Alien: Covenant is the sequel to Prometheus and the sixth overall movie in the Alien series (or eighth. if you count the Alien vs. Predator movies). It's scary and violent: There's lots of blood and gore, aliens bursting from body cavities, a beheading, and someone being burned alive (charred remains are shown). Faces are burned with acid, characters vomit and spew blood, and there's fighting, kicking, and stabbing, as well as shooting and explosions. Language is also fairly strong, with multiple uses of "fu-k," plus "sh-t," "t-ts," and more. There's one somewhat-graphic sex scene, with partial female nudity (a breast). Characters drink and smoke briefly. As has often been the case in the Alien series, one of the central characters is a strong, brave woman (here played by Katherine Waterston).
The film is directed by Ridley Scott, director and producer of British cinema that has been nominated three times to the Oscar prizes like better director. He has worked in many genres although it is in science fiction and in his creation of atmospheres where he has excelled. He began in the industry by shooting short films such as "Boy and Bicycle" (1965), starring his brother Tony, before premiering his first feature film, The Duellists (1977), a film set in the Napoleonic era that is based on a story by Joseph Conrad . It has the leading role of Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel. This film won a prize at the Cannes Film Festival for best director debutante. His second film, the science-fiction thriller "Alien" (1978) achieved a tremendous box office success and provided fame to its female protagonist, Sigourney Weaver. He also won an Oscar for the best visual effects. After this title directed Blade Runner (1982), film that adapts of very personal form the novel of Philip K. Dick "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" Written in 1968 and that has become one of the majors exponents of the sort cyberpunk . Three years later he switched records with Legend (1985), an adventure and fantasy film starring Tom Cruise. His next work was Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), a police thriller starring Tom Berenger and Mimi Rogers. Two years later he returned to direct another police thriller titled Black Rain (1989), a film set in Japan with Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia as protagonists. The 90s began successfully for Ridley Scott with the release of Thelma and Louise (1991), road movie starring Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon who shares similarities with Alain Tanner's "Messidor" (1978). The film took the Oscar to the best script and Scott got his first nomination as best director. A few years after this great success was launched towards new directions in the filming of 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), a historical film centered on the famous discovery in which Gérard Depardieu incarnated Christopher Columbus and Sigourney Weaver to Queen Elizabeth of Castile. Four years later he directed the adventure film White Squall (1996), adventure film starring Jeff Bridges and focusing on the journey of a group of young people and their captain aboard a school ship that surprises a great storm in half of the Pacific. In his next work he agreed to direct the production of Demi Moore G.I. Jane (1997), where she became the first woman to join the factions of the U.S. SEAL group. Navy One of the highest peaks of his career came after directing Gladiator (2000), a Roman movie that featured performances by Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix and received the impressive sum of 12 Oscar nominations. He eventually won five Oscar awards, including Best Picture, although Ridley did not get the statuette for Best Director. The following year, Ridley ventured to explore the dark world of the mind of Hannibal Lecter, to the premiere Hannibal (2001), the sequel to "Silence of the Lambs" (1991). On this occasion, Anthony Hopkins returned to the role of Lecter, while accompanied by Julianne Moore and Gary Oldman. That same year also released Black Hawk Down (2001), starring Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom, the film focuses on war in Somalia and chronicles the survival of soldiers in a war zone after crashing a helicopter in which they traveled. Two years later he directed Matchstick Men (2003), a story of scammers starring Nicolas Cage. Their next work was the epic tape Kingdon of Heaven (2005), film that narrated the bloody war of a group of Christians trying to defend Jerusalem of a Muslim invasion. The following year he premiered A Good Year (2006), a romantic comedy starring Russell Crowe and Marion Cotillard. The following year he returned to work with Russell Crowe in American Gangster (2007), a gangster film that also worked with Denzel Washington, Josh Brolin, Carla Gugino, Armand Assante and Cuba Gooding Jr, reaching two Oscar nominations and more than 260 millions of dollars in profits. A year later he directed the espionage thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe Body of Lies (2008), a film that tells an intrigue of espionage in the fight against terrorism. After this title Russell Crowe returned to collaborate with Scott in the adventure film Robin Hood (2010). After this work, the Briton directed "Prometheus" (2012), the prequel of Alien that counted on Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron. He later directed The Counselor (2013), a drug-trafficking film that adapted a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy. The film was starring Michael Fassbender, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt, entre otros. Tras esta película dirigió el film bíblico Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014), un biopic histórico protagonizado por Christian Bale que se centra en la figura de Moisés y algunos de los hechos narrados en el “Éxodo” y en el Antiguo Testamento. La película se centra sobre todo, en la épica y peligrosa huida de 600.000 esclavos hebreos y su viaje por el desierto del Sinai. Al año siguiente dirigió The Martian (2015), una película de ciencia ficción y supervivencia protagonizada por Matt Damon y basada en la novela homónima de Andy Wei.
WHAT'S THE STORY? The story of ALIEN: COVENANT picks up after the events of 2012's Prometheus: A crew of 15 travels with hundreds of hibernating colonists, seeking to build a new life on a remote world. Then a sudden shockwave damages the ship, and android Walter (Michael Fassbender) prematurely wakes the crew (Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demian Bichir, etc.) from cryosleep. They discover a nearby planet with habitable conditions and decide to check it out. On the surface, one crew member steps in the wrong place and releases weird spores; before long, he's sick, and an alien pops out of his chest cavity. Other crew members die in quick succession, until they're suddenly rescued by David (Fassbender again), the android from Prometheus, who's been stranded on this planet for years. David knows all about the murderous creatures, but can they be stopped?
MOVIE INFO Rating: R (for sci-fi violence, bloody images, language and some sexuality/nudity) Genre: Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy Directed By: Ridley Scott Written By: John Logan, Dante Harper, Jack Paglen, Michael Green In Theaters: May 19, 2017 Wide Runtime: 120 minutes Music: Jed Kurzel Cinematography: Dariusz Wolski Studio: 20th Century Fox Cast: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Demián Bichir, Danny McBride, Noomi Rapace, Billy Crudup, Carmen Ejogo, Jussie Smollett, Amy Seimetz, Callie Hernandez