{"id":74823,"date":"2016-02-25T12:12:04","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T12:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2016\/02\/25\/carmen-ejogo-jussie-smollett-among-new-additions-to-ridley-scotts-alien-covenant\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T03:31:19","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T03:31:19","slug":"carmen-ejogo-jussie-smollett-among-new-additions-to-ridley-scotts-alien-covenant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/carmen-ejogo-jussie-smollett-among-new-additions-to-ridley-scotts-alien-covenant\/","title":{"rendered":"Carmen Ejogo, Jussie Smollett Among New Additions To Ridley Scott&#8217;s Alien: Covenant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Carmen Ejogo, Jussie Smollett Among New Additions To Ridley Scott&#8217;s Alien: Covenant<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n<p>February 25, 2016<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2016\/02\/alien-covenant-jussie-smolett-amy-seimetz-carmen-ejogo-cast-1201708727\/\">Deadline<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Alien-Covenant-Carmen-Ejogo-Jussie-Smolett-Callie-Hernandez-and-Amy-Seimetz.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-79453\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-79453\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 225 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Alien-Covenant-Carmen-Ejogo-Jussie-Smolett-Callie-Hernandez-and-Amy-Seimetz-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Alien Covenant Carmen Ejogo, Jussie Smolett, Callie Hernandez, and Amy Seimetz\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2016\/02\/alien-covenant-jussie-smolett-amy-seimetz-carmen-ejogo-cast-1201708727\/\">Deadline<\/a> is reporting that <strong>Carmen Ejogo,\u00a0Jussie Smolett, Callie Hernandez<\/strong>, and <strong>Amy Seimetz\u00a0<\/strong>have been added to the cast of Ridley Scott\u2019s Alien: Covenant.<\/p>\n<p>The foursome join a film that already includes <strong>Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Demian Bichir<\/strong> and <strong>Danny McBride<\/strong>. Fassbender will be reprising his role from Scott&#8217;s 2012 film Prometheus.<\/p>\n<p>Covenant is supposed to be the first of a trilogy for 20th Century Fox and will serve as the prequel to the Alien film Scott did in the 80s.<\/p>\n<p>Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created in <i>Alien<\/i> with <i>Alien: Covenant<\/i>, the second chapter in a prequel trilogy that began with <i>Prometheus<\/i> \u2013 and connects directly to Scott\u2019s 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 \u2013 whose sole inhabitant is the &#8220;synthetic&#8221; David (Michael Fassbender), survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Alien-Covenant-logo.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74697\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-74697\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 158'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Alien-Covenant-logo-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"Alien Covenant logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Smolett is best known for his current role as Jamal Lyon on Fox\u2019s hit TV series <strong>Empire<\/strong> which is in the middle of its second season. He will also appear on his sister <strong>Jurnee Smollett&#8217;s<\/strong> TV series <strong>Underground<\/strong>, which will air on WGN America.<\/p>\n<p>Ejogo was last seen playing Coretta Scott King in <strong>Ava DuVernay\u2019s<\/strong> Oscar nominated film<strong> Selma<\/strong> and will be seen opposite<strong> Ethan Hawk<\/strong> in IFC Films&#8217; <strong>Born To Be Blue<\/strong>. She will later appear in Warner Bros.&#8217; <strong>Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Seimetz is co-creator of Starz\u2019s upcoming <strong>The Girlfriend Experience<\/strong> and wrote and directed half of the episodes in Season 1 in addition to her supporting role.<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez recently wrapped shooting <strong>Damien Chazelle\u2019s La La Land<\/strong> opposite <strong>Ryan Gosling<\/strong> and <strong>Emma Stone<\/strong>.\u00a0Her film credits\u00a0include the Robert Rodriguez pics <strong>Sin City: A Dame To Kill For <\/strong>and <strong>Machete Kills<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carmen Ejogo, Jussie Smollett Among New Additions To Ridley Scott&#8217;s Alien: CovenantPosted by Wilson Morales February 25, 2016 Source: Deadline Deadline is reporting that Carmen Ejogo,\u00a0Jussie Smolett, Callie Hernandez, and Amy Seimetz\u00a0have been added to the cast of Ridley Scott\u2019s Alien: Covenant. 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