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Michael Fassbender, Danny McBride, Noomi Rapace Ridley Scott

The “Alien” saga continues in 2017 with “Alien: Covenant.” This is a direct sequel to 2012’s “Prometheus” and officially the sixth movie in the franchise. Michael Fassbender reprises his role as David the android, but this time he also gets to play as Walter, a synthetic android created by the Weyland Corporation. Joining him from the cast of “Prometheus” is Noomi Rapace as Dr. Elizabeth Shaw, a former crew member of the eponymous ship, along with the titular aliens as you remember them from the original series.