Alien: Engineers
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Alien: Engineers, also known as Alien: LV-426, Alien: Genesis and Alien: Origins, was a direct prequel script draft to Alien, taking place on LV-426 and setting up the events that occur in the original movie. While the characters and overall plot of Alien: Engineers evolved into the film Prometheus, the script is otherwise quite different from the film. Most obviously, Alien: Engineers acts as a direct prequel to Alien, taking place on LV-426 (rather than LV-223) and setting up the events that occur in Alien.
While it features the traditional kiande amedha from Alien, Spaihts' script also introduces new variations of the species with new attributes or abilities. During the story, David makes it clear that the kiande amedha seen in the Alien films are not naturally-occurring organisms, but rather biologically engineered weapons of war, created and/or modified for purpose by the Engineers. David goes on to imply there are other variations of kiande amedha designed for specific purposes, variations which have yet to be seen.
One of the new kiande amedha is born from Holloway on board the Magellan. The script later implies this so-called "Beluga-kiande amedha" may be the progenitor of the kiande amedha species, or at least an earlier iteration of it, stating that the Ovomorphs and Facehuggers discovered by the crew of the Nostromo in Alien are "an evolution" of the molluscoid eggs and the Octo-Facehugger that impregnates Holloway. The Beluga-kiande amedha is said to be white in color, as opposed to the predominantly black kiande amedha, and is able to reshape its malleable body to squeeze through small openings.
The screenplay also features a Jockey-spawned kiande amedha, called the Ultramorph, the existence of which was implied in Alien when Dallas, Kane and Lambert discover the Pilot's corpse aboard the Derelict Ship, its chest burst open. Spaihts describes the Ultramorph as "dark gray, armored, lethal... more hideous than any kiande amedha we've seen". The creature grows even more rapidly than typical kiande amedha, at one point visibly increasing in size as Watts watches it feed on the rotting Engineer head recovered from inside the Engineer facility.
TED 2023
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TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world.
When the viral marketing campaign for Prometheus began on February 28, 2012, a short film called TED 2023 was released. A young Peter Weyland gives a speech at the 2023 TED TALK about his plans for the future of the Weyland Corporation and mankind as a whole. The short presents a futuristic version of a TED conference, a real-life annual technology and design event held in Long Beach, California.
The production of the short was made in collaboration with TED in order to introduce new fans of the Alien franchise to the conference itself.
Prometheus
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The discovery of a clue to mankind's origins on Earth leads a team of explorers to the darkest parts of the universe. Two brilliant young scientists lead the expedition. Elizabeth Shaw hopes that they will meet a race of benevolent, godlike beings who will in some way verify her religious beliefs, while Holloway is out to debunk any spiritual notions. However, neither the scientists nor their shipmates are prepared for the unimaginable terrors that await them.
Prometheus: Fire & Stone
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Fire and Stone is a crossover with:
- Prometheus: Fire and Stone
- Aliens: Fire and Stone
- Alien vs. Predator: Fire and Stone
- Predator: Fire and Stone
- Prometheus: Fire and Stone - Omega
When the Prometheus never returned from her fateful journey to LV-223, the questions surrounding the origins of man went unanswered. Now a new team of explorers seeks to uncover the dark mystery that holds not only the fate of theoriginal mission, but possibly their own damnation.
Prometheus: Fire & Stone – Omega
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Fire and Stone is a crossover with:
- Prometheus: Fire and Stone
- Aliens: Fire and Stone
- Alien vs. Predator: Fire and Stone
- Predator: Fire and Stone
- Prometheus: Fire and Stone - Omega
Angela and her fellow survivors are stranded on LV-223, but their mission is not over yet. The answer to their quest could be hidden deep underground, but the strangest nightmare of all stands in their way.
