Witness The Last Supper - Alien: Covenant Prologue Featurette Now Online!

Totally awesome!

I like it.Love the reference to the 1979 chestburster "the foods not that bad".

Important note per Entertainment Weekly: "Luke Scott (Morgan) directed the four-and-a-half-minute preview, conceived by father Ridley and creative firm 3AM."

Seems to be created purely for promotional material. My guess is we won't see this in the final picture.

Didn't think it was Ridley,thanks for pointing it out.I believe Luke may have been responsible for Ted 2020(?) As well.

Good prelude, the joviality before the storm. 

Walter: "iv got your back" lol... we are in for a ride here :) :) 

@ninXeno426 Thanks for the link yesterday 

"they look like cockroaches the size of giant poodles.."?  :O

I like the overall tone of it

At the end does Walter understand Daniels Humour, or does that grin mean 'Yes, expendable Jerks'

Awesome!

The character of Billy Crudup is the most interesting for me.

His acting is very good I think.

His behaviour is really strange.  He will be the captain as we know from the trailer but it seems for me he will be unsuitable for this role. He will make the bad decisions.

Im not gonna lie folks, I had a little wee with excitement! The anticipation is really building now.. I simply fricking CAN NOT wait!

Oh fuck yes! Love the atmosphere here, and the ship looks great (inside and out). Some of the character dynamics are already showing here. I'm stoked!

That literally brought tears to my eyes. 

Nice trick there Sir Ridley :)

Same organic feel as Alien.

Sir Ridley you are In the pipe, 5 by 5!!!

Did anyone notice the Dog Tags just after they had finished the arm wrestle and afterhug?

’The right hand of the leader gives the Sarapis (Zeus) blessing and in the left hand is their introduction of Sarapis to Christianity, which became the long-haired "Jesus." So, paganism supplanted Christianity.’

’The back cover shows the Sarapis blessing with the image of Sarapis displayed in the palm of the right hand. The artifacts are building tools showing the desire to create a new society. Some animals are "changeable" ones depicting the change to the new society: the snake changes his skin, the chameleon changes its color, and the tadpole changes into the frog. The tortoise was an emblem of Mercury and Venus, and the Ibis (stork) was universally sacred to Isis and indicates birth — the "new birth" of being like Sarapis. The scales show that all judgment belongs to Sarapis the Judge of the dead. Sculpture shown in G.J.F. Kater-Sibbes, Preliminary Catalogue of Sarapis Monuments (Leiden: Brill, 1973), #1018, plate 32.’

Your welcome fishtoes

Absolutely awesome! Characters feel realized...hope they have similar scenes in the movie. 

Also, notice the disdain from Crudup and his wife for McBride and his wife. It is Crudup's wife that is in the lab when the neomorph comes forth as Mcbride's wife is the one who dies when she blows up the ship while trying to kill the Neomorph. It was good to see the dynamics between the couples and what they think of each other. I am sure when the bleep its the fan, they will be at each other. A lot of tension between the team will come forth as their captain (Franco) dies early, Crudup is then promoted but also will die leaving Waterson in charge of the whole ship. 

I also see McBride as the earlier Parker from Alien. You get the gist that he really doesn't care about being in space and is not impressed as Crudup seemed to be in the start of the prologue. 

Very interesting team. 

Maybe Crudup sabatoaged Franco's Cyro-tube and later, Walter allows Crudup to get face hugged and infected because Crudup is really a bad guy...just a thought. 

Would explain why Crudup's character is so eager to go down to the planet despite the warning from Waterson's character in the trailer...I think Crudup is a bad egg in this film. There is more behind him than we know, perhaps he is the company plant and knows more than the crew. Just a theory. 

David007, very exciting, so we have Judas as well.

If Franco has the Jesus role, perhaps he will rise from the dead at the end of the movie. That would be awesome!

Good acting is finally back! 

Something many fans felt lacking in Prometheus was the adoration and attachment to its characters. This criticism has been addressed and improved upon for Alien: Covenant

Exactly! Those few minutes in the feauturette is well enough a testament for me of believable characters: rough and unadulterated realism, just like I'd personally imagine in a real space expedition with a bunch of happy and excited couples, or just real people having fun together to be blunt.

When that young woman started choking I was genuinely worried that Ridley would ripoff the bloody burster scene, but to my pleasant surprise, I was relieved to see that it was simply a nod to Alien and and an amazing one. This is what I mean:

What if Alien Covenant came out before Alien, and when Kane starts to choke we'd think yet again that he choked on food just like the girl, just to be completely shocked and caught off guard when we see that chestburster crush through his chest the moment after.

If that was the case; well thought Sir Ridley. Retrofitting at its finest. But maybe this wasn't the idea in the first place. 

I hope we won't see too many nods to Alien, because as much as I want it I still prefer AC to be as original as possible at the end of the day. 

