Overview
- Scott told the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday that a follow-up to Alien: Covenant is in development and will continue Michael Fassbender’s David storyline.
- The director described the film as an opportunity to examine rogue AI, saying, “AIs can go off. And if they do, it’s like a bomb.”
- Reports make clear the project is at an early stage with no announced director, production schedule, or release date.
- 20th Century Studios is also moving forward with other Alien projects, including a Romulus sequel and a second season of the TV series Alien: Earth, which could shape the sequel’s timing and greenlight prospects.
- The main questions now are whether Fassbender will return, whether Scott will direct or hand the film to another filmmaker, and how the movie will resolve the prequel arc left open by Covenant.