If Prometheus doubled down on existential themes of discovery and chronicling our history amid the cosmos, then Alien: Covenant is primed to steer Ridley Scott's prequel back to the franchise's dark, acid-spewing roots.
Given that Thor: Ragnarok continues to simmer in production Down Under, SDCC 2016 proved too soon for Marvel to showcase any tangible footage to the vying masses, but the studio did present some concept art and proof-of-concept footage for members of the press.
Still reeling from Warner Bros.' unveiling of that barnstorming Justice League teaser? We wouldn't blame you. Sandwiched in between new looks at Wonder Woman and David Ayer's Suicide Squad - the next in line to tumble off Warner's conveyor belt early next month - the first-pumping snippet not only offered up our first look at the titular supergroup coming together (sans Superman, of course), it also unveiled a lighter, slightly more playful tone than that found in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice.