Bill Crudup is perhaps the Judas of the crew. Perhaps, this is how the company finds out about David and Shaw and the lost crew of the Prometheus. Perhaps, Crudup sends back info to the Company and thus starts the long bloody line of Weyland-Yunati trying to claim the alien. Crudup is a guy who wants to advance and has always been in the shadow of Franco and then Waterson takes command, which upsets him as it did with Franco having his wife do the speech. 

I believe that Crudup is villainous in this film in some ways. 

I also like the altered voice of Walter. Unlike David who sports a english accent subtlety but Walter is plain, cold and mechanical. Shows the difference of the two androids. 

This was AWESOME. The characters interactions felt REAL. Viral content like this really adds to the depth of the movie. My excitement can not be contained. Less than three months away, but it's going to feel like an eternity!!

I haven't allowed myself to watch much, but I watched this scene and I like it.

Characters have a looser, more natural quality. This is obviously meant to remind us of the dinner scene in Alien, which is cool. The characters in Prometheus were more wooden and stale, so this could be a nice change.

or does that grin (Walter's) mean 'Yes, expendable Jerks'

Very interesting. I still think Walter is the "good" android but I'm not sure yet. Nobody can be sure, and there's a possibility for Walter to do a complete 180° turn against his own crewmembers.

Speaking of symbolism, look at this picture:

Does that background imply "horns" in that particular moment or is it merely a coincidence? 

I'm also not sure about Crudup's character in terms of reliability, he acts like he doesn't like the others. But again there's also a possibility that he turns out to be the bravest hero (unpredictable and good storytelling)

Great input from you guys, especially some of the religious analysis that never crossed my mind. 

Absolutely fantastic! Great writing and acting. Was SOOO fed up with the stilted, low quality dialogue in Prometheus. This gives me GREAT relief!

Is that a gay couple I'm seeing, Demian Bichir and that other fellow holding hands? If so HELL YES.

@Aorta Definitely dude, I agree

WOW. I LOVED it! Really god vibe, very Alien, and great characterization. So Franco is sick, I wonder just how soon he dies. In the initial trailer, Daniels is calling Crudup captain before they set foot on the planet, so it seems that Franco dies early on. I just wonder how that will happen? 

I like McBride's character! Someone said it here and I said it i my thread for the clip, but he seems to be the Parker of the crew. He said in an interview that there is not really any comic relief from his character, but he does seem to be the goofiest person there. That isn't bad though! The way Crudup's character and his wife (forgot name) feel about Tennessee and his wife sets up some tension between those two couples and probably everyone aboard. 

Most importantly though, what did it mean when Tennessee said, "You're kidding me, right?" when Walter said, "I've got your back."?

@Patient Leech- this appears to be the first in their viral marketing, not a scene from the film. Everyone should remember that, just like Prometheus, these clips count as scenes.

I can't tell you how many times I rolled my eyes when someone would question Guy Pierce as the older Weyland. I do think viral marketing will be much more effective now than it was in 2013. Prometheus was a ground breaker in a lot of ways.

@ Neomorph, I concur so many potential red herrings..

David - Good / Bad

Walter - Good / Bad

Initally a lot of folk were claiming Franco was a ' Burke' type, it looks like the 4 chain leak may carry some weight?

Crudip could be a Burke, however the timing of his hug may quash this?

Danny Mac in this is shown as a bit of a Jerk, but I have a feeling he may give his life to save others?

There are also several dog tags on show, so hopefully this quashes any thoughts that they were owed by Shaw

I think Walters relationship with Daniels looks interesting, but again could lead us astray

From about the 10th watch, I have faith he will capature some of that magic from the first film, or give it his best shot anyway bearing in mind it's been done a few times before

Hello Cuponator-

Haha hi, Aorta! 

That would be a twist on our thinking if Crudup turned out to be the shady one. As opposed to Walter (more Aliens than Alien I suppose with the human doing the dirty work.) 

Also, I still think that dog tags Daniels finds in the trailer might belong to Shaw. The feel I got from that moment was that it was their first time down there in that cave. If it was a member of the covenant, then we would see more panic, guns, etc. I know a trailer can be cut to change the feel of a scene, but I didn't see any hint urgency.

If the tags do belong to a member of the Covenant, then we will see at least two expeditions out onto the planet (and in it), one being after some hell breaks loose.

ATI are you sure your not that Gorilla199 ;)

Joke, indeed their appears to be symbolism, if it was just for that shot with how he had his fingers, its coincidence, but to add to how the clip is called the Last Supper and the Image posted before was very like the mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci and how James Franco (Jack Bronson?) is at he center.

Maybe a nod indeed to Jesus, but we cant be going to literal again as we dont know how many of these are Easter Egg nods and to not have a single baring on the Plot, but are there as Easter Egg/Red Herrings.

However it does open up a debate...  and so while i have not read other comments yet here... SORRY FOR BEING SELFISH or if this has been mentioned.... but i will read others input and debate on it.

But indeed maybe not too literally we can maybe assume/speculate there is some connection between the Christ and the Last Supper but not too literal.

