'Alien: Covenant' trivia and fun facts
Cast
Rebecca Ferguson was considered for the lead role, but Katherine Waterston was eventually cast.
Change
The title for the movie was changed from 'Alien: Paradise Lost' to 'Alien: Covenant'.
Franchise
This is the 8th Feature Film in the 'Alien' Series.
Companions from 'Fantastic Animals'
Katherine Waterston and Carmen Ejogo had already worked together. They met for the first time in 'Fantastic Animals and Where to Find' in 2016. Waterson was Tina and Ejogo Seraphina Picquery. Now return to 'Alien: Covenant'
Wagner, the other passenger
One of the musical references of 'Alien: Covenant' is the opera 'Das Rheingold' by Richard Wagner. In particular, the passage 'The entrance of the gods to Valhalla'
Why 'Covenant'
The name of the ships is never random in Ridley Scott's movies. In 'Alien: The Eighth Passenger' the Nostromo ship paid tribute to the writer Joseph Conrad, whose director had adapted 'The Duelists'. 'Prometheus' referred to the Greek myth and its revision in 'Frankenstein or the modern Prometheus' by Mary Shelley. And 'Alien: Covenant'? Covenant could refer to the Ark of the Covenant, the sacred chest with the Tables of Law that also starred in the Indiana Jones debut.
The other android by Fassbender
Actor Michael Fassbender returns, but with a different character. Instead of David, it gives life to a different android, Walter. A less human android.
Partner since Steve Jobs
Katherine Waterston and Michael Fassbender had already worked together for the first time in 'Steve Jobs', the 2015 biopic about the founder of Apple. Waterson was Chrisann Brennan and played Michael Fassbender's partner in the role of Steve Jobs. Now return to 'Alien: Covenant'
One more time
Only Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace and Guy Pearce reprise their roles in this movie after 'Prometheus'.
James Franco returns from climbing
After interpreting the unfortunate climber of '127 hours', James Franco returns to the escalation in a brief intervention in 'Alien: Covenant'