You're shooting Alien: Covenant right now. What can you tell us about it?
I'm the pilot of the spaceship Covenant, which is a colonization ship, searching for a planet where we might start life anew. I run the ship.
Are you in a harness for eight hours a day, yelling at a green screen?
No, I didn't know if it would be all green screen, but most of the stuff is practical effects: when you're running from an alien it's really a dude in an alien suit coming after you! The sets are incredible and you're in them: We go through some inclement weather at one point on the spaceship and this whole gigantic set is on a gimbal, shaking up and down. You don't have to use your imagination.
What's the most impressive thing about Ridley Scott?
He's got so much energy, and he shoots everything with four cameras. We move through stuff fast. When I got here some people said, "Oh man, he does two takes, three takes, tops," but I love it. It creates this attitude on set of, like, "You better f**king come with it because you've got two shots — you better bring it."
Original article is on their website, and for some reason I can't copy it, plus the interview pasted oddly but you get the idea. That's everything that is Covenant related.
Danny will be a worthy successor to Tom and Idris. ;D
Really pleased that there will be a live practical Alien in the movie, just like the original!
This is going to be good!! 8)
I'm kinda surprised he's not the ship's botanist or demolitions expert.
Looks like you were right about him being the pilot of the ship Corporal. Although the fact that he "runs" it could also imply that he's the captain as well.
Also good to hear that we'll be getting dudes in suits again.
Tom was the captain, though. Pilot could be something like Ferro from aliens
QuoteI'm the pilot of the spaceship Covenant, which is a colonization ship, searching for a planet where we might start life anew.
I really like how they are exploring this. It wasn't really touched on in Aliens how or why they set up a colony on that planet. Maybe there are lots of these ships searching for planets in the Alien universe. Exciting possibilities.
"when you're running from an alien it's really a dude in an alien suit coming after you"
:o which means...holy cow!
Quote from: acrediblesource on Jul 06, 2016, 05:11:41 PM
"when you're running from an alien it's really a dude in an alien suit coming after you"
:o which means...holy cow!
Yep it means
Spoiler
Impregnation Time.
:o
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 06, 2016, 03:39:55 PM
Looks like you were right about him being the pilot of the ship Corporal. Although the fact that he "runs" it could also imply that he's the captain as well.
Yay for me! ;D He could definitely be both. I'd buy into a pilot/captain role.
QuoteAlso good to hear that we'll be getting dudes in suits again.
Pairs up quite nicely with the hand we saw today.
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 06, 2016, 03:39:55 PM
I'm kinda surprised he's not the ship's botanist or demolitions expert.
Looks like you were right about him being the pilot of the ship Corporal. Although the fact that he "runs" it could also imply that he's the captain as well.
Also good to hear that we'll be getting dudes in suits again.
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So he's the pilot/captain who will insist everybody smoke some green after hibernation!!!!!!
I feel like McBride wont be playing any overt comic relief.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 07, 2016, 07:24:29 AM
I feel like McBride wont be playing any overt comic relief.
It would be interesting to see him play a serious role. He knows a lot of about film, too, and I think he respects Scott a lot, and will want to try and do the best possible job that he can; it's not everyday you get to be in a Scott movie, after all.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 07, 2016, 07:24:29 AM
I feel like McBride wont be playing any overt comic relief.
Well I wasn't implying so with the marijuana use. Wasn't there a suggesting that it was to be used medicinally when the crew come out of hibernation. The captain would insist they all consume it for there own well being!
Considering just how much of PROMETHEUS was actually done in cgi, I'm sceptical about the amount of purely practical effects that will be used in this sequel. Not that I'm against a good cgi effect here and there when it's done well. However, I still cringe at the poorly-done shot of the 'Engineer's suit' attaching to the 'tubes on the chair', sadly. Considering that should have been a terrific 'money shot' moment for ALIEN fans, it turned out to be a boringly-angled, side-on shot with some very dodgy cgi movement indeed, I reckon. (So much so, that I'm actually planning to cut it from my re-edit of the movie altogether!)
However, I still have high hopes for a good continuation of the story overall, with this next one...but I won't let it's eventual trailers build my expectations as high as I did with PROMETHEUS. I just hope for some creepier/scarier-looking 'xenomorphs' than the 'deacon baby' turned out to be...
By the way, judging by Sigourney's latest comments, it seems very likely that Neil Blomkamp's movie will indeed be an 'alternative route' which totally disregards the ALIEN 3 and ALIEN RESURRECTION movies altogether - www.io9.gizmodo.com/the-eventual-aliens-sequel-will-wipe-alien-3-and-resurr-1783225719 and a further article here - www.aintitcoolnews.com/node/75618
:- :- :-
Quote from: BringbackJonesy! on Jul 07, 2016, 12:57:46 PM
By the way, judging by Sigourney's latest comments, it seems very likely that Neil Blomkamp's movie will indeed be an 'alternative route' which totally disregards the ALIEN 3 and ALIEN RESURRECTION movies altogether - www.io9.gizmodo.com/the-eventual-aliens-sequel-will-wipe-alien-3-and-resurr-1783225719 and a further article here - www.aintitcoolnews.com/node/75618
Sorry just to pick out this comment but since it's making the rounds again. She said that a while back during Alien Day. Guess most sites didn't notice.