Got me thinking and i mentioned this quickly the other day regarding the Photo to promote the Legion FX upcoming sneak peak.

That in relation to the whole Last Supper Vibe....

1) Does James Franco's Character Sacrifice himself in someway?

2) As he is the leader of this group of 14 other crew members, has their been something done to dispose of him.. some underhanded act....   that leads to James Franco no longer able to be the Leader....

Thus who is the JUDAS?

"If Franco has the Jesus role, perhaps he will rise from the dead at the end of the movie. That would be awesome!"

Oh dear no lol... joke i do think that would be odd however.... but if instead Franco's Character is just very ill and they have to put him on ICE and so he does not die, but latter he recovers and then plays some role as you stated i think that would work.

Indeed this Viral Clip while it has some flaws, we have to remember its a Marketing Clip and so seems a bit Improvised to a degree.   Its just a breaking of the Ice clip with some nice Easter Eggs.

It does seem to indeed point to a number of things, but we cant be 100% this would translate to the movie.

And so indeed as some of you noticed.... their seems to be a bit of a dislike between McBride and his Wife  Seimetz and Crudup and his Wife Ejogo, its interesting to speculate on if this has a impact on latter scenes like when Seimetz  would not let Ejogo out of that Room.... but then she is following Quarantine Procedures too.

Indeed we also see that James Franco's character is the leader and Captain, and we see that Crudup seems to think he should be respected more, he appears to be a bit overshadowed by McBrides Character and so Crudup i would assume has a lot of expertise and rightfully the one who should be 2nd in charge but he seems to lack the Strong Character and a bit Shy and so this is one weakness he has...  where as McBride is maybe just the Head Pilot but a very outspoken Character that may make Crudup feel a bit insecure and drowned out.

So indeed leads to some interesting Dynamics to be set in Motion.

I am a bit disappointed with Fassbenders Character, not a good acting job, but then we know he is Fantastic... and so it could be the intended Character Role for him... 

He seems a bit Monatone and Robotic but i guess this is the point and i have no problems with that..... its just WTF is that Accent lol... cant make out if its Australian, Meets USA with bit Irish.

So does come across as a Irish Actor trying a different Accent and FAILING.......

But anyone who knows Fassbenders Performances know he is a very good Actor and doing this would be piece of cake... So i kind of think its Intentional.

I am also lead to seeing the Crudup is kind of a bit of a Naive Character like Milburn... maybe thats why Putting his head over a Egg seemed a good idea ;)  I also get the sense of his Character being like Davids in Prometheus.. where it seems he feels left out of the group a outsider, a loner and not respected like David maybe felt as far as some treated him.... and we can assume the actions of people against David maybe had a effect on Davids Personality....

Could we see similar with Crudup?  a sense of feeling left out and not respected and so when he finally takes Charge what intentions could he have?

I definitely get the sense now that Franco is not a Bad Character and not no Burke Corporate kind.   When we first had the Cast List way back last March etc time i was thinking either Crudup or Bichir Potentially could play the Corporate Slime-ball of even a Robot kind of role...  Is this kind of role now what Crudup would play?  A Sinister Motive, maybe pushed this way due to how he feels Rejected?

Bichir  seems to play a joking and goofing around Character and Security and also a Same Sex Partnership with Dean's Character which i think is a interesting and nice touch.

McBride... he seems to be the Jerk of the Bunch, a Joker, a Arrogant guy and reminds me of a Fifield and Holloway, thats not to say his is BAD   as far as intentions... i think when S&"$£ hits the Fan.... he will Man Up and be a Heroic Figure?

Who knows....

I THINK its going to be interesting, but i think Ridley will be throwing some Twists and Curveballs.... so who knows who is the Bad Guys or not... and who knows he could be pulling a Double Bluff so we could think hey this character seems Bad..

But is this too on the nose? Ay Ridley you trying to pull wool over our eyes and this person wont be bad...

But then they are in a Double Bluff way.

As far as the Dog Tags...

I was always under the impression these belong to someone on the Covenant or maybe a previous mission but certainly not from the Prometheus crew.

Waterstons Face she seems suprised to find them, which must mean if its her crew..... then  there has been someone who has misguided their where abouts to her.

Seems she discovered someone's who should not had been there as far as where she thinks they was or where they got to..

So maybe like in the movie a "where did say Englands Character Get too"  ?........  oh he went back to the ship, or i have not seen him etc...  By either say Walter or Crudup....

Only that then this discovery proves this Character (Walter or Crudup) has lied... or similar.

It could even be Crudup's...... if Walter said he went some place else or no he has not been down here and i have not seen him.....  Then Daniels finds this clue that would not doubt get her to Question some of the Actions/Motives of someone else.

I think maybe Walter, as i think David could be painted in the light of not being trusted...... and this moment Daniels maybe finds out some miss-direction/miss-loyalty etc

This is going to be a very emotional film! I am GEEKING OUT!!