WALTER: Walter’s been designed to function without creativity and willfulness. He’s programmed with a deep loyalty to the crew members and colonists he serves.
LOPE: Head of the Covenant’s security team, Lope is the most experienced soldier on the ship, having served over a decade for the Colonial Marines.
TENNESSEE: Tennessee is a pilot and member of the Covenant’s bridge crew. Wry, rural, and solid as a rock, he’s a loyal friend, a devoted husband, and a big fan of whiskey.”
Cut to Alien: Awakening coming out in 2-3 years as we pore over production details and ask each other if Daniels is really a pile of viscera and bone on the floor of David's next lair, or if she is secretly hiding out waiting to take over the movie from its newly-announced stars.
NOBODY SURVIVES.
Spoiler
That's neither here nor there - Ridley is involved with canonical material, while whoever they hire to run a social media account is tasked with drumming up interest, not maintaining continuity / creating canonical material.
Ridley doesn't fully run Alien franchise either. It belongs to Fox. Studio decides what is canon and what is not. Alien belongs to them.
Those involve the director, actors, etc. Ridley doesn't run the Facebook account.
I just asked question
https://www.facebook.com/alienanthology/?fref=nf
Where does that date come from? The old Prometheus timeline? You can't take the viral stuff too seriously.
dammit. must see that Jet Li movie again now.
They're probably just riffing off the NCAA bracket... wouldn't put much stock in it at this point.
Spoiler
Daniels vs Faris = Daniels
Ricks vs Walter = Walter
Lope vs Tennessee = Tennessee
Oram vs Daniels = Daniels
Walter vs Tennessee = Tennessee
Survivors = Daniels and Tennessee
https://www.facebook.com/alienanthology/?fref=nf
Regarding Lope and his Colonial Marines service.
Colonial Marines has been founded in 2101. Prometheus took place in 2093. Covenant 10 years after which makes it 2103. How Lope could have served over a decade for the Colonial Marines? Retcon?