The world of Alien simply received a complete lot sexier with the addition of actor Timothy Olyphant. The Justified star, who lately dipped his toe into one other main sci-fi universe as Cobb Vanth on The Mandalorian and The E-book of Boba Fett, has been forged in Noah Hawley’s upcoming FX show set within the universe of Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection, and Prometheus.
Deadline broke the information of the casting and experiences Olyphant is taking part in Kirsh, “a synth who acts as a mentor and coach for [Sydney] Chandler’s Wendy who’s a hybrid, a meta-human who has the mind and consciousness of a kid however the physique of an grownup.”
When you’re questioning, “WTF are they speaking about?”, we learned almost two years ago that this show is about properly earlier than any of the Alien movies. It’s 70 years into our future and explores companies utilizing synthetic intelligence and know-how to supply immortality. It’ll additionally characteristic, one way or the other, the enduring xenomorph alien—however precisely how that matches in, we don’t know.
After ending the present season of Fargo, Hawley started filming the sci-fi present in Thailand this summer time with British actors who have been unaffiliated with SAG, which was then on strike. Ultimately although, he needed to cease and now taking pictures is scheduled to select again up in early 2024. Right here’s hoping when that occurs, Olyphant isn’t only a glorified cameo of some type and that we get to see him throw down with some acid-blooded killers.
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