LGBT characters in mainstream films are rare, in big budget movies they’re even rarer, and in major sci-fi films they’re approaching unheard of. However, it appears Alien: Covenant is bucking that trend, as the four-minute prologue that’s just been released introduces us to Demian Bechir and Nathaniel Green as the franchise’s first gay couple.
The duo are among the colonists on the first mission to plant a permanent population of human on a distant planet. While the clip doesn’t actually show us any alien shenanigans, it has a cheeky wink to one of Alien’s most famous moment when one of the characters starts choking.
The film also introduces us to many of the other characters, including those played by Katherine Waterston, James Franco, Danny McBride, Jussie Smollett, Carmen Ejogo, Billy Crudup and the return of Michael Fassbender’s android. The clip doesn’t show us too much of the plot, although the ship will inevitably get tangled up with some creatures the human will really wish they hadn’t met.
Sadly, my personal bet is that our intrepid gay colonists won’t make it to the end credits. While in some films that would be reason to grumble that a movie was once more killing off the gays, in Alien films hardly anyone survives unless they’re Sigourney Weaver, so it would be rather fitting. Take a look at the four-minute prologue below.
Alien: Covenant will be in cinemas in May.
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