As the eighth film overall in the franchise – including the crossover movies Alien vs. Predator and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem from 2004 and 2007 – Alien: Covenant promises a further glimpse behind the curtain of the enigmatic Engineers that were featured heavily in Prometheus; at the same time, introducing a new breed of Xenomorph, in the Neomorph.
Empire Magazine has released another Alien: Covenant-themed cover, ahead of the film’s theatrical release next month.
There will be returning players from Prometheus in the film too, however.
Serving as a sequel to director Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel/spinoff Prometheus, Covenant (also directed by Scott) follows a whole new cast of intergalactic explorers who come into contact with the eponymous creature of malevolent intent.