Quote from: tmjhur on Jul 07, 2016, 10:34:12 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 07, 2016, 07:24:29 AM
I feel like McBride wont be playing any overt comic relief.
Well I wasn't implying so with the marijuana use. Wasn't there a suggesting that it was to be used medicinally when the crew come out of hibernation. The captain would insist they all consume it for there own well being!
I thought it was for "post-traumatic stress disorder" relief after making first contact? :laugh:
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 07, 2016, 07:24:29 AM
I feel like McBride wont be playing any overt comic relief.
Now I can almost imagine a dour, sullen Mcbride telling everyone who dares to crack a joke to "knock it off"!
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 07, 2016, 04:46:24 PM
Quote from: tmjhur on Jul 07, 2016, 10:34:12 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 07, 2016, 07:24:29 AM
I feel like McBride wont be playing any overt comic relief.
Well I wasn't implying so with the marijuana use. Wasn't there a suggesting that it was to be used medicinally when the crew come out of hibernation. The captain would insist they all consume it for there own well being!
I thought it was for "post-traumatic stress disorder" relief after making first contact? :laugh:
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 07, 2016, 07:24:29 AM
I feel like McBride wont be playing any overt comic relief.
Now I can almost imagine a dour, sullen Mcbride telling everyone who dares to crack a joke to "knock it off"!
I could see an alien chasing him down the hall. 8)
Well, anyone who's seen Tropic Thunder will know he's handy with a flamethrower. :P
Running away from an Alien - yikes...
I don't know why, but all of a sudden I can't stop thinking about the recent X Files episode "Mulder and Scully meet the Were-Monster" - the part where the monster is chased off frantically flailing his arms in the campest way as he minces away because he got scared even though HE is the monster. lol .
But seriously - no comic relief from Mcbride this time please - we had enough tomfoolery in Prometheus. A scary not overly gory suffocating nail-biting edge of your seat film is what I'd really like to see this time.
Its good to hear they are using physical objects rather than all CGI. One of the things I liked when viewing the Prometheus DVD extras, is how imaginative and creative the props guys were using liquid that responds to soundwaves, and of course another excuse to whip out a condom and see what effects can he achieved with it.
Even the pups/mapping orbs were basically balls on a stick - I think I actually loved the props more than I did the movie.(except that engineer's flute - would rather forget about that - lol)
Lol this is Ridley Scott, you aren't dealing with the Strause brothers.
Corporal Hicks, I didn't realise that those Sigourney comments were from a while back either. ::)
(However, if her comments come to pass, and the events of ALIEN 3 and ALIEN RESURRECTION aren't referenced whatsoever...then at least my intended own versions of them will still make complete sense!) ;D
Quote from: BishopShouldGo on Jul 07, 2016, 07:48:17 PM
Lol this is Ridley Scott, you aren't dealing with the Strause brothers.
That doesn't grant him immunity from making a bad film unfortunately.
Quote from: BringbackJonesy! on Jul 07, 2016, 10:07:39 PM
Corporal Hicks, I didn't realise that those Sigourney comments were from a while back either. ::)
Like I said, sorry to have just picked that comment on. Just wanted to inform folk. :)
It doesn't. But his films are always gorgeous so at the least the monsters will look and move spectacularly.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 07, 2016, 07:24:29 AM
I feel like McBride wont be playing any overt comic relief.
Yes i mean im not excited to see the Alien or how this story pans out with Prometheus tied in BUT to see Danny act...or a twist hell be a lenient captain and he plays himself again :D would be a big twist as all the captains were so strict in the universe before it would be nice to see a "i dont give a shit, i just deliver the cargo, leave me alone to smoke some weed, a real coward" captain who would leave everyone behind xD
Imagine they surprise people and make him such an alpha male he makes Janek look like Carter Burke lol?
Danny McBride talks Alien Covenant
http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/danny-mcbride-is-shocked-hes-in-the-new-alien-movie-too
Thanks for that. "This shit is dark, there is no comic relief" hahaha amazing.
Haha love it! He's got such an infectious personality, can't wait to see him in the film and welcome to the Alien franchise!
McBride just said a lot of great stuff in barely a minute! His attitude is great. The fact that he loves he wont be playing the silly comic relief is wonderful. I especially loved his comments on the script!
"Then I got the script and I'm like this shit is dark! There is no comic relief in this at all. This is a dark horror movie."
Music to my ears.
Excellent news! ;D
P.S. New profile photo, Hicks! :)
I'm already fan of McBride ;D
Been a fan of DB since Tropic Thunder. Be he has been basically playing the sane character everywhere. Hope this is an opportunity for him to really do something unique and new.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 07, 2016, 07:24:29 AM
I feel like McBride wont be playing any overt comic relief.
Looks like you were right yet again Corporal.
This actor's never been on my radar, but he sounds like a good guy and what a dream opportunity for him to stretch out of his mould!
