The amazing alien covenant unpacked and explained taylor. Both series have gone to hell and back sometimes together, but overall, the entire series has provided many intense. The alien universe timeline sometime in the future. Another point to consider is whether to incorporate prometheus into the existing canon, or simply consider it. Brett was the first victim of the fullygrown alien, and was killed whilst. Predator 1987 a team of commandos on a mission in a central american jungle find themselves. Mid late 21st century fasterthanlight ftl technology is discovered and the human race expands into deep space. The alien movie timeline is a similar mixed bag, as one numbered entry and some suggestive titles help hint at the order in which the films are supposed to be watched in. The movie finds a colony spacecraft in the year 2104 making an emergency landing on a planet which was supposedly home to the engineers. The fast and the furious movie timeline in chronological. The storylines of the science fiction film franchises alien and predator have been merged into a single continuity by the release of the films alien vs. Alien and predator movies in the order of the univers timeline refine see titles to watch instantly, titles you. Covenant, and up to four more movies in the pipeline.
To clear up any confusion, heres a breakdown of the entire timeline. What is the correct chronological order of the alien. Cpes prometheus predator alien universe chronological. The sciencefiction genre inexorably marches on much like time itself new scifi films are always getting made, positing tales of possible futures, alternate realities, and mysterious pasts. Alien universe timeline alien anthology wiki fandom. Resurrection, the last film in the original series, takes place much later, in 2379. He was serving on the ship during its fateful voyage in 2122 when it encountered a xenomorph on lv426, an incident that eventually led to the destruction of the ship and the loss of all but one of its crew.
Whats awesome about starring in an alien movie and whats. Join the crew to participate in special missions, contests and receive insider news and updates. Covenant works as a sequel to prometheus, but also. From 1979 up to 1997, warner books published novelizations of the first four films in the year of release. Ridley scott confirms new alien movie talks, franchise. Awakening will be the next alien movie ryan scott mar 17, 2017. It also includes some references from the colonial marines technical manual by lee brimmicombe. Produced and distributed by 20th century studios, the series began with alien 1979, directed by ridley scott, and was followed by three sequels, aliens. Covenant, were only 11 years past the point that prometheus left off. Ign looks back at all the alien films and puts them in chronological order to get you uptodate when watching the latest film.
But ranking is the order of the hour, so ive put together a list of all eight alien movies to date, ranked from worst to best. Fear not, for we have gone forth armed with flamethrowers, motion trackers and that mysterious black. But in terms of the chronology, these xenomoprh creatures are actually returning. Its now 2104 in the timeline of the alien franchise, 11 years after the events of covenant, and a new crew is sent. Alien universe official alien movies fan hub join the. Behind the scenes cast, crew, and other things alien the film that started it all.
Still other people would watch predator 1987 before any of the other movies, and then watch all the alien movies in order by release date. Alien, aliens, alien 3, alien resurrection, prometheus, and alien covenant their respective novelisations, and film production information from a variety of sources. Although never intended to share the same movie universe, these two franchises are now linked thanks to two crossover films. Weve excluded them from the timeline because its currently unclear whether the crossover franchise is officially part of the predator continuity. Disney recently hinted that the company was looking into expanding the alien franchise, after acquiring 20th century fox and all of its major properties. Covenant is the sequel to prometheus, and therefore still a prequel to 1979s alien. Space traffic control station established in antarctica. Alien universe is the official alien franchise fan hub. Covenant preparing to launch may 19, 2017, now is a good time to look at exactly where the sequel to 2012s prequel prometheus slots in on the alien franchies timeline.
Isolation the game by creative assembly xenomorph the deadliest species of the universe. Ridley scotts epic alien franchise is multiplying almost as quickly as the xenomorph in the movies. Hopefully the timeline and the overarching storyline will inform the alien. Both joss whedon and james cameron were at times attached. The complete alien timeline, from prometheus to alien. Welcome to the most expansive timeline of the alien films available. For the classic continuity, there are no aborted timelines. Alien covenant connections to prometheus and alien awakening xenomorph origin, michael fassbender, engineers, and alien easter eggs revealed.
