Katherine Waterston in Alien: CovenantImage via 20th Century Fox
Ridley Scott is finally set to return to the world of sci-fi later this year with his new movie, The Dog Stars, which is now launching in theaters on August 28 after being delayed from its original March release date. Scott has been focused more on historical epics in the last few years — his last directorial feature came back at the end of 2024 when he returned to the colosseum for Gladiator II, the legacy sequel starring Denzel Washington. Russell Crowe was famously left out of Gladiator II, and he has not been shy about sharing his criticisms of the movie. The year before Gladiator II, Scott reunited with Gladiatorstar Joaquin Phoenix for Napoleon, the historical epic that’s now streaming on Apple TV after bombing at the box office due to its bloated budget.
Scott’s last sci-fi directed feature came back in 2017 when he reunited with Michael Fassbender for Alien: Covenant, the sequel to the Alien prequel film, Prometheus. Scott guided Fassbender to one of his most underrated performances as David in Prometheus, and it was a no-brainer for him to return in the sequel, which also stars Danny McBride. Scott produced Alien: Covenant on a $96 million budget, and the film turned a profit thanks to its $240 million global box office performance. Alien: Covenant is currently without a streaming home in America at the time of writing, but there is such a demand to watch the film that it surged into the VOD top 10 on Prime Video and Google in several countries. Katherine Waterston and Billy Crudup also have key roles in Alien: Covenant.
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Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
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🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
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What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
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Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
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The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
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You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
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You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
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You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
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Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
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You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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What Is ‘Alien: Covenant’ About?
The official synopsis for Alien: Covenant, which holds scores of 65% from critics and 55% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, reads as follows: “The crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they believe to be an uninhabited paradise—but it’s home to a threat beyond their imagination. Michael Fassbender returns as the synthetic David, while Katherine Waterston leads a terrified crew racing to escape a nightmare world. Danger awaits at every turn as humanity’s fate hangs in the balance in this pulse-pounding descent into horror.” Jack Palgen, Michael Green, John Logan, and Dante Harper all worked on the script and story for Alien: Covenant. Ridley Scott has confirmed that Alien: Covenant is the last Alien movie he’ll direct, though he continues to produce the franchise’s other projects like Alien: Earth Season 2 and the sequel toAlien: Romulus.
Check out Alien: Covenant on VOD platforms like Prime Video and Apple TV, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of Ridley Scott’s future projects.
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Release Date
May 19, 2017
Runtime
123 Minutes
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Writers
dante harper, John Logan, Jack Paglen, Michael Green
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