Not everyone was a fan of Ridley Scott’s 2012 film, Prometheus. In fact, it may not be a big stretch to say that most hardcore Alien fans disliked Prometheus, as the connections to the main Alien franchise weren’t as clean as they wanted them to be. However, Michael Fassbender’s portrayal of the infinitely interesting David was one of the standout performances. The curious android was the source of many of the crew’s problems, and it’s his bitter, slighted personality that really drives most of the film.
Fans of the character will be happy to see that Fassbender will be back as David. Of course, in the world of Alien, there are likely millions of similar-looking android models running around through space, and David is one of many. As such, Fassbender will be portraying more than just David this time around, namely a more rigid robot named Walter,...
Fans of the character will be happy to see that Fassbender will be back as David. Of course, in the world of Alien, there are likely millions of similar-looking android models running around through space, and David is one of many. As such, Fassbender will be portraying more than just David this time around, namely a more rigid robot named Walter,...
- 3/1/2017
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
Written by Fernando Esquivel
Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created with Alien: Covenant a new chapter in his groundbreaking Alien franchise. The crew of the colony ship Covenant is bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy when they discover what they think is an uncharted paradise but it’s a dark and dangerous world. When they uncover a threat beyond their imagination they must attempt a harrowing escape.
Little known about the script and the plot of the film we spoke to Katherine Waterston who plays Daniels (a Ridley-type character) and Demián Bichir who plays sergeant Lope, who’s at the helm of the ship. Here is what they had to say about their characters, working in these large sets, working with Aliens and with Ridley Scott.
Can you guys describe who you play and what your character is going through?
Katherine Waterston...
Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created with Alien: Covenant a new chapter in his groundbreaking Alien franchise. The crew of the colony ship Covenant is bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy when they discover what they think is an uncharted paradise but it’s a dark and dangerous world. When they uncover a threat beyond their imagination they must attempt a harrowing escape.
Little known about the script and the plot of the film we spoke to Katherine Waterston who plays Daniels (a Ridley-type character) and Demián Bichir who plays sergeant Lope, who’s at the helm of the ship. Here is what they had to say about their characters, working in these large sets, working with Aliens and with Ridley Scott.
Can you guys describe who you play and what your character is going through?
Katherine Waterston...
- 3/1/2017
- by LRM
- LRMonline.com
Written by Fernando Esquivel
Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, members of the colony ship Covenant discover what they think to be an uncharted paradise. While there, they meet David (Michael Fassbender) the synthetic survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition. The mysterious world soon turns dark and dangerous when a hostile alien life form forces the crew into a deadly fight for survival.
Michael Fassbender returns in Alien: Covenant as David and has also acquired a new role as Walter, another android. New to the franchise is Billy Crudup, the film's antagonist. We spoke to both of them about their roles, their conflicts and how its is to play two characters in the film.
Michael, you’re playing two distinct characters in this film. Is it almost like doing two movies at once?
Michael Fassbender: Not really. Just different costumes. [Laughs.] It’s pretty...
Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, members of the colony ship Covenant discover what they think to be an uncharted paradise. While there, they meet David (Michael Fassbender) the synthetic survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition. The mysterious world soon turns dark and dangerous when a hostile alien life form forces the crew into a deadly fight for survival.
Michael Fassbender returns in Alien: Covenant as David and has also acquired a new role as Walter, another android. New to the franchise is Billy Crudup, the film's antagonist. We spoke to both of them about their roles, their conflicts and how its is to play two characters in the film.
Michael, you’re playing two distinct characters in this film. Is it almost like doing two movies at once?
Michael Fassbender: Not really. Just different costumes. [Laughs.] It’s pretty...
- 3/1/2017
- by LRM
- LRMonline.com
Written by Fernando Esquivel
Lrm Online was allowed to visit Fox Studios Australia this past June where Ridely Scott was filming his latest chapter in the Alien series, Alien: Covenant. With limited time we were able to catch up with him while he was in between takes. Guided into a dimly lit stage we came across a massive set which consist of large heads which look like they are carved from stone. These large heads are know as the engineers or the elders that once had a civilization on this planet. Here is what he had to say about his latest film.
What's with all the heads?
Ridley Scott: If you ask me they were a people who were superior. These were probably the ten apostles, the wise men.
We hear you're going back to horror with this film?
Scott: Well, yeah. Alien was kind of a posh horror film.
Lrm Online was allowed to visit Fox Studios Australia this past June where Ridely Scott was filming his latest chapter in the Alien series, Alien: Covenant. With limited time we were able to catch up with him while he was in between takes. Guided into a dimly lit stage we came across a massive set which consist of large heads which look like they are carved from stone. These large heads are know as the engineers or the elders that once had a civilization on this planet. Here is what he had to say about his latest film.
What's with all the heads?
Ridley Scott: If you ask me they were a people who were superior. These were probably the ten apostles, the wise men.
We hear you're going back to horror with this film?
Scott: Well, yeah. Alien was kind of a posh horror film.
- 3/1/2017
- by LRM
- LRMonline.com
I was one of the folks who was dead set against the idea of a Planet of the Apes prequel trilogy. If you’ve followed me for any period of time, or listened to an episode of Los Fanboys Podcast, you’ll know that I’m a fan of mystery, and I don’t mean that in a traditional sense. By “mystery” I mean allowing things that are mentioned in passing to remain as such. There’s not necessarily a need to go back and show every single thing that was mentioned. Earth was taken over by Apes. Great. I’d much rather imagine how that went than see it on the big screen.
Luckily for everyone, I wasn’t calling the shots over at 20th Century Fox, because the result so far in the two prequel films, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,...
Luckily for everyone, I wasn’t calling the shots over at 20th Century Fox, because the result so far in the two prequel films, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,...
- 12/9/2016
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
It’s a bit easy to dismiss a lot of today’s big budget, mainstream films. More often than not a studio is motivated to develop a property based on its recognizability to a general audience. No arguments from me on that one. That’s definitely the way Hollywood works. Films are huge investments, and in today’s blockbuster-hungry environment, any chance a studio has to guarantee their investment, they’ll take. Now, all that aside, that’s not to say greatness can’t come from this approach.
We’ve repeated time and again, both on the site and on Los Fanboys Podcast that greatness is largely born from restrictions, whether it be budgetary or property restrictions. These restrictions can be crucial to shaping a property, and in the right hands, anything can be made great (just take a look at The Lego Movie). This is definitely a shift from...
We’ve repeated time and again, both on the site and on Los Fanboys Podcast that greatness is largely born from restrictions, whether it be budgetary or property restrictions. These restrictions can be crucial to shaping a property, and in the right hands, anything can be made great (just take a look at The Lego Movie). This is definitely a shift from...
- 12/9/2016
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
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