There were slithers of humor from characters such as Brett and Parker, Hudson, etc, Resurection went a bit too far with the comedy the tone felt off. The humor in Prometheus from Milbourne and Fifeild wasn't such a winner with audiences either. Sounds like Danny McBride is telling us this is a more straight horror.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 12, 2016, 07:15:50 PM
McBride just said a lot of great stuff in barely a minute! His attitude is great. The fact that he loves he wont be playing the silly comic relief is wonderful. I especially loved his comments on the script!
"Then I got the script and I'm like this shit is dark! There is no comic relief in this at all. This is a dark horror movie."
Music to my ears.
Ditto. This is very good news. Alien was a film with unknowns, so the actors really didn't have a to worry about audience expectations, as much, especially with Sigourney Weaver. But McBride alrady has a reputation as a comedic actor who's mostly played silly roles. This will be a completely different kind of film for him. I know he's a very knowledgeable about films (as demonstrated in Tropic Thunder) but I wonder if he can pull off a serious role such as this, in an Alien film.
He can't. He's funny 24/7. Comedic actors can only be limited to being comedic.
Quote from: BishopShouldGo on Jul 12, 2016, 11:38:57 PM
He can't. He's funny 24/7. Comedic actors can only be limited to being comedic.
Punch Drunk Love.
^ Leslie Neilsen, Forbidden Planet.
Quote from: Mr. Clemens on Jul 12, 2016, 11:56:31 PM
Quote from: BishopShouldGo on Jul 12, 2016, 11:38:57 PM
He can't. He's funny 24/7. Comedic actors can only be limited to being comedic.
Punch Drunk Love.
Nope. Adam Sandler is funny 100% of the time, as all comedic actors have to be. It's in the rulebook you're given before entering Hollywood audition rooms.
Quote from: BishopShouldGo on Jul 13, 2016, 12:08:19 AM
Quote from: Mr. Clemens on Jul 12, 2016, 11:56:31 PM
Quote from: BishopShouldGo on Jul 12, 2016, 11:38:57 PM
He can't. He's funny 24/7. Comedic actors can only be limited to being comedic.
Punch Drunk Love.
Nope. Adam Sandler is funny 100% of the time, as all comedic actors have to be. It's in the rulebook you're given before entering Hollywood audition rooms.
Shopgirl.
Yup.
Well, shit I mean this sounds like fantastic news but there has to be a little bit of comedy/dark humor in the movie. Right? ???
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 13, 2016, 01:18:08 AM
Well, shit I mean this sounds like fantastic news but there has to be a little bit of comedy/dark humor in the movie. Right? ???
I don't mind a little stressed induced sarcasm in a serious movie as long as it's not over the top. Maybe a little like Hudson after the shit it the fan.
Quote from: Mustangjeff on Jul 13, 2016, 03:07:26 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 13, 2016, 01:18:08 AM
Well, shit I mean this sounds like fantastic news but there has to be a little bit of comedy/dark humor in the movie. Right? ???
I don't mind a little stressed induced sarcasm in a serious movie as long as it's not over the top. Maybe a little like Hudson after the shit it the fan.
Indeed. A little well-placed humor, even ironic, can benefit audiences during a suffocatingly tense scene. Yet can still leave apprehension with the delivery of circumstance and atmosphere.
There's also dark humor.
How much humor did The Thing have? Not very much. I'd say if Ridley's Covenant had as much as that movie, I'll be as happy as a pig in shit.
The only humor that movie possessed was when MacCready turned around and saw Norris' severed head sitting in the doorway. He remarks "You gotta be f**king kidding!" ... or words to that effect - which was not only contextually appropriate but also a great tension reliever after we'd seen Norris chest abruptly burst open without warning and sever the doctor's arms with rows of shark like teeth embedded in its chest cavity. What a f*cking amazing scene!
It worked as humor because it was the most appropriate piece of dialogue at the tail end of a shocking scene where no other response would be adequate. Even then it's not LOL material, but rather a dark, stress relieving moment that is well placed in a movie that is otherwise on the edge of yer seat suspense. We're not laughing here because it's an intentionally funny gag - we laugh because we need to.
'The Thing' is a great movie for its overall lack of laughs and it's cold and uncompromising somber tone. It looks like 'ALIEN: Covenant' is definitely heading in this direction and it's welcome.
-Windebieste.
Quote from: Enoch on Jul 12, 2016, 08:00:18 PM
P.S. New profile photo, Hicks! :)
Thanks! It's from the new Vs. System card game. :)
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 12, 2016, 09:20:04 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 07, 2016, 07:24:29 AM
I feel like McBride wont be playing any overt comic relief.
Looks like you were right yet again Corporal.
Not just a pretty face. ;)
Quote from: Doc Dia Beetis on Jul 13, 2016, 03:13:35 AM
Quote from: Mustangjeff on Jul 13, 2016, 03:07:26 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 13, 2016, 01:18:08 AM
Well, shit I mean this sounds like fantastic news but there has to be a little bit of comedy/dark humor in the movie. Right? ???
I don't mind a little stressed induced sarcasm in a serious movie as long as it's not over the top. Maybe a little like Hudson after the shit it the fan.
Indeed. A little well-placed humor, even ironic, can benefit audiences during a suffocatingly tense scene. Yet can still leave apprehension with the delivery of circumstance and atmosphere.
There's also dark humor.
