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“Alien: Covenant” Title Treatment, Synopsis and Release Date Revealed

I thought this might be of interest to some of my readers – the title treatment for the forthcoming second chapter in the Alien prequel trilogy, Alien: Covenant:

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… and here is the official plot synopsis:
Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created in ALIEN with ALIEN: COVENANT, the second chapter in a prequel trilogy that began with PROMETHEUS — and connects directly to Scott’s 1979 seminal work of science fiction. Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world — whose sole inhabitant is the “synthetic” David (Michael Fassbender), survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.
Now you might recall my disappointment in 2012’s Prometheus, and will pardon me if I wait to find out more the details of what is in store for us. I expended a lot of goodwill and “blockbuster anticipation capital” for the franchise on the first go around, so my hesitation is really a matter of self-preservation.
At least it does seem as if the films’ creators learned one lesson from Prometheus – they extracted the best thing about that film in my opinion (Fassbender). Now as it stands, and based on my reading of the above synopsis, it might be an interesting cinematic exercise – having a synthetic (of all entities) performing in what is essentially in a “one man show.”
I could take a stab at potential themes, etc. that could be derived from this type of story, but (like I said earlier) it is probably best to wait until I actually have something to view before making any sort of analysis.
We do have a release date – Alien: Covenant is scheduled for release on October 6th, 2017. In other words, we have a little time to mull over our feelings.

 

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Things Don’t Look Good for ‘The Counselor’ (Official Trailer)

Happy Friday folks! Yeah I am a little late to the party but check out the latest trailer for the Ridley Scott-directed, Cormac MacCarthy-penned thriller, The Counselor:
 

 

Here is the film’s synopsis (as per the film’s website):
Legendary filmmaker Ridley Scott and Pulitzer Prize winning author Cormac McCarthy (No Country for Old Men) have joined forces in the motion picture thriller THE COUNSELOR, starring Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, and Brad Pitt. McCarthy, making his screenwriting debut and Scott interweave the author’s characteristic wit and dark humor with a nightmarish scenario, in which a respected lawyer’s one-time dalliance with an illegal business deal spirals out of control.

Compared to the previous teaser, this one (obviously) has a little more exposition and provides a little more context as to what Fassbender, Bardem, Pitt and company are up to. Well, we will find out on October 25th when The Counselor is scheduled to drop into a cinema near you.

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Quick Reaction to “Prometheus”

I will save the “good stuff” for my upcoming LAMBcast. But I thought I would take a moment to reflect on some of what I saw on Tuesday evening.

Things I liked about Prometheus:

  • The marketing: I know some people were a bit overwhelmed by the viral marketing campaign. In fact there were even times when I thought that it may be too much. But after watching the film I must admit that it really did not give too much away but instead provided some good context for the proceedings on the screen.
  • The acting: especially the thespian triumvirate of Theron, Fassbender and Elba. Oh yeah and Pearce, too
  • The surprisingly immersive 3D experience. Prometheus one of the few films that I did not mind employing the gimmick use of technology.
  • The set design: Director Ridley Scott outdid himself with the set pieces on this film it was in a word – beautiful.

The things I did not like about the film:

  • Plot details: I feel like there was too much stuff crammed into the film; a few plot details could have fallen by the wayside for the sake of a clearer narrative.
  • An ending seemingly designed to hint at taking the story further (likely a studio version) because I cannot imagine Scott would think of the Alien ‘progenitor’ all by himself.
  • Not enough Rafe Spall 🙂

Overall, despite some flaws, I enjoyed the film.

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