Alien: Covenant – Ridley Scott divides the critics

Michael Fassbender leads the crew on another prequel, but the return of the franchise get a mixed reaction

Michael Fassbender and Carmen Ejogo in Alien: Covenant
Michael Fassbender and Carmen Ejogo in Alien: Covenant
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Almost 40 years after Alien burst on to our screens, director Ridley Scott returns with the latest in the franchise - Alien: Covenant.

The second chapter of the prequels, which began with 2012's Alien: Prometheus, sees Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterson, Carmen Ejogo and Billy Crudup among the crew who make a terrible discovery after they land on an uncharted planet.

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