Equally within the aftermath of Alien: Romulus, Alvarez teased a decision to those plot threads when he defined to The Wrap: “My first intention, which we’d determine a method to do if we get to make one other after this, is to merge them.” The final plot components of forgettable crew members turning into canon fodder for xenomorphs whereas one other feminine protagonist survives is in peril of rising drained, and alongside the risks of AI being extra related than ever, making David the final word antagonist would convey collectively all eras of the Alienverse.
Scott and Covenant co-writer John Logan’s plan for a sequel (tentatively titled Alien: Awakening) was going to take David to LV-426 to proceed his Physician Moreau experiments on the Origae-6 colonists, all whereas being pursued by the Engineers. Importantly, it implies this is able to’ve resolved what introduced the doomed House Jockey and its downed ship filled with xenomorph eggs to the planet within the authentic Alien.
I’m among the many critics who assume we misplaced a few of the mystique when Prometheus revealed the elephantine “House Jockey” was actually only a humanoid “Engineer” in a swimsuit. Nevertheless, there’s nonetheless quite a lot of untouched lore surrounding these godlike creatures. So long as we keep away from that wild principle that David is Alien’s House Jockey, and the eggs are the Covenant colonists, I’d be tremendous revisiting the House Jockey thriller.
Regardless of being largely standalone, Romulus honored virtually each film within the franchise. Alongside the Ripley easter egg, “get away from her, you bitch” ticked off Aliens, there was a visible wink to Alien 3, and The Offspring echoed Alien: Resurrection’s ending. Prometheus was introduced by way of to the story through the Renaissance Station’s experimental black goo and the Offspring’s resemblance to the Engineers. Even Alien: Isolation was made canon through the inclusion of emergency telephones. This makes Covenant considerably of a forgotten outlier. There’s been an attention-grabbing uptick in Covenant‘s appreciation since Romulus, and if Alvarez could make it much more vital to the mythos, that may solely assist its popularity.
Except for the Xenomorphs and their numerous evolutions, David is definitely the franchise’s greatest antagonist, and along with his ties to the company greed of Weyland-Yutani, he acts as a precursor to different villains like Ash (Ian Holm), Carter Burke (Paul Reiser), and Alien 3‘s Michael Bishop (Lance Henriksen). He additionally doesn’t age, so not like sure human characters, David can slip into the timeline many years later and nonetheless be performed by Fassbender.
I questioned why they used the uncanny model of Ian Holm’s likeness to create Rook in Alien: Romulus, as others claimed it will’ve been the proper alternative to proceed David’s story or use Fassbender for one more David doppelganger. Nonetheless, there’s an altogether extra thrilling alternative the place a Romulus sequel can spherical off Scott’s authentic arc, end David’s story, and doubtlessly contact down on LV-426 forward of Aliens.
