Michael Fassbender shows musical skills in new Alien: Covenant production still. It’s a new day in the Alien: Covenant teaser trailer pre-release week and you know what that means! Another production still courtesy of the Alien Anthology social media accounts, this time of Michael Fassbender with a piano.
Those of you who read our exclusive report about Guy Pearce’s appearance in Alien: Covenant might recognize this imagery. Whose haven’t can read up on it here. Beware spoilers for the opening sequence of the film.
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Unlike the last four production stills, today’s still doesn’t come with any numbers. Yesterday’s number yielded a result in the GPS co-ordinates theory. Wednesday and Thursday’s numbers led to a location near Fada, Chad. Fada is well known for ancient cave paintings and the imagery matched up quite nicely with Prometheus. However, they could simply be time stamps indicating when the stills were taken – another popular theory.
The agonizing for the Alien: Covenant teaser trailer continues. We’re expecting to see it released at the weekend, likely Christmas Eve or Christmas Day depending on where you are in the world.
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Date unknown! ;)
I didn't read the spoiler, but I think I know what you're talking about. The scene was supposed to be used for Prometheus right?
No, its a completely new scene with David and Weyland (young version)
David plays Wagner's Das Rheingold - Entry of the Gods Into Valhalla on piano.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38c57_POobE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38c57_POobE)
New pic is up of david at a piano
On closer inspection im now getting the impression that it is walter and not david sitting at the piano. The hair gives it away. Also now, there are just dashes on no numbers...does this mean that there is no more code/dates/timestamps to be given out and that we are at the end of this pictorial teasing phase?? Trailer to,oz would be lovely.
Beautiful shot ! But it's Walter ?
Maybe not in the movie. Viral !
Quote from: Enoch on Dec 23, 2016, 03:34:53 PM
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Date unknown! ;)
Because it's the last still. Next thing we'll get is a trailer ;)
Remember David dyed his hair...
He wasnt always blonde like Lawrence of Arabia!
Ingwar, I know more than you think :) . But aside that, this photo is not
a shoot from the same period of time like others stills (prologue scene)!
P.S. I think Ridley wants to tell us it doesnt matter if that is Walter or David! ;) :)
Quote from: Stolen on Dec 23, 2016, 03:39:25 PM
Beautiful shot ! But it's Walter ?
Maybe not in the movie. Viral !
It might be David before he dyed his hair? Strange because David 8 model supposed to be blond.
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Quote from: Enoch on Dec 23, 2016, 03:38:10 PM
No, its a completely new scene with David and Weyland (young version)
David plays Wagner's Das Rheingold - Entry of the Gods Into Valhalla on piano.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38c57_POobE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38c57_POobE)
Nice choice of music.
Quote from: Ingwar on Dec 23, 2016, 03:46:49 PM
It might be David before he dyed his hair? Strange because David 8 model supposed to be blond.
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/avp/images/5/57/David-real-emotions.gif/revision/latest?cb=20140118024827
Yes, but Weyland's personal David8 (his "son") model maybe wasnt like other commercial versions :)
For sure is David
Quote from: Enoch on Dec 23, 2016, 03:51:17 PM
Quote from: Ingwar on Dec 23, 2016, 03:46:49 PM
It might be David before he dyed his hair? Strange because David 8 model supposed to be blond.
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/avp/images/5/57/David-real-emotions.gif/revision/latest?cb=20140118024827
Yes, but Weyland's personal David8 (his "son") model maybe wasnt like other commercial versions :)
Perhaps he wasn't like others. But then why they introduced David 8 as a blond?
(https://thebioscopist.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/screen-shot-2012-04-17-at-23-23-36.png)
Because Weyland's personal David liked blonde hair and dyed his hair back then (imitating the the hair of his favorite film character), even before the mass production of David8 model. This scene probably took place just after the creation of first model/ Weyland's personal David.
Oddly this is the first still that has done nothing for me upon viewing it. Ok so it's David at a piano.
I wonder if it will have him playing the piano to open the trailer?
Well your statement is the best indicator of great difference within Alien fanbase.
This image is great... Very reminiscent of 2001 Space Odyssey. I think this
particular scene will contain most of the philosophical connotations and symbols the rest
of the movie will pursue to explore. It ll also provide some interesting hints of David's nature, soul
and his "intentions".
Quote from: BonesawT101 on Dec 23, 2016, 04:11:40 PM
Oddly this is the first still that has done nothing for me upon viewing it. Ok so it's David at a piano.
Spoiler
It's the beginning of the movie.
Quote from: Enoch on Dec 23, 2016, 04:15:28 PM
Well your statement is the best indicator of great difference within Alien fanbase.
This image is great... Very reminiscent of 2001 Space Odyssey. I think this
particular scene will contain most of the philosophical connotations and symbols the rest
of the movie will pursue to explore. It ll also provide some interesting hints of David's nature, soul
and his "intentions".
