Ridley Scott has recently confirmed that a long-awaited sequel to Alien: Covenant is in development, with Michael Fassbender’s android David front and center.

The Alien franchise has lived and died many times over the years. Currently, it’s in a particularly prolific era, with last year’s theatrical hit Alien: Romulus becoming the biggest entry in years and the hotly anticipated release of Alien: Earth, the ...

The big twist in Alien: Covenant is the revelation that a character from Prometheus, Mr. Weyland’s first android prototype, “David” (Michael Fassbender), not only survived the first film, but diabolically murdered his human companion, Dr. Elizabeth Shaw.