Is there an Alien: Covenant sequel (or prequel) this fall?

To be honest who knows......

Maybe they could have been doing this, a work on two back to back movies, like Matrix sequels , like Back to Future 2+3, Last Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter?

Who knows but i think it would be hard to keep it secret...

I do honestly think FOX however would rather maybe see a sequel sooner rather than latter so i doubt we would wait 4-5 years for the sequel to ALIEN COVENANT..

I think this in part is why Alien 5 is on Hold.

Especially if Fassbender as David or Walter is in the next movie because well he is getting older each year and its a bit harder to portray a Android that is not supposed to age if their is a like 10 year gap in the release of Prometheus to the 3rd Prequel.

We also have Ridleys AGE and i think he would rather get his Prequels finished as soon as he can.

As far as Rappace?

Who knows.... we cant be sure really..

The Sequel was supposed to be about her... then had rumors she would die, then we got Alien Covenant and she would not be joining the cast (never ruled out previously done scenes)

Then she will not be in the movie...

To then indeed she would be shooting a weeks worth of scenes.

I have heard all sorts of hersay.... from she never liked Fassbender, and he never liked her and not work with her, to all sorts... i cant buy any of those.

I simply think they had a change of direction where they felt the events of David and Shaw going to find Engineers was no longer seen as important and that showing the Aliens was more important.

There would be enough time for the AC1 DVD/ Blu ray to be released but maybe not much time to tease the sequel.

No, this discussion came up years ago about Prometheus, if they shot two films without Fans knowing and just from a marketing standpoint and money wise i doubt it ;-) Especially now Ridley Scott has gotten to a certain age, we will have to see if he will even direct the further installments after Covenant and if there will be any further ones or if they put all their ideas into this one movie to suprise everyone. My guess is they will make another 2-3 movies after this, following the steps of Disney with Star Wars...

@Ingeniero   Sorry there are people on here that shoot down your theories and never have anything constructive to say and have to correct everything. Keep fighting the good fight, know that some people on here got your back.

I claim the blessings of perfect health and a pile of gold for you as tall as 10 Engineers. You stand out Dr. Curt Conners.

I will keep my chin up and finish my Engineer theory article. I will be prepared for S.M when citing sources such as Google results, Ridley Scott quotes, commonly accepted facts written in the English language.

Hey S.M, the photo cited above is "touted" as a "FULL CAST". I know this because the photo was beside the words full cast across media outlets on my computer screen in color.  

@Ingeniero  Thank you for those thoughtful remarks! Yes always be confident in what you are passionate about. There is no right or wrong answer, this is a sight for people's opinions. All opinions are welcome, I look forward to your engineer article and again thank you for being who you are.

The release of the sequel novel in the same year made me think the same thing, Ingeniero. Its a good question, and its not an unprecedented tactic to release two related films in a single year. I would not be surprised if Covenant has a "cliff hanger" ending, too.

iFox, you had those thoughts because you have unchained genius cascading across the interior of your skull (you are smart because you agree with me, vanity).

If you read what the Alien: Covenant actors have said about the lock down of the film secrets, then why release a second movie novelization in September 2017 without an Alien: Covenant sequel movie released just prior to this novelization?

Why release the secrets of the Alien: Covenant sequel if the movie isn't out yet? This is the release schedule of the first Alien: Covenant movie/novel in May 2017.

"Hey S.M, the photo cited above is "touted" as a "FULL CAST". I know this because the photo was beside the words full cast across media outlets on my computer screen in color."

Where's Guy Pearce?

I reckon it would be sweet if there was another film to follow on straight after this - but various media outlets labels on pictures doesn't make me think it'll actually happen.

Hey S.M, that's actually a good point. Didn't see Guy Pierce (assuming we're sure that is Pierce in the white room in the trailer) in the full cast photo.

In answer to S.M's very valid point, I believe the Alien: Covenant trailer released on December 25, 2016 had sequences to both Alien: Covenant and the Alien: Covenant sequel movie that will be released September 2017.

Why wouldn't they be advertising it?

I don't think it's possible to shoot back to back films these days without it leaking.

I think i mentioned this....

But maybe yes we could see back to back movies close together i think its very possible, how close who knows... here are a few things to consider....

*Ridley is nearly 80... he had no real input on how Alien Evolved to Aliens and Alien 3 and so forth... but returning to the Franchise gives him a chance to tackle TWO things that was never covered.

i) Who was the Space Jockey (include his purpose and Agenda and what was his Race and why that Cargo)

ii) The Xenomorph Origin and how it connects to the Space Jockey and the above point.

Ridley would want to have his Stamp on how these are answered and i would think he would rather do this sooner rather than latter or at least get his IDEAS down for Fox to follow.

*When working with Spaights... they had a vision back then that would need TWO movies to cover the Alien Prequel. This evolved further after Lindeloff because they toned down some parts.  But indeed it looked like a Prometheus Sequel would indeed have to be part of a Trilogy 

However....  WITH some fans not pleased how they was trying to steer away from Alien and bring the Engineers more into it, Ridley and Fox may indeed have felt they will have to eventually Answer the Space Jockey and so we could now need TWO Sequels to Prometheus and a 3rd movie that Ties everything up to Alien.

*Alien 5 is on Hold... Ridley Scott has become Producer to that movie, which says he wants to have a influence on the vision and direction for the Franchise.. but Alien 5 is on Hold indefinably.....  This could support the possibility that they want to get the Alien Prequels Finished First and as soon as...

*Blade Runner sequel   again Ridley Scott will not be directing this movie, but he would be in part a Producer which shows he is committed to the Alien Prequels and Ridley is getting Old and for him to pass by being involved in Blade Runner Sequel which i think they could have pushed back to make room for Ridley to Direct.. could be a sign again that Ridley has this ALIEN PREQUEL Story that he wants to see through to completion and leave as HIS LEGACY

so yes i think we would see a Alien Covenant Sequel down the line and i doubt we would have to wait the Average 5 years between each movie in the Franchise.

I still say that they will release an Alien: Covenant sequel in September 2017. I believe the Guy Pierce and living Dr. Shaw sequences will be in the Alien: Covenant sequel. 

Also, here is a close up of a portion of the Engineer temple structure.

Is that a stone or golden structure on the temple shown in the background of the image above?

They showed another 20 minutes of Alien: Covenant coming out in May 2017 to the media and there is still no mention of Dr. Shaw.

http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/11/14894898/alien-covenant-preview-ridley-scott-sxsw-2017

Did Ridley Scott film both Alien: Covenant movies (based on 2 Alan Dean Foster novels) in 2016?

Ridley Scott alluded to a sequel to Alien: Covenant and a short timeline to get to it in a recent article but was vague on what "next year" he meant in 2016.

A very shortsighted myself should have included "prequel" (corrected) in the title of this topic.

Thank you Chris for posting this in latest news.

"Alien: Awakening is supposedly the title of the next film in the Prometheus series, taking place between Prometheusand Alien: Covenant. Will this film truly explain what happens to Shaw? Will we see David and Shaw having taken a trip to other distant worlds before landing on Paradise?"

I've worked myself into a frenzy with just this paragraph and now need to get back to my research.

The suspense is killing me!

The trick is, William Potter, not minding that it hurts!

I know Cerulean Blue. Chris should hold back a little on major updates so I can sleep tonight. Nah, I can sleep (and repair relationships) after the movie comes out.