Covenant Crew Cannot Survive...

You briefly touched on a point that continues to intrigue me: how much did the company know before sending out the Nostromo? Hopefully this (and the next film) fills in some plotholes for me...

1. Why did they switch the science officer to Ash even before the alien signal was intercepted?

2. How do they know what will be found and that it's going to be a useful weapon?

3. Why didn't they just send a specialist team to extract the critters? -- granted that kills off the film Alien altogether.

If these questions are satisfactorily answered then it will only elevate the original film -- just as Rogue One has done for A New Hope.

@LV426queen

interesting theory. It could be shaw but there are many eggs the covenant crew find throught the temple.

I still think someone ( yutani corperation ) is secretly watching all this unfold even through Prometheus and until they understand what/who they're dealing with they'll keep sending guinea pigs.

the corporation also knew what was on LV426 IMO. the fact that muthur deciphered the signal ( which was an alien voice in the directors cut not a beacon ) makes me think that because they already have some data as to what language the engineers used.

@Stan Winston

1: they had recieved the message before prometheus left. They put Ash in BECAUSE they knew what was up.

2: Prometheus continued transmitting data after Shaw left. At the very least they knew the engineers were scared enough of what was on board to warn everyone else to stay away. That alone made it interesting, but I believe the 426 message had a brief description of the creature, as well. That's not a given, though.

3: specialists aren't expendable, and they just had to expect the alien to do what it did and Ash would deliver the Xenos. Ripley kinda effed that up for everyone.

We cant be sure what they are doing with this movie...

SPOILERS....... Potentially...

Shaw is not in the Synopsis, Rappace has shot a few scenes, AC is set 10 years after Prometheus and at the aftermath of what ever has happened Since David has been on Paradise.

Shaw was the main Character in Prometheus, its her faith and questions and horror at what she found that drove the reasons for a sequel...... she maybe is not a Character that went down to well and so they will kill her off... or maybe explore her more in a sequel.. would this be a Flash Back though?

DAVID was the main Character, and despite what the 4chan leak claimed... sorry i think The Prequels are about DAVID more than any one else... Alien was Ripley.... the prequels David or at least Robots played by Fassbender... its his role that made Prometheus he is a fantastic Actor and i am sure we would be seeing Fassbender in at least one more sequel if not more.. (unless they are set in the past).

Daniels... it seems they are now setting her up to be the new Main Character and Protagonist... and again i can see them running with her as a new Ripley Character and she will make it to the next movie.... at least... and one after that again provided its not set in the distance past.

I dont think the whole crew would die...

I assume Daniels, and Tennessee (McBridges Character) survive at very least.... PLUS at least One incarnation of Fassbenders Characters...

This movie will not directly link to Alien...

even if the events may do....  then Daniels and maybe 1-2 others (plus maybe any none woken Cryo-Sleep Colonist) will make it to the next movie and maybe this sequel will tie in more to Alien or  do its own thing and not directly tie in to Alien

They might decide to move forward and continue on to their colony planet and cut all ties with Weyland Yutani. That's why no one back home has heard about what happened on Paradise. They somehow realize if they tell the company what they found they'll send more people out there.

Good topic - I have always thought WY knew more than they let on ... 

It's why I think some of the WY viral stuff may not be 100% accurate.  Canon, yes, but maybe they don't provide all the info. available . . .

I have always felt that synthetics have more influence in WY than many (on Earth in the ALiEN universe) realise . . .

I hope to see this touched on in the next films - but perhaps that air of mystery is best left as just that?!