Agree. Nothing more to add.
Quote from: echobbase79 on Dec 23, 2016, 04:11:42 PM
I wonder if him playing the piano will open the trailer?
Very possibly. This movies are all about him, or rather about creations. Even original movies are about creation,
conception and the fear of unknown. He, David, as an android is human creation and also the latest one (in Alien universe chain of events).
Nature boy is the song featured in the trailer, so the opening scene of the trailer will most probably be some
scene with David because he is that "
strange enchanted boy".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=339UrDjHDio (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=339UrDjHDio)
Song featured in the trailer. Nature boy
They ll probably use Aurora's cover or perhaps David Bowie's version.
Another picture. Yay
I'm very curious how
Spoiler
Weyland will look like in this scene.
Me too. :)
you all keep saying David... how do we know this isnt Walter?
Quote from: DorkiDori on Dec 23, 2016, 04:37:43 PM
you all keep saying David... how do we know this isnt Walter?
Thats the trick William Potter, not minding who that is... :D
Whether it is David or Walter, it is all the same at the very end.
Yeah this image is great. My favorite yet. Ambitious and deep opening for an Alien film.
Quote from: BishopShouldGo on Dec 23, 2016, 04:39:28 PM
Yeah this image is great. My favorite yet. Ambitious and deep opening for an Alien film.
Agreed!
Quote from: DorkiDori on Dec 23, 2016, 04:37:43 PM
you all keep saying David... how do we know this isnt Walter?
Because accorording to spoilers this scene is
Spoiler
from the prologue when David meets Weyland and both have conversation about human nature and so on.
I've always said that we need more grand pianos in them Alien flicks.
Quote from: Ingwar on Dec 23, 2016, 04:43:00 PM
Quote from: DorkiDori on Dec 23, 2016, 04:37:43 PM
you all keep saying David... how do we know this isnt Walter?
Because accorording to spoilers this scene is
Spoiler
from the prologue when David meets Weyland and both have conversation about human nature and so on.
Definitely a large white room, although we can't see the ocean in this picture.
Spoiler
The current edit of Alien: Covenant begins with David 8 being brought online in a large white room with a grand view overlooking an ocean.
A younger, but still somewhat aged, Weyland asks David various questions to test him. We eventually move to David performing Richard Wagner's Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla, explaining the meaning of the piece as he plays.
Play it Sam, Play As Time Goes By
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Dec 23, 2016, 04:45:18 PM
I've always said that we need more grand pianos in them Alien flicks.
It's Steinway & Sons grand piano. It suspect it will be Model D-274 ;D.
QuoteThe overwhelming choice of concert artists and educational institutions throughout the world.
It is synonymous with high quality, perfect sound and unsurpassed touch responsiveness.
Length:
8' 11-3/4'' (274 cm)
Width:
1 ¼'' (157 cm)
Weight:
990 pounds (approx. 480 kg)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsteinway.co.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F03%2FD274.jpg&hash=debbd3848742662e4cf3f42aa25dfe10c7801f18)
http://steinway.co.uk/pianos/steinway-sons/grand-pianos/
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Symbolically, "-" is the "silence" in a partition.
Quote from: Ingwar on Dec 23, 2016, 04:54:50 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Dec 23, 2016, 04:45:18 PM
I've always said that we need more grand pianos in them Alien flicks.
It's Steinway & Sons grand piano. It suspect it will be Model D-274 ;D.
QuoteThe overwhelming choice of concert artists and educational institutions throughout the world.
It is synonymous with high quality, perfect sound and unsurpassed touch responsiveness.
Length:
8' 11-3/4'' (274 cm)
Width:
1 ¼'' (157 cm)
Weight:
990 pounds (approx. 480 kg)
http://steinway.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/D274.jpg
http://steinway.co.uk/pianos/steinway-sons/grand-pianos/
What was that one in Vickers' suite, was it the same?
It was Fazioli.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffazioli.co.jp%2Fdiary%2Fassets_c%2F2012%2F10%2F154-thumb-600x400-133.jpg&hash=dcad518e0b6df74d63d871695d19f0eda7af3210)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffazioli.co.jp%2Fdiary%2Fassets_c%2F2012%2F10%2F153-thumb-600x400-135.jpg&hash=d8079cc467c17cfab7beb4cf3ba9bb49cebee208)
http://fazioli.co.jp/diary/2012/08/
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpayload67.cargocollective.com%2F1%2F8%2F257533%2F3653110%2FM-Liminal-Prometheus.jpg&hash=1012abd24b90ddd94ec301e0cf889f7ed934599b)
Quote from: Le Celticant on Dec 23, 2016, 04:58:14 PM
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Symbolically, "-" is the "silence" in a partition.
Silence before the storm ;)
Well it's Walter isn't it? Good to see a photo of him...