I don't think the comments mean we won't be seeing any levity at all. I imagine we'll get a Parker/Brett-esque kind of lightness at times. But it's nice to know it wont be any silly humour. As above, I'd be happy with The Thing level of tone.
August 2017 can't come soon enough! Alien: Covenant sounds absolutely awesome.
It's interesting how he's talking in the past tense though - have they finished shooting already?
I hope we get another Alien game similar to Isolation that launches around the time of the film!
Quote from: NickisSmart on Jul 13, 2016, 03:38:33 AMHow much humor did The Thing have? Not very much.
"You gotta be f*cking kidding..." and "Yeah, F*CK YOU TOO!" were both pretty damn funny.
But I agree, there shouldn't be too much overt humour in this. The original
Alien had some nice levity from Barker and Brett before the shit hit the fan.
From Barker you say? :P
I think if it maintains an Alien level of humour we'll be perfectly fine. I never found any of the attempts at humour in Prometheus that effective. Aside from David.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 14, 2016, 08:01:05 AMFrom Barker you say? :P
Pfft, everyone here knows what I meant... 'B' ain't even near the 'P' key :laugh:
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 14, 2016, 08:01:05 AMI never found any of the attempts at humour in Prometheus that effective. Aside from David.
Likewise. The darkly comic stuff with David was a riot, but the rest of the "humour" was awful.
I asked Wayne Hagg how he would describe Covenant's tone...his response was "macabre".
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jul 14, 2016, 08:04:38 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 14, 2016, 08:01:05 AMFrom Barker you say? :P
Pfft, everyone here knows what I meant... 'B' ain't even near the 'P' key :laugh:
No idea how you pulled that one off. :laugh:
Guys you do know there is a risk of going over board on the horror and dreadful theme. By today's standards Aliens isn't all that violent but back in the day it was hard for many to watch. Oh boy if they pull that off again it would be a long time coming. Then again I'm reminded of Prometheus all to quickly.
Dark doesn't mean violent. Just tonally.
QuoteIt's not a cheery film put it that way.. It's bleak man!
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 14, 2016, 08:07:03 AM
I asked Wayne Hagg how he would describe Covenant's tone...his response was "macabre".
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jul 14, 2016, 08:04:38 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 14, 2016, 08:01:05 AMFrom Barker you say? :P
Pfft, everyone here knows what I meant... 'B' ain't even near the 'P' key :laugh:
No idea how you pulled that one off. :laugh:
Auto-correct is a bitch.
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2016, 10:07:43 AM
Guys you do know there is a risk of going over board on the horror and dreadful theme. By today's standards Aliens isn't all that violent but back in the day it was hard for many to watch. Oh boy if they pull that off again it would be a long time coming. Then again I'm reminded of Prometheus all to quickly.
What risk? Surely you mean the risk of desensitizing audiences to violence or horror? Because if anything, the latest installments haven't been
frightening enough, except for a few exceptions.
Bleak and macabre makes sense. Ridley had comedy overload with The Martian. I just hope they don't go overboard. This is an expensive movie, the masses won't like bleak.
I think we all can agree with that
what I just said does not make any sense but I was trying to reply to Whiterabbit and the reply button isn't working on my computer
also is there a way to edit your posts because I don't want to have to make multiple comments like this that clog up the page
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jul 14, 2016, 07:56:05 AM
Quote from: NickisSmart on Jul 13, 2016, 03:38:33 AMHow much humor did The Thing have? Not very much.
"You gotta be f*cking kidding..." and "Yeah, F*CK YOU TOO!" were both pretty damn funny.
But I agree, there shouldn't be too much overt humour in this. The original Alien had some nice levity from Barker and Brett before the shit hit the fan.
True, but on a whole, the movie ain't exactly a barrel of laughs. Though I always chuckle at the end result of MacReady's chess match with the computer. Cheatin' bitch. :)
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Quote from: BishopShouldGo on Jul 14, 2016, 04:07:54 PM
Bleak and macabre makes sense. Ridley had comedy overload with The Martian. I just hope they don't go overboard. This is an expensive movie, the masses won't like bleak.
And he didn't even consider Martian a comedy. :laugh: I'm sure we'll still some Alien-level moments of levity. But an over all darker tone is definitely something I'm happy about. *shudders at the thought of Resurrection's comedy*
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 15, 2016, 07:01:46 AMAnd he didn't even consider Martian a comedy. :laugh:
To be honest, I don't think I'd call
The Martian a comedy either... It was certainly funny, but it wasn't really an overt comedy. It was mostly just Damon being a wiseass.
He had some great stuff to work from. Watney in the book is hilarious too.
Sounds good! I can see McBride doing some intense acting.
New details from McBride-
Comic actor Danny McBride says he has been sworn to secrecy about his work on the new Alien movie from director Ridley Scott.
The US star, known for his roles in comedy films such as Tropic Thunder and Pineapple Express, will play the pilot of a spaceship in Alien: Covenant, Scott's second prequel to his 1979 horror classic.
The film, which is due for release in August 2017, is a follow-up to 2012's Prometheus and also stars Michael Fassbender and Noomi Rapace.
McBride told the Press Association: "I got a f****** document of like 10 pages of everything I'm not allowed to say about it."