Prometheus: The Complete Fire and Stone
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Prometheus: Life and Death
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Life and Death is a crossover with:
- Life and Death - Predator
- Life and Death - Prometheus
- Life and Death - Aliens
- Life and Death - Alien vs. Predator
Colonial Marines have commandeered a mysterious alien ship—wresting it from the savage Predators who also wanted it. But now the owner of the vessel has awakened, and the marines find themselves trapped in space with an angry god! Chapter two of the Life and Death story cycle!
Alien: Covenant - Last Supper
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The short serves as an introduction to the crew of the Covenant; the film is set prior to their appearance in Alien: Covenant, revolving around the crew's "last meal" before entering hypersleep for their long journey. After Captain Branson turns in, Upworth begins choking on the food, causing Walter to step in to dislodge the offending item to save her life. Daniels makes a speech about their journey together and the whole crew toast to the Covenant.
Last Supper contains numerous references to Alien. The entire sequence where Upworth chokes is a clear reference to Kane and the infamous Chestburster scene; Tennessee's response when he sees Upworth is in trouble — "The food's not that bad!" — is the same reply Parker says when Kane begins choking in Alien. There is also a dippy bird visible on the table, just as there was on the Nostromo in Alien.
Alien: Covenant - Meet Walter
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Meet Walter is an advertisement for the Walter model synthetic. It was directed by Luke Scott.
The video was originally released on YouTube, as part of the viral marketing campaign for Alien: Covenant.
Prometheus: Life and Death - Final Conflict
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The surviving Colonial Marines on the planet LV-223 face a final battle with an injured and enraged Engineer—and, somewhere out in space, three trapped humans seek to change the course of the Engineer’s ship . . . and possibly the history of humanity! The final installment of the Life and Death saga!
Alien: Covenant - Crew Messages
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There are a series of short films in which crew members Daniels, Tennessee, Rosenthal, Lope, and Oram send messages back to their families on Earth.
The first recordings were by Daniels and Oram, while Rosenthal, Lopé and Tennessee, recorded theirs 3 days later.
Alien: Covenant - The Crossing
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The Crossing is a short film prequel to Alien: Covenant released through YouTube that chronicles Elizabeth Shaw and David's journey from LV-223 to Planet 4. It was directed by Ridley Scott.
In order to help her pilot the Engineer Juggernaut and escape LV-223, Shaw repairs David8, reattaching his head to his body, and together the two set off in search of the Engineer homeworld. As the journey will be long, David8 places Shaw into one of the Engineer hypersleep capsules, promising to wake her when they arrive. David8 spends his time alone learning about the Engineers, their society and their customs. Some time later, the Juggernaut arrives at an uncharted planet above a large Engineer city. David8 docks the ship with a large docking vessel floating above the center of the settlement. He opens a large aperture in the Juggernaut's base, looking down upon the city below, stating, "Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair..." as hundreds of Steatite Ampules begin to mobilize behind him.
Alien: Covenant - She Won't Go Quietly
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A short film as part of the viral marketing campaign for Alien: Covenant, this short promotion film was released.
The short takes place on board the Covenant, wherein Daniels speaks to the onboard computer MU/TH/ER and plays cards with Tennessee. MU/TH/ER stops replying to what Daniels and Tennessee say. The short then cuts to a scene set during the climax of Alien: Covenant, showing Daniels asking where the protomorph's location is on the Covenant, to which the reactivated MU/TH/ER responds, 'Four meters above you', before the protomorph appears to attack from above. This scene is absent from Alien: Covenant, having specifically been conceived for the purposes of a promotional short film by Ridley Scott.
Alien: Covenant - Phobos
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Phobos depicts several members of the USCSS Covenant crew undergoing psychological evaluation at a Weyland-Yutani facility on Phobos. It was directed by Toby Dye.
