A new featurette has been released that helps bridge the story between the upcoming Alien: Covenant and 2012’s Prometheus. Ridley Scott talks about some of the story arcs we’ll see in the film while Michael Fassbender relates Covenant to the original Alien, calling it very, “…gritty and dark.” You can watch it for yourself below.

Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Amy Seimetz, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez, Nathaniel Dean, Alexander England, and Benjamin Rigby star in Alien: Covenant.

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Ridley Scott directed the film, which was written by John Logan and Dante Harper based on a story by Jack Paglen and Michael Green.

Look for Alien: Covenant everywhere on May 19th.

Synopsis:

Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created, with ALIEN: COVENANT, a new chapter in his groundbreaking ALIEN franchise. The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world. When they uncover a threat beyond their imagination, they must attempt a harrowing escape.