"I'm having a blast on that movie. It's awesome. I'm the pilot of the spaceship, the Covenant. It's a colonisation ship. It's full of couples."
"We're setting off to find a planet that we're hopefully going to colonise and s*** doesn't go as planned."
That's everything he mentions about Covenant. Original article is on belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Quote from: BonesawT101 on Jul 19, 2016, 06:37:55 AM
"We're setting off to find a planet that we're hopefully going to colonise and s*** doesn't go as planned."
And that's the movie in one sentence. :laugh:
Shame he can't really say more but not surprising. Love him being given an actual document of things he can't discuss though.
Quote from: BonesawT101 on Jul 19, 2016, 06:37:55 AM
"I'm having a blast on that movie. It's awesome. I'm the pilot of the spaceship, the Covenant. It's a colonisation ship. It's full of couples."
Oh man this movie is gonna be gross.
I wonder if there are gonna be some religious nut jobs on board too!
Quote from: tmjhur on Jul 19, 2016, 12:06:36 PM
Quote from: BonesawT101 on Jul 19, 2016, 06:37:55 AM
"I'm having a blast on that movie. It's awesome. I'm the pilot of the spaceship, the Covenant. It's a colonisation ship. It's full of couples."
Oh man this movie is gonna be gross.
I wonder if there are gonna be some religious nut jobs on board too!
Hype rising.
Loving the simple premise. Colonists set out to discover a brave new world to seed with life, discover an amazing uncharted paradise planet, then all hell breaks loose when they get more than they bargained for.
More and more this is sounding like the movie Prometheus should have been. Although I enjoyed that movie for what it was, I was still disappointed with it for what it wasn't.
Quote from: BonesawT101 on Jul 19, 2016, 01:41:46 PM
Loving the simple premise. Colonists set out to discover a brave new world to seed with life, discover an amazing uncharted paradise planet, then all hell breaks loose when they get more than they bargained for.
It's gonna be weird when they meet that robot!
Do you guys think that brown haired David will be called David or have a new name?
Alien covenant is sounding more and more to me like a direct prequel to Aliens, never mind Alien. To be honest it sounds glorious
Quote from: tmjhur on Jul 19, 2016, 01:43:26 PM
Do you guys think that brown haired David will be called David or have a new name?
I reckon he'll be a David. That was his model name after all and he was mass produced.
Quote from: SuicideDoors on Jul 19, 2016, 01:45:32 PM
Alien covenant is sounding more and more to me like a direct prequel to Aliens, never mind Alien. To be honest it sounds glorious
It will be interesting to see them play up the colonisation angles. Before it became Prometheus, Alien Zero/Engineers/Genesis was rooted in the idea of getting terraforming technology from the Engineers.
I'm rethinking my "covenant crew become the eggs in the derelict" theory.
I'm starting to get an infected Holloway + Shaw = Trilo
But on a massive scale.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 19, 2016, 01:54:13 PM
Quote from: tmjhur on Jul 19, 2016, 01:43:26 PM
Do you guys think that brown haired David will be called David or have a new name?
I reckon he'll be a David. That was his model name after all and he was mass produced.
Reminds me of all those Bishops they had in Aliens: Colonial Marines. It was just f*cking Bishop's everywhere you looked. :laugh:
Quote from: Mustangjeff on Jul 19, 2016, 03:12:30 PM
I'm rethinking my "covenant crew become the eggs in the derelict" theory.
I'm starting to get an infected Holloway + Shaw = Trilo
But on a massive scale.
I like your theory about the eggs man...
Quote"I'm having a blast on that movie. It's awesome. I'm the pilot of the spaceship, the Covenant. It's a colonisation ship. It's full of couples."
"We're setting off to find a planet that we're hopefully going to colonise and s*** doesn't go as planned."
Quote"I'm the pilot of the spaceship Covenant, which is a colonization ship, searching for a planet where we might start life anew. I run the ship."
Looking at a few of McBrides quotes, it's rather odd that all these couples would just randomly travel through space hoping to find some habitable planet where they can start live anew in a COMPANY spaceship choked up with weed and piloted/captained by a rather scruffy and iffy looking character.
Why would W-Y spend money on a venture such as that? You'd usually send out probes first to find a suitable planet. W-Y would also want to be assured of a return on their investment so the planet would obviously need to be rich in precious metal or mineral wealth before sending anyone anywhere.
It just doesn't add up, unless W-Y is running some kind of coffin ship (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffin_ship (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffin_ship)) scheme of dubious legality.
I'm sure their mission will be fleshed out further in time, but I'm assuming they get taken off course from their original destination or the planet was probed and deemed a paradise without realizing its an engineer world.
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 19, 2016, 09:45:32 PM
Quote"I'm having a blast on that movie. It's awesome. I'm the pilot of the spaceship, the Covenant. It's a colonisation ship. It's full of couples."
"We're setting off to find a planet that we're hopefully going to colonise and s*** doesn't go as planned."
Quote"I'm the pilot of the spaceship Covenant, which is a colonization ship, searching for a planet where we might start life anew. I run the ship."
Looking at a few of McBrides quotes, it's rather odd that all these couples would just randomly travel through space hoping to find some habitable planet where they can start live anew in a COMPANY spaceship choked up with weed and piloted/captained by a rather scruffy and iffy looking character.