At a Weyland-Yutani testing facility, several members of the crew for the upcoming Covenant colony mission are subjected to psychological tests to evaluate their suitability for the expedition. The crewmembers are strapped into a chair in the testing booth, after which they are left alone and questioned by a computer as to their feelings about their planned mission, their strengths and their fears. During questioning, they are subjected to unexpected shocks in the form of small pyrotechnic charges detonated within the booth. After the initial round of questions, the computer puts them through a round of word association. Throughout the examination, their responses are monitored by a Weyland-Yutani technician in an adjacent observation booth. Finally, the restrained crewmembers are ordered to watch a series of distressing video clips, including graphic violence and mutilation, and rate the degree to which the footage makes them feel afraid or uncomfortable. Crew reactions vary — Tennessee is greatly disturbed, Rosenthal is brought to tears, Daniels, Oram and Lopé are largely unmoved, while Walter is completely devoid of emotion.
Alien: Covenant - Advent
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Advent is a short film sequel to Alien: Covenant in which David8 sends a transmission from the Covenant to Weyland-Yutani on Earth, elaborating upon the genetic experimentation he has been conducting on Planet 4. It was directed by Matthew Thorne.
While recording a video tour of his laboratory on Planet 4, revealing many of the specimens he has collected and dissected, David8 explains his that onward journey after the failure of the Prometheus expedition was in an effort to follow Peter Weyland's vision. Upon discovering the "rotting paradise" of Planet 4, David8 annihilated its resident Engineer population as a "gift" to Shaw; when Shaw balked at his genocide, David8 used her as a specimen in his experiments, attempting to make her "more than human" but ultimately killing her.
David8 goes on to explain his work towards creating the perfect organism, including his use of the black liquid to try and forcibly evolve new species. However, his work is stymied by a lack of suitable host life forms on the planet. By experimenting on Shaw's corpse and after many years of painstaking research, David8 was finally able to develop his "wolf", the Xenomorph. David states his intention to use the suspended colonists he has now captured aboard the Covenant to breed his creatures, before concluding that Daniels may be the key to his ultimate creation, his Queen, which he promises "is going to change everything".
In addition to the video footage, David8 also transmits his research files to earth, in the hopes that the information will help Weyland-Yutani unlock the secrets of his work.
Alien: Covenant
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Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world -- whose sole inhabitant is the "synthetic" David8, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.
Alien: Covenant - Origins
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An original novel serving as the official chronicle of the events that led up to Alien: Covenant. It also reveals the world the colonists left behind.
The Covenant mission is the most ambitious endeavor in the history of Weyland-Yutani. A ship bound for Origae-6, carrying 2000 colonists beyond the limits of known space, this is a make or break investiment for the corporation - and for the future of all mankind. Yet there are those who would die to stop the mission. As the colony shi hovers in Earth orbit, seveal violent events reveal a deadly conspiracy to sabotage the launch. While Captain Jacom Branson and his wife Daniels complete their preparations, security chief Daniel Lope recruits the final key member of his team. Together they seek to stop the perpetrators before the shi and its passengers can be destroyed.
Alien Covenant: David’s Drawings
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Before Alien Covenant, David8 was stranded alone on the Engineers’ planet and – left to his own dark devices – he began to push the boundaries of creation. Delve into this exclusive collection, containing two books, to gain an insight into the android’s descent into madness.
The in-universe sketchbook contains over two hundred illustrations from the set and will take you inside the mind of David8. It features the complete arc of his journey from the studies of flora and fauna, to his more sinister experiments on creatures, and the disturbing demise of Shaw. The companion book, Developing the Art of an Android, holds an interview with Dane Hallett and Matt Hatton – the artists behind all of the beautifully grotesque sketches. Alien Covenant: David’s Drawings will satisfy every serious fan’s hunger for details of the most intriguing character from the Alien prequels.
Alien: The Blueprints
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Alien: The Blueprints is a collection of brand new blueprints of all the major vehicles, ships and technology of the Alien movie universe. Artist Graham Langridge delves deep into the concept art, set designs and photography to recreate full and accurate blueprints of the drop ship, the Sulaco, the Nostromo and many more. Covering all the movies including Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, this is a must-have for any Alien fan.