But besides the titular Xenomorphs, any tangible connections between Alien: Covenant and the franchise-launching originals are unclear.
One rumored connection between Alien: Covenant and the original Alien surfaced last summer that, if true, would have major implications on one of Covenant’s lead characters.
But in a recent Covenant screening, Scott himself was quick to disprove the theory.
Ridley Scott’s highly anticipated Alien: Covenant has some clear connections to Prometheus, the director’s last installment in the Alien franchise; set ten years after the previous film, the eponymous colony ship Covenant encounters a strange planet that appears to be inhabited only by the android David (Michael Fassbender).