Quote from: Darth Vile on Dec 23, 2016, 05:11:07 PM
Well it's Walter isn't it? Good to see a photo of him...
It's David according to spoilers.
Quote from: Stolen on Dec 23, 2016, 03:39:25 PM
Beautiful shot ! But it's Walter ?
Maybe not in the movie. Viral !
Hmmmm... David dyes his hair blonde at the beginning of PROMETHEUS? So was this his FIRST UNNATURAL hair color then?
Quote from: Ingwar on Dec 23, 2016, 05:04:31 PM
It was Fazioli.
http://fazioli.co.jp/diary/assets_c/2012/10/154-thumb-600x400-133.jpg
http://fazioli.co.jp/diary/assets_c/2012/10/153-thumb-600x400-135.jpg
I'd forgotten Vickers had a piano. Maybe there's a deleted scene out there of her and Janek havin' a piano/squeezebox jam! :D
i wonder if david is still bleaching his hair in Covenant.
At the beginning I thought it was Walter but
Spoiler
according to legit spoilers it's David meeting younger version of Peter Weyland.
David 8 looks like human while Walter
probably is going to look more robotic-alike (less human).
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn1-www.comingsoon.net%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F12%2Falien-covenant-ridley-scott-michael-fassbender.jpg&hash=17e39094cba0df6a9d7af36904a0a9650538d21f)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C0SWswRUoAA2kdg.jpg:large)
Just my opinion of course Enoch, I got more excited by the first few images. Not to mention the Empire scans from Gazz. Not saying the image isn't interesting of course, as someone who studied lens based fine and applied art in university I'm of the opinion that every 'image' has something interesting to offer. This one just doesn't create the same buzz in me as the first batch. That is all. With regards to the actual image and how it connects and plays out in the film, it certainly makes for a very different setting in an Alien film. While I preferred the first few stills, This one still looks great imo, reminds me of THX-1138 blended with 2001 and A Clockwork Orange.
This is off topic but I wonder if David and Walter are a nod to producers David Giler and Walter Hill? Of course I'm sure it's something more than that.
Back on Topic.
. . David was based upon a olympian gay diver or swimmer. . Well that was fassbenders inspiration. . So most not completey hoterosexial men like mtself are often more passionate about the arts. . David has always striked me as an entity that would be facinated by arts and film and poerty and the like. . Where as walter sounds like a very mild and timid sraight fofward sevant. . .but perhaps curious and easily tainted. . His still new and young. . Where as david is older, wiser and more mischevous. . .mysterious and mad?. .and evil and bad, he might see walter as an impresuanable youngster. . Someone he can teach or at least use to his advantage. . His aprentise. . . .. ..mmmmmmmh
Quote from: echobbase79 on Dec 23, 2016, 06:04:32 PM
This is off topic but I wonder if David and Walter are a nod to producers David Giler and Walter Hill? Of course I'm sure it's something more than that.
David continues the tradition in the Alien franchise. It might have been coincidence that they named synthetic in Prometheus by the same name as David Giler. Perhaps they wanted to break that pattern in Covenant and came with Walter, this time not by coincidence, paying tribute to Walter Hill.
. .and my thinking is that one will be blond and the other with dark hair. .i can't see where david is gonna find hair dye tho. . Unless android hair does not grow. .they usually apear very smooth and clean shaven. .although bishop always seemed like he skipped a morning shave. .so who knows for sure. . I am losing track of the discussion. . Lol. . What was the topic again?
This is definitely David. Remember he dyes his hair in Prometheus.
. . It must be david. . He likes being blond. . Else why would he have colored his hair in the first place. . His a finer psychopath like hannibal. . Will have u eat your brains while u listening to your current favourite track. .deceiving, clever and munipultting. . Thats is how i see david. . Criminal psychotic master mind. .
Reminds me of Dorothy always playing piano in The Big O.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 23, 2016, 06:49:21 PM
This is definitely David. Remember he dyes his hair in Prometheus.
keep in the mind, the question remains... is David still bleaching his hair in Covenant?
Quote from: DorkiDori on Dec 23, 2016, 07:14:34 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 23, 2016, 06:49:21 PM
This is definitely David. Remember he dyes his hair in Prometheus.
keep in the mind, the question remains... is David still bleaching his hair in Covenant?
We find out tomorrow.
I wonder if they'll show him. We've yet to see David in any of the promotion so far.
He is Bare feet. :) i know its normal, David also was walking Bare feet Yes ?
but this winter UGG shoes for what ? ::)
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Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 23, 2016, 07:21:31 PM
I wonder if they'll show him. We've yet to see David in any of the promotion so far.
Yeah. But we gonna see Walter in a trailer for sure.