Why would W-Y spend money on a venture such as that? You'd usually send out probes first to find a suitable planet. W-Y would also want to be assured of a return on their investment so the planet would obviously need to be rich in precious metal or mineral wealth before sending anyone anywhere.
It just doesn't add up, unless W-Y is running some kind of coffin ship (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffin_ship (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffin_ship)) scheme of dubious legality.
I don't think we can draw any conclusions to the qualifications of McBride's character as of yet. I've seen some brilliant people at my employment who look a little rough around the edges. For example, one of my coworkers has a PHD in particle physics, but you wouldn't think twice if you saw him as a Walmart greeter.
My first thought when I read "colonization ship" in the synopsis was of a large slower moving ship carrying a large group of colonist as a generational ship, or possibly asleep. I even speculated that this ship might have been launched years before the Prometheus mission.
According to the Weyland industries timeline
1) Hypersleep chambers were patented in 2030
2) FTL was discovered in 2032
3) First FTL ship was built in 2034
So it's possible that the Covenant was launched around 2035-2040 and had FTL/Hypersleep capabilities. Here are a few random thoughts.
1) Maybe the Covenant was launched on a predetermined route and automated to search for habitable planets. The crew is awakened once the computer finds a suitable planet.
2) Maybe David puts two and two together that planet Paradise is actually along this flight path and bides his time, or maybe he sends the ship a signal to change course and come to him. In any event, it's possible that it didn't take David ten years to get from LV223 to Paradise, but that is how long he waited for the Covenant get there.
3) Maybe David communicated with the Company about the events on LV223? David asked for research materials, and the company offered up the crew of the Covenant in exchange for tech.
If all of them are couples maybe Daniels its already pregnant of Ripley....
The couples/colonisation ship angle reminds me of Ark in Space, which is a Dr Who serial that has a few similarities to Alien. 'Elizabeth Shaw' being another Dr Who connection.
Of course it has been in a lot of other stuff, too. Pandorum being one of the most recent.
Quote from: Scorpio on Jul 20, 2016, 06:51:55 AM
The couples/colonisation ship angle reminds me of Ark in Space, which is a Dr Who serial that has a few similarities to Alien. 'Elizabeth Shaw' being another Dr Who connection.
Of course it has been in a lot of other stuff, too. Pandorum being one of the most recent.
To me the Ark in Space concept makes a lot of sense. It's possible the Covenant was launched without FTL closer to 2030. If the movie takes place around 2100, that would allow the Covenant to travel 60-70 LY at sub-light speeds.
Why would writers go this route?
It could be used to explain why the ship of filled with couples, and why they sent ships filled with people instead of probes. A small sub-FTL probe might lack the capabilities and propulsion storage to get anywhere close to light speed to be useful.
It also provides a jolt when the crew gets to Paradise and they find David waiting. If we assume the crew is unable to communicate with Earth in real-time, they pretty much have to take David's word for anything he says.
Wow, the couples thing took me by surprise but I like it.
QuoteIf all of them are couples maybe Daniels its already pregnant of Ripley....
I was thinking the same thing! Maybe we'll see Ripley's dad too?
Quote from: Mustangjeff on Jul 19, 2016, 11:34:35 PM
I don't think we can draw any conclusions to the qualifications of McBride's character as of yet. I've seen some brilliant people at my employment who look a little rough around the edges. For example, one of my coworkers has a PHD in particle physics, but you wouldn't think twice if you saw him as a Walmart greeter.
:laugh:
I must admit, I usually look like a bit of a nerf-herder myself. I shouldn't be judging. Now where did I put that shaving razor?
Quote from: Mustangjeff on Jul 20, 2016, 11:59:02 AM
To me the Ark in Space concept makes a lot of sense. It's possible the Covenant was launched without FTL closer to 2030. If the movie takes place around 2100, that would allow the Covenant to travel 60-70 LY at sub-light speeds.
It could be used to explain why the ship is filled with couples, and why they sent ships filled with people instead of probes. A small sub-FTL probe might lack the capabilities and propulsion storage to get anywhere close to light speed to be useful.
Makes sense, but that would rule out another David being on-board (as the Corporal claims) if they left earth decades before the Prometheus expedition. You also have the issue of the Covenant being a Weyland - Yutani ship. The merger between the two companies only happened sometime
after the events of Prometheus. So that would effectively rule out that theory.
I guess we'll have to wait and see how they fleshed-out the story.
Quote from: Kapital on Jul 20, 2016, 06:32:22 AM
If all of them are couples maybe Daniels its already pregnant of Ripley....
Ripley is already 11 or 12 years old by then.
David will store and egg on board their ship.
Just like bishop did.
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 20, 2016, 03:17:48 PM
Quote from: Mustangjeff on Jul 19, 2016, 11:34:35 PM
I don't think we can draw any conclusions to the qualifications of McBride's character as of yet. I've seen some brilliant people at my employment who look a little rough around the edges. For example, one of my coworkers has a PHD in particle physics, but you wouldn't think twice if you saw him as a Walmart greeter.
:laugh:
I must admit, I usually look like a bit of a nerf-herder myself. I shouldn't be judging. Now where did I put that shaving razor?
