‘Alien: Covenant’ Cast Revealed In Official Photo Aboard The Ship
Call me a sucker ass sucker (sucker ass sucker!), but I’m naively optimistic for Alien: Covenant.
Yesterday, we got our first look at the complete cast of Shane Black’s The Predator, so it makes perfect sense that today offers up our first look at the complete cast of Ridley Scott‘s Alien: Covenant. After all, these are the definitive science fiction/horror movie series, with the beasties at the center of both franchises even battling it out in the two Alien vs. Predator movies. It’s fun to imagine that rivalry extending beyond the screen – “Well, if they’re going to release a cast picture…”
So here we go: here is our first look at the Alien: Covenant cast gathered in one place.
The first thing you’ll notice is that this is a big cast, which means that the Xenomorphs are probably going to rack up quite the body count this time around. The second thing you’ll notice is that this ensemble is a pretty even mixture of both familiar and unfamiliar faces. James Franco, who joined the cast late in production, stands at the center of it all, acting as the Jesus Christ to a tableau that deliberately recalls The Last Supper.
Also on hand are familiar and reliable character actors like Demián Bichir, Amy Seimetz, and Billy Crudup. Danny McBride, taking a giant step outside of his usual zone, is there as well. However, the film’s two leads flank the photo, with Katherine Waterston standing on the far left and Michael Fassbender standing on the far right. The cast is rounded out by Carmen Ejogo, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez, Nathaniel Dean, Alexander England, and Benjamin Rigby.