Alien: Covenant
May 7, 2026
Alien: Covenant is a 2017 American-British science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by John Logan and Dante Harper. Michael Fassbender plays
Alien: Covenant is a 2017 American-British science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by John Logan and Dante Harper. Michael Fassbender plays
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