Quote from: Mustangjeff on Jul 20, 2016, 11:59:02 AM
To me the Ark in Space concept makes a lot of sense. It's possible the Covenant was launched without FTL closer to 2030. If the movie takes place around 2100, that would allow the Covenant to travel 60-70 LY at sub-light speeds.
It could be used to explain why the ship is filled with couples, and why they sent ships filled with people instead of probes. A small sub-FTL probe might lack the capabilities and propulsion storage to get anywhere close to light speed to be useful.
Makes sense, but that would rule out another David being on-board (as the Corporal claims) if they left earth decades before the Prometheus expedition. You also have the issue of the Covenant being a Weyland - Yutani ship. The merger between the two companies only happened sometime after the events of Prometheus. So that would effectively rule out that theory.
I guess we'll have to wait and see how they fleshed-out the story.
Quote from: Kapital on Jul 20, 2016, 06:32:22 AM
If all of them are couples maybe Daniels its already pregnant of Ripley....
Ripley is already 11 or 12 years old by then.
Oh your right. I forgot about the David on board the Covenant. There were different David models, so it's possible that the Covenant is sporting an older model. What we might get is something along the lines of a David 8 vs David 3 or David 4.
David 8 : David on the Prometheus. He was a new model at the time the Prometheus was launched.
Weyland builds and successfully deploys thousands of Seventh Generation Davids into workplaces across the universe. Human acceptance of David 7 reaches an all-time high thanks to Weyland's highly classified emotional encoding technology, David 7 can accurately replicate most human emotions down to the tiniest nuance while consistently achieving all mission objectives.
JULY 6, 2068
David 6 : Only 7% of humans can recognize the sixth generation of David as a cybernetic individual.
FEBRUARY 26, 2062
David 5 : Weyland makes significant intellectual and emotional updates to the David android, further increasing human acceptance.
JULY 7, 2052
David 4 becomes the first commercially available model of the David series. He is eventually expected to improve work-flow and efficiency at offices and homes across the world.
APRIL 1, 2042
After android regulations are lifted, the third generation David is deployed internally in order to test human acceptance of cybernetics individuals. Results are encouraging.
JUNE 30, 2035
Weyland makes significant adjustments to the David android prototype, facilitating David's first interaction with humans. This initial meeting is very promising.
JANUARY 1, 2028
Well, I think my theory is shot about the Covenant being an old-tech space ark type colonization ship. One small "item" blows that idea out of the water. The Weyland-Yutani patch
The patch on the crew clothing pretty much means that the Covenant must have launched after the events in Prometheus in order for the corporate merger to have happened.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ChAW3wfW4AQs2xr.jpg)
McBride talks Alien Covenant at 8:10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NhdE5I-y7g&start=490
Anything new?
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 30, 2016, 12:57:29 PM
Anything new?
Nope, pretty much just repeating what he's already said. He was honored to be apart of it, its gonna be great, thinks fans will really dig it, and its really dark, a straight horror movie.
And he got to choose his weapon, which is a shotgun. And reiterates that shit hits the fan fast.
Quote from: BishopShouldGo on Jul 30, 2016, 04:49:49 PM
And he got to choose his weapon, which is a shotgun. And reiterates that shit hits the fan fast.
McBride has one. Daniels has one. They're loving their shotguns!
"It gets darker, and darker, and darker." Hell yeah, I'm really looking forward to seeing him in this!
Man I'm loving these McBride tidbits so much!! Closer in tone to Alien 8) describing his interactions with Fassbender's android produced a genuine ear to ear smile
Hopefully Fassbender has dialogue and scenes on par with his in Prometheus...
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 31, 2016, 08:16:04 AM
McBride has one. Daniels has one. They're loving their shotguns!
Where is it said/shown that McBride has a shotty?
I'm guessing they'll be not using them in space.
Quote from: NickisSmart on Jul 31, 2016, 07:28:27 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 31, 2016, 08:16:04 AM
McBride has one. Daniels has one. They're loving their shotguns!
Where is it said/shown that McBride has a shotty?
The interview that was posted on the last page.
Quote from: SuicideDoors on Jul 31, 2016, 06:06:36 PM
Man I'm loving these McBride tidbits so much!! Closer in tone to Alien 8) describing his interactions with Fassbender's android produced a genuine ear to ear smile
Yeah, I'm really digging McBride's interviews. He's saying the right things and pushing my buttons.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 31, 2016, 08:16:04 AMMcBride has one. Daniels has one. They're loving their shotguns!
Everyone knows shotguns are the weapon of choice for pest control.
I like that he got uncomfortable acting across from Fassbender, never having been in a movie with an android, before, and becoming uncomfortable when the person across from him never, ever showed any emotion. I loved that, in Prometheus, with David 8, but I think it will be a lot better in a more Alien-like setting, like with Ash--never reacting. Just watching.
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Aug 01, 2016, 09:42:44 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 31, 2016, 08:16:04 AMMcBride has one. Daniels has one. They're loving their shotguns!
Everyone knows shotguns are the weapon of choice for pest control.
Also a good choice for use on spaceships. Less chance of a hull breach.
Also great for people who can't aim.