Anyone is welcome to edit and contribute their knowledge of this series of horrific scifi films. Covenant, we untangle the alien film series so you dont have to. But the dual core of the story has always been alien and aliens, the two feature films that helped. The alien franchise has spawned so many sequels and prequels that it. As davids arc stands as the narrative glue for the alien movie timelines origins, and guy pearces peter weyland is one of the enigmatic forces behind the eventual weylandyutani corporation that dominates the world of the alien movies, this is the foundation all other films are to operate upon. Sigourney weaver has expressed interest in making an alien 5 movie. R idley scotts prometheus was released in 2012, but the events that take place in it predate the first four alien movies, effectively making. Covenant is a 2017 science fiction horror film directed and produced by ridley scott and written by john logan and dante harper, from a story by michael green and jack paglen. Alien movie timeline, alien 3 takes place right after the events of aliens. Lance henricksen who played bishop in aliens appears in this film. This list put the films of the alien and predator franchises in chronological order, including the semiprequel to alien prometheus. The concept of aborted timelines exist only in the reboot. Predator 2004 during an archaeological expedition on. The franchises first film, ridley scotts moody horror movie alien.
In 1996, production on the fourth alien film, alien resurrection, began. Speaking with cnet, the predator star keeganmichael key counted the alien vs. The movie timeline of all the movie timelines on all the net, you walked into this one. Alien is a sciencefiction horroraction media franchise centered on the film series depicting warrant officer ellen ripley sigourney weaver and her battles with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as the alien or xenomorph. This list does not include most of the aliens comics, as it is hard to find comics that remain as. Alien anthology wiki collaborative website devoted to gather information about alien and prometheus. All alien movies in order, chronologically and by release date.
Ridley scotts alien prequel series is in full swing, with the esoteric prometheus now followed up with the more expository and horrortinged alien. Want to go through the entire alien series, but i dont know the official timeline. The entire alien franchise chronology, including a bit of predator. A joint american and british production, the film is a sequel to prometheus 2012 and is the second installment in the alien prequel series and the sixth installment in the alien franchise, as well as. Director ridley scott offers a breakdown of his upcoming alien. Prometheus was the longawaited return of ridley scott to the alien. Every single alien movie in chronological order screenrant. The widely panned prometheus is a prequel to alien, taking place hundreds. Some eventscharacters of the movie have been retconned changed in the tv series. Covenant fits in the larger alien timeline, and what comes next. This list does not include most of the aliens comics, as it is hard to find comics that remain as canon ever since ridley scott changed it like disney did with star wars.
Covenant fits in the larger alien timeline, and what. Ripley was not in the scripts first draft, and weaver was not interested. The chestbursting, hissing aliens first seen in the 1979 scifi horror classic alien are back for alien. The nostromo answers a distress call on planet lv426 to devastating consequences. Samuel elias brett was the engineering technician aboard the commercial towing vehicle uscss nostromo.
As such, the alien timeline has got pretty complex, with the two new movies and a wealth of tiein viral material making a web of narrative threads that based on comments from ridley scott is only going to get more complicated as we go forward. Predator, aside from being a good movie is the first chronologically in the series, and provides additional context for subsequent movies. Covenant itself and will help explain everything that is going on, not only in this movie, but in all the alien movies. Whats awesome about starring in an alien movie and whats not, per prometheus guy pearce. Almost 40 years after the original film, alien, was released in theaters, scott. I suppose this could depend on a number of factors, beginning with whether or not they were always meant to be a part of the same canon. Predator 2 1990 amidst a territorial gang war in 1997, a sophisticated alien hunter stalks. The following is a fictional timeline of events as they unfold in the predatoravp. Almost 40 years after the original film, alien, was released in theaters, scott is gearing up to release the sixth official film in the franchise alien. The new movie is a prometheus sequel and alien prequel alien covenant is a sequel to 2012s prometheus but a prequel to the original alien films starring sigourney weaver. If youve seen the avp films, then youll know its best we move on. The alien movie timeline is a similar mixed bag, as one numbered entry and.