Ridley Scott's "Alien: Covenant" just expanded with one more character to join, James Franco. Franco has been known to be involved in raunchy films and some drama such as 127 hours. Now, he's included in much more of a serious film which could be his forte too.

According to Horror - Movie, James Franco has been reported to take part in Alien Covenant as Captain Branson, the helm of the ship Covenant and husband to Katherine Waterson's character. This seems a huge part but regarded only that Franco's character won't take much more than 10 minutes of the whole movie.

Franco's commitment followed Danny McBride's involvement in the sequel to Prometheus. The two are known to have been working together for the past couple of films which include Your Highness and This is the End.

Further, Comic Book wrote that the rumor started when Franco was set to take the role of McKenna in Shane Black's "Predator" revitalization. Franco's Branson shall only be taking popping flashes but still, he will be included in the marketing footage of the "Alien: Covenant". Nonetheless, these rumors are still not confirmed by the actor nor the studio.

Regarding the film, "Alien: Covenant" is the second chapter for Ridley Scott's Prometheus on their prequel series for 1979's "Alien". The summary for the film is located below.

"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."

"Alien Covenant" is set to hit theaters on May 19, 2017 with Scott as director and a stellar cast of Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Guy Pearce, Katherine Waterson, Danny McBride, Demian Bichir, and Billy Crudup.

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