True on both counts. I like me some sci-fi guns so I'm hoping we get a better look at it and it's actually something with some effort put into it.
And not like the Prometheus guns which were just regular weapons with bits painted orange :P
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Aug 01, 2016, 05:38:05 PM
And not like the Prometheus guns which were just regular weapons with bits painted orange :P
And blue laser-daisies. :)
Absolutely nothing new in it but: http://www.greensboro.com/go_triad/film_tv/tv-tidbits-uncsa-alum-branches-into-voiceover-work-copy/article_7e1e94f5-b36a-5a75-a6b8-743a25fbf946.html
"Aliens, shotguns, and spaceships." Sounds like Ridley's pulling a James Cameron, almost.
Nah Ridley's pulling a DOOM, McBride is Doomguy.
Quote from: NickisSmart on Aug 16, 2016, 03:43:39 PM
"Aliens, shotguns, and spaceships." Sounds like Ridley's pulling a James Cameron, almost.
If Prometheus is loosely a remake of Alien then it stands to reason that as a sequel Covenant will more than likely be remake of ALiens.
Loosely speaking of course.
Quote from: oduodu on Aug 16, 2016, 08:43:58 PMIf Prometheus is loosely a remake of Alien then it stands to reason that as a sequel Covenant will more than likely be remake of ALiens.
Prometheus wasn't really a remake of
Alien at all, though.
Prometheus was more closely a remake of Alien vs. Predator. Even then it's a stretch.
Danny McBride speaks about how he's sworn to secrecy whilst still letting out on a tid bit about the crew and who they all are . In an interview with the pressassociation he had this to say.....
"I got a f****** document of like 10 pages of everything I'm not allowed to say about it.
"I'm having a blast on that movie. It's awesome. I'm the pilot of the spaceship, the Covenant. It's a colonisation ship. It's full of couples.
"We're setting off to find a planet that we're hopefully going to colonise and s*** doesn't go as planned."
Can't wait for this movie.....
In other words: It's rescue mission you'll love it, there's some juicy colonist's daughters we gotta rescue from their virginity.
Quote from: Perfect-Organism on Aug 16, 2016, 10:05:27 PM
Prometheus was more closely a remake of Alien vs. Predator. Even then it's a stretch.
Because it wasn't a remake. They just used similar concepts.
Quote from: Nostromo on Aug 17, 2016, 01:00:09 AM
Danny McBride speaks about how he's sworn to secrecy whilst still letting out on a tid bit about the crew and who they all are . In an interview with the pressassociation he had this to say.....
"I got a f****** document of like 10 pages of everything I'm not allowed to say about it.
"I'm having a blast on that movie. It's awesome. I'm the pilot of the spaceship, the Covenant. It's a colonisation ship. It's full of couples.
"We're setting off to find a planet that we're hopefully going to colonise and s*** doesn't go as planned."
Can't wait for this movie.....
In other words: It's rescue mission you'll love it, there's some juicy colonist's daughters we gotta rescue from their virginity.
So we will get to see Ripley's Father?? 8)
Nothing new but some interesting history on McBride. :)
Danny seems like the kinda fella that would be great craic when just chilling with a few pints! Can't wait to see him in the movie.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Sep 20, 2016, 01:58:14 PM
Nothing new but some interesting history on McBride. :)
Great find Corporal!
I love him. I swear on my life way before he was announced to have a role in the film he's my favourite comedian in film. He's f**king hilarious in Pineapple Express and This is the End. Knowing he's a huge fan of the movies is a treat as well, he's geeking out along with us!
Wiki still has him listed as:
[Danny McBride as Gilbert Walterman, the pilot of the Covenant.
But everything was erased... Hmmm.
Quote from: SuicideDoors on Sep 20, 2016, 03:45:10 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Sep 20, 2016, 01:58:14 PM
Nothing new but some interesting history on McBride. :)
Great find Corporal!
I love him. I swear on my life way before he was announced to have a role in the film he's my favourite comedian in film. He's f**king hilarious in Pineapple Express and This is the End. Knowing he's a huge fan of the movies is a treat as well, he's geeking out along with us!
Its possible to extrapolate that McBride's pilot lives until, most likely the 3rd act, I'd say. Given what he says about having dinner with a dwindling cast. That would mean he survives longer than most.
I can see it now...
Spoiler
McBride, Waterston survive and in mad passionate 'thank god we survived' embrace Ripley is conceived.
What a twist. :laugh:
Quote from: Himmelblau on Sep 20, 2016, 05:45:37 PM
I can see it now...Spoiler
McBride, Waterston survive and in mad passionate 'thank god we survived' embrace Ripley is conceived.
Birth of Ripley revealed.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Sep 20, 2016, 01:58:14 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR88nyU4ZXc
Nothing new but some interesting history on McBride. :)
Aw man! This is regionally blocked in Canada. Anything interesting?
Quote from: Perfect-Organism on Sep 20, 2016, 09:09:57 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Sep 20, 2016, 01:58:14 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR88nyU4ZXc
Nothing new but some interesting history on McBride. :)
Aw man! This is regionally blocked in Canada. Anything interesting?
Is it, arghh... I hate that.
Seconding request for general recap, please! ;D