. . Bit how would walter colour his hair. . I am sute his colouring gear was back on the prometheis. . .which also brings up the question. . .what did shaw eat and drink while on that horseshoe engeneer ship. . For ten yeats? . .we don't know how long it took them to find the planet. . But even so. . Is their anything edible on this so called paradise they land upon. . .so i think shaw had no choice but climb into a modified engineer sleeping pod till david could find ways to sustain her apetite and thirst . ..
Quote from: juxtapose on Dec 23, 2016, 08:34:39 PM
. . Bit how would walter coloir his hair. . I am dute his colouring gear was back on the prometheis. . .witch also brings up the question. . .what did shaw eat and drink while on that horseshoe engeneer ship. . For ten yeats?
Spoiler
She'll be in cryo-sleep.
. . Shame poor shaw will most likely die. . Forever seeking her questions to the engineers. . I never felt that she was quite able to fill ripleys shoes. . But it was not her fault. . .i blame the script. . .same with vickers. . Charlize theron's character was their for no purpose. . Other to look pretty and fry halloway. . If mad max came out prior to prometheus. . Then she would have been shaw. . Furiosa vs the aliens. . .i think it would have been splendid. .
Pretty sure my theory that Shaw was in cryo the entire time... And she still is will hold true seeing as Shaw IS in the movie aaaaand I'm guessing Davids been using skin/DNA samples from her to create his Neomorphs. David just never woke Shaw up...
. . And he propably uses her to atract the covenant. . . How does spoiler tags work. . Just need to know what to click and where. ..and what i just said about shaw is purely speculation. .their is always such a thin line berween speculation and those who have claimed they actually seen the trailer or know someone who has seen the rought cut of yje movie. . I have read most of the spoilers and if they true. . .i really dont' mind. . Sounds like a solid story. . what if this sargondoa guy is in fact working for fox and just testing our reactions. . I know it might sound far fetched. . Maybe fox is trying to mislead us?. . Far away from the genuine plot. . Thats what i would have done if i was rhem. . Only danger. . What if fans prefer the bullshit u feed them over the teal plot. . .!!!!??
The spoiler tag is the little nuclear symbol in the reply page.
.. . So i must place one of those before and after a spiolerish part of my msg?. . .. . .i will try it out. . Thanks,
Quote from: juxtapose on Dec 23, 2016, 10:16:49 PM
.. . So i must place one of those before and after a spiolerish part of my msg?. . .. . .i will try it out. . Thanks,
Better mark whole spoiler sentence(s) written by you and then press spoiler option. It's easier. To be 100% sure use
preview option before posting. That's what I do :).
u c. . The problem os i am doing yjese chats via an old nokia. . They super cheap on surfing the internet. . Nut obviously everything is displayed in a different manner and i am not even sure if all options are available. . They are probably but they might be displayed a
in an obscure manner. . I don't bkame developers tho. . U can only support older devices up to a certain point. . On douth africa we pay for internet data. . So i only go online with my pc if i wanne download a mp3 or music video or trailer. .i made sure i have pkenry of cap for that prometheus trailer. .and then whats left i will get the mummy trailer and fast 8. . Just cause charlize theron acts in it and she is from my country and i alteady got kong:skull island trailer. . Probably the only other movie i am really really looking forward to next year. . Tho not the type of movie i would go discuss on a forum. . Just loving the trailer. . 100 foot kong!!!. . And i trailed like 100 miles of topic. . .so to wrap it all up. . Just give us our f**king trailer already
holy crap how do u fix spelling mistakes and rypos. . I should probably just use my reading glasses. . .lol
Wow, this is my favorite one so far. So clinical, cold, indeed very reminiscent of "2001: A Space Odyssey" as Enoch pointed out.
He is just sitting at a piano.. Takes no musical skill at all
The pic implies that he'll play the piano, why else would one sit at a piano lol
I thought the image is kind of a callback to the map room scene in Prometheus. If I remember correctly, David sits down at the Engineer's control board and sounds out musical notes to activate the holographic map that hints at the Engineers' plans for Earth. Also, "robot pianist" sounds pretty funny. ;D
Quote from: DorkiDori on Dec 23, 2016, 07:14:34 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 23, 2016, 06:49:21 PM
This is definitely David. Remember he dyes his hair in Prometheus.
keep in the mind, the question remains... is David still bleaching his hair in Covenant?
He isn't.
Opening scene? WTF? P.Weyland Born in 1990, android David 8, or news version Walter manufactured in 2090.. previously version David's 7 on Weyland Ind. timeline 2072. In trailer is Young man 40-50 yrs And David..? What..?!
Trailer shows them viewing the green terrain of paradise lvxxx. That's Walter but I don't believe that could be truely Weyland. Probably his hologram.
a weyland android, with weyland's mind 'copied and hardcoded' onto the walter A.I.
which would then 'explain' how Bishop is an android that is modeled and copied from an actual Bishop human being. who knows.