‘Alien: Covenant’ Red Band Trailer

Yesterday on Christmas Day, 20^th Century Fox dropped the first trailer for the upcoming sequel to Prometheus and prequel to the original Alien. The film looks good but the trailer feels a little too familiar. Like the Assassin’s Creed trailers, this trailer also suffers from poorly chosen, out of place music that takes away from what could have been a terrifying trailer.

Alien: Covenant hits theaters May 19, 2017.

The film stars Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterson, Noomi Rapace, Danny McBride, Billy Crudup, and Guy Pearce. Written by Michael Green, John Logan, and Jack Palgen. Directed by Ridley Scott.

Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discover what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world, whose sole inhabitant is the synthetic David, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.

SOURCE: 20^th Century Fox

‘Assassin’s Creed’ Clips Preview A Chase With The Leap of Faith

The marketing campaign for Assassin’s Creed has been a rather strange one as it clashed together a futuristic and medieval time period with modern day hip-hop. The final trailer for the film finally featured appropriate music but up until now the actual score for the film has remained a mystery. In a clip released by 20^th Century Fox which unveils an intense chase scene ending with the video game franchise’s signature leap of faith, we get a taste of the which delivers an eastern sound provided by composer Jed Kurzel (Macbeth, The Babadook). The verdict? For a chase scene that ends with something so important for the game, the music is completely underwhelming.

Another clip also gives a look into the drama of the film featuring Michael Fassbender acting opposite Michael K. Williams. Obviously, both clips are out of context but the clips don’t do much to help sell the film to a nerd like myself or general audiences either. The more I see from the film, the less I feel the need to go see this film, especially when another Star Wars film is playing at the theater.

Assassin’s Creed hits theaters December 21^st.

The film stars Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson and Michael K. Williams. Written by Michael Lesslie, Adam Cooper, and Bill Collage. Directed by Justin Kurzel

Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.

SOURCE: 20^th CENTURY FOX

Final ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Trailer Gets The Tone Right

Assassin’s Creed has the best chance of finally legitimizing video game adaptations in cinema, however. Up until now the marketing campaign for the film has been a strange one, featuring modern day hip-hop clashing against the medieval setting in the trailers. While the film does look like it has potential at being the best video game adaptation yet (which isn’t saying much), the marketing is needed to be spectacular for it to be able to compete with the juggernaut Rogue One. In a last ditch effort, 20^th Century Fox has released a final trailer for the film that finally features appropriate music. The film features a tremendously talented cast led by Macbeth alum Michael Fassbender, Marion Cottilard, and director Justin Kurzel.

Assassin’s Creed hits theaters December 21^st.

The film stars Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson and Michael K. Williams. Written by Michael Lesslie, Adam Cooper, and Bill Collage. Directed by Justin Kurzel

Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.

SOURCE: 20TH CENTURY FOX

‘Alien: Covenant’ Release Moved Up; Poster Revealed

The Summer movie season of 2017 is being reshaped a bit. Up until this month, every month of the summer saw the major release of a franchise film. But now Alien: Covenant has been plucked from August and rescheduled to hit theaters on May 19, 2017. The announcement from Fox comes via the film’s first official poster which features the classic Xenomorph and the tagline “RUN”.

Produced by 20^th Century Fox, Alien: Covenant stars Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterson, Noomi Rapace, Danny McBride, Billy Crudup, and Guy Pearce. Written by Michael Green, John Logan, and Jack Palgen. Directed by Ridley Scott.

Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discover what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world, whose sole inhabitant is the synthetic David, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.

Bryan Singer Reportedly Exits X-Men Franchise

It’s a troublesome time for 20^th Century Fox with it’s X-Men franchise. The Gambit film has been in and out of development hell since the project lost it’s director Doug Liman. Recently, director Tim Miller up and split from Deadpool 2, and now The Hollywood Reporter claims director Bryan Singer has exited the X-Men franchise as well no doubt due to the poor reception of the incredibly contrived X-Men: Apocalypse most likely resulting in a change of course for the franchise.

The contracts for the franchise’s three young leads, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, and Jennifer Lawrence are up as well. So it’s going to be even more costly to convince the actors and actress who have said they made a pact to not return unless all three of them were going to. At this point, the costly endeavor of renewing their contract doesn’t seem all that worth it especially after Lawrence’s lackluster performance in Apocalypse. The actress is obviously disinterested in the franchise and the make-up she is required to wear to play the character.

X-Men: Apocalypse was an exceptionally bad film. From the contrived nature of the plot to an uninteresting villain that studio expected us to accept just because he was there, the first and second act felt like a chore just to get us to the final action set piece of the film which made for an underwhelming showdown with an overload of visual effects. The only good bit in the film was the quick scene we got with Evan Peters reprising his role as Quicksilver.

While Bryan Singer had a very clear vision for the X-Men franchise early on, it strayed very much away from the style and tone of its source material. Given the upcoming Wolverine film Logan is set to be Hugh Jackman’s final outing as the clawed mutant hero, it might be best to cut loose from the current series of films and reboot the franchise with a new director rather than resetting the timeline like it did in Days of Future Past.

SOURCE: THR

‘Alien: Covenant’ Might Have A Name for Xenomorphs

While promoting his new film, The Light Between Oceans, Michael Fassbender slipped up in an interview with Mark Goodier on BBC Radio 2, referring to the Xenomorphs in the upcoming Alien: Covenant as “Neomorphs”. AVP Galaxy claims that the name was used by the crew to identify the new alien variation and that these new Neomorphs are a result of the ecosystem being mutated by the black goo seen in Prometheus.

As time passed the black goo grew pods on the trees and the ground, releasing spores when disturbed. Apparently, these spores are set to infect several members of the crew through their nostrils and mouth. While it sounds like facehuggers will be absent from the film, it definitely still sounds like an Alien film as the new Neomorph will burst not from the chest, but from the back and throat.

The film directed by Ridley Scott will serve as a sequel to Prometheus as well as a prequel to the original Alien. Fassbender is the only cast member from Prometheus to return. The film also stars Amy Seimetz, Billy Crudup, Carmen Ejogo, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, and Katherine Waterston.

Alien: Covenant hits theaters August 4, 2017.

SOURCES: AVP AND BMD (VIA SCREENRANT)