PhotoS : © 2015 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation , Grisha Bruev / shutterstock particularly blood-drenched Prometheus ( to which this film is a follow-up ). Taking on board fan feedback to that movie , which left many viewers puzzled by both the unanswered questions and the lack of Xenomorph action , Scott has retained Prometheus ’ epic scope and scale , but significantly boosted the horror ( Prometheus was a 15 , Covenant will likely be an 18 ). “ When the gloves are off and it ’ s 18 or R-rated , then you can make the movie exactly what you want ,” explained special effects supervisor Neil Corbould to the movie website Collider . “ Everyone said they wanted more aliens , they wanted more horror ... and I think you ’ re going to get that !” s a prequel to this film ) and Gross encounters … Led by James Franco ’ s Captain Branson , the plot sees the crew of the Covenant spaceship touching down on a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy . At first the team , who are made up of couples , think they ’ ve discovered a paradise-in-waiting , but then the screaming starts . Quickly followed by blood , blood and more blood – the crew reportedly got through more than 1,000 litres during principal photography – then a heck of a lot of dying . “ It ’ s much scarier than Prometheus ,” confessed star Michael Fassbender , who reprises his role as the android David in the film , as well as playing a new robotic character called Walter ( see right for more info on the Covenant crew ). “ Once the ball starts rolling , it doesn ’ t let up . It ’ s really going to bring chills to the cinema !”
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meet THE covenant CREW *
* Well , not the entire crew . With Covenant ’ s colonising team of lovedup couples giving a certain ruthless Xenomorph a wealth of target practice , who can be sure who ’ ll make it to the final credits ? Ridley Scott isn ’ t saying . For now , here are the key crew members that we ’ ve been formally introduced to …
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