Check out Danny McBride on the set of Alien: Covenant

Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created in ALIEN with ALIEN: COVENANT, the second chapter in a prequel trilogy that began with PROMETHEUS — and connects directly to Scott’s 1979 seminal work of science fiction. Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world — whose sole inhabitant is the “synthetic” David (Michael Fassbender), survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.

However, Deadline are reporting that Rapace is in Australia and on the set to shoot weeks worth of scenes in Scott’s film. Whether this was planned from the beginning or the result of a script rewrite I have no idea. However, I am glad she is back.

The film stars Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Demian Bichir, Danny McBride, Alex England, Billy Crudup, Amy Seimetz, Jussie Smollett, Carmen Ejogo, Callie Hernandez and Noomi Rapace.

The latest set photo features Danny McBride and Ridley Scott on what appears to be the set of a spacecraft.

Check out our Alien: Covenant coverage.