Official release date, synopsis and logo revealed

[Ultramorph]

Very cool to have a synopsis and release date.

Spoiler

I assume they'll address what happens to Shaw. It wouldn't surprise me if she winds up being the protagonist of the third movie.  Hopefully we get some cool space horror.

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[Kel G 426]

I'm not. Check his posts.

[Perfect-Organism]

Cool.

Well there goes the canon continuity of Rage War I think.  In Rage War humanity only explored a fraction of the galaxy.  Here we are on the far side of the galaxy.  The far side!

[Corporal Hicks]

I'm not. Check his posts.

You don't agree with him. That's fine. Let's all try and be civil please. That includes you too Beatnation. Thanks guys.

[Ratchetcomand]

I wish they would keep a good title for the movie for once. I like the Paradise Lost title so much better. October 2017 is a much better date then a May 2017 release date. Hard to believe I will be a member on AVPG for 10 years in 2017  . Feels like yesterday when AVPR was coming out.

[Ultramorph]

Cool.

Well there goes the canon continuity of Rage War I think.  In Rage War humanity only explored a fraction of the galaxy.  Here we are on the far side of the galaxy.  The far side!

Maybe it's a Fiennes ship? But in all seriousness, it would shock me if this movie is set long after the first movie.

[Corporal Hicks]

That said, it doesn't really mention the timeline. I'd be curious as to where it fits into the continuity.

[sugarhigh]

My bet is on Shaw becoming the fossilized engineer in the dericict. David convinces her to re attach his head, he overpowers her etc......

[Corporal Hicks]

My bet is on Shaw becoming the fossilized engineer in the dericict. David convinces her to re attach his head, he overpowers her etc......

I certainly hope not.

[axorrr]

My bet is on Shaw becoming the fossilized engineer in the dericict. David convinces her to re attach his head, he overpowers her etc......

--------------Nope. The derelict is fossilized, which means it has been there for hundreds, if not thousands of years.

[DualBlade]

Alien Covenant ... can not wait.   

I'm curious about Noomi Rapace. She being human there can be NO way she survives space rough s climates, something I'm sure will happen to her ... some BAD!!!

I'm glad to see David coming back ... in what FORM though, this will be interesting.

A NEW rouge of heros awaits, the ship going into uncharted territories ... OOOO BOY!!

Going to show so much love for this film when it comes out.

Then next ... Alien 5

       

[The Alien Predator]

Cool.

Well there goes the canon continuity of Rage War I think.  In Rage War humanity only explored a fraction of the galaxy.  Here we are on the far side of the galaxy.  The far side!

Maybe it's a Fiennes ship? But in all seriousness, it would shock me if this movie is set long after the first movie.

I noticed this as well...

Maybe there have been those very rare instances humanity ventured far beyond the Human Sphere?

Afterall, the Founders did it. And of course, the Fiennes ships.

Maybe what happens in Covenant, would convince the powers that be to slow down our expansion into space a notch, as going In with haste can make us meet unspeakable horrors without being ready for them.

[windebieste]

Totally on board with this.

This is much more progressive and an inclusive direction for the series to take than Blomkamp's vanity driven sentimentalist retcon nonsense that only served to be divisive to the series.

Progress is forward looking; not backwards.

Just to clarify, I think Blomkamp  would be a great choice for an 'ALIEN 5' movie.  Just his initial proposal is 30 years too late and blows chunks in 2015.  I can see him making 'ALIEN 5' one day.  ...with Aliens.  ...and USCM.  Let it be a tangential sequel to 'ALINS' that runs parallel to the event depicted in the 3rd movie; but for God's sake, really.   No matter how you look at it, Rippers and Hicks are history.

Bring on 'ALIEN: Covenant'.  Looking forward to this sooo much.

-Windebieste.

[CainsSon]

They have to explain Shaw in some way. Maybe David contacts the human race and tells them to come there. Maybe he ISN'T the sole survivor and that's part of the surprise. Either way, you can bet David has learned a thing or two about this world they are heading to and that it's gone to his head.

Sounds a bit like SUNSHINE and THE BLACK HOLE.

Also ISLAND of DR MOREAU and FRANKENSTEIN if I'm getting the right thing out of this synopsis. David being a Victor Frankenstein or Dr Moreau type of character and the new travelers being the unwitting participants.

Perhaps instead of The ISLAND OR DR. MOREAU, we have The PLANT of Android DAVID.

[𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯]

They have to explain Shaw in some way. Maybe David contacts the human race and tells them to come there. Maybe he ISN'T the sole survivor and that's part of the surprise. Either way, you can bet David has learned a thing or two about this world they are heading to and that it's gone to his head.

I can easily imagine David contacting a colony ship in order to obtain human Guinea pigs for his experiments. "Come to coordinates xxxx-xxxx-xxx, it's Paradise, we have have balmy beaches with palm trees and piña coladas". 

I assume this film will be larger in scope than Prometheus with a pretty hefty body-count if we're talking about an entire ship full of colonists.