Alien: Covenant Footage Reactions Promise Better Prequel Than Prometheus

Kofi Outlaw

12/08/2016 03:11 pm EST

Alien: Covenant has caused quite a stir since being announced. Sir Ridley Scott's first attempt at a prequel to his classic sci-fi/horror film Alien resulted in the highly divisive experience of Prometheus; just fans were ready to move on from that misstep (and onto Neil Blomkamp's sequel film, Alien 5) Scott reappeared with designs on Covenant.

It's been confusing as to how Alien: Covenant will both finish off the story started in Prometheus and bring things around to a proper tie-in with Alien, but we have gotten fun teases like Michael Fassbender playing two android characters in the film, and a new Xenomorph being revealed.

Still, fans are understandably skeptical and want to see more before they put their faith in Alien: Covenant. For initial impressions of the film, check out reactions from a footage preview event held in NYC recently.

What WE Say

Here's the official word from Comicbook.com's own, Brandon "BD" Davis!

Prometheus Redux

JoBlo Editor-in-Chief Paul Shirley says Covenant is what fans wanted Prometheus to be!

Intense Horror

/Film's Angie Han let's horror fans know that Alien: Covenant has the goods:

Vomit Seal of Approval

Apparently, Alien: Covenant is so gory and bloody, some viewers with weaker stomachs may have issues!

Throwback Love

The Playlist says that Alien: Covenant captures that "throwback" feel of the first two films.

A New Ripley

Katherine Waterston may have played a meek girl in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, but she'll be a classic Ridley Scott badass female lead in Alien: Covenant!

Plot Details

Apparently the word "Covenant" is no arbitrary title: Alien: Covenant story will involved a ship carrying a colony of humans to a new world. Needless to say, the journey does not go as planned!

Bad Romance

Sounds as though Ridley Scott and screenwriters Jack Paglen (Transendence) and John Logan (Gladiator) have found a unique way to create real stakes for the doomed victims in Covenant:

Footage Count

Fandango breaks down just how much Alien: Covenant goodness they got to watch at the event.

New Xenomorphs

Someone is going to need to explain to us what "Xenomorph Spawns" are - but they certainly sound terrifying.

Trailer Please

...So say we all!

More Alien: Covenant

LINKS: First Poster | Micahel Fassbender's Dual Role | Prometheus Character Returning | New Xenomorphs | Katherine Waterston's role revealed

Alien: Covenant will be in theaters on May 19, 2017.

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