Alien: Covenant - Katherine Waterston Interview
0:00: How Fantastic Beasts inspired Waterston’s Alien haircut. 0:39: Waterston’s transition into action stardom. 1:51: Waterston’s favorite stunt in the movie. 2:27: Working with the neomorphs. 3:31: Waterston’s inspirations for Alien: Covenant.
Interview: ‘Alien: Covenant’ Star Katherine Waterston On Neomorphs And Action Stardom
By Angie Han/Dec. 26, 2016 7:00 am EST
Alien: Covenant introduces a new kind of xenomorph known as the neomorph. In the footage I saw, they looked small (about the size of a kitten) but more made up for their lack of size by being fast and vicious. In a word, they were terrifying. Naturally, I had to ask Waterston about them… and just as naturally, she tried really hard not to say much.
Although it’s a given that any new Alien heroine will be inspired, on some level, by Ellen Ripley, Waterston admitted she hadn’t really looked to other action stars for inspiration. Instead, she prepared by reading books that’d help her get into the mind of her character. “I read a lot of Carl Sagan and for some reason, some of Joan Didion’s work was really useful for me when I was working on this,” she told me.
Watch my full conversation with Waterston below. Alien: Covenant lands May 19, 2017.
Alien: Covenant - Katherine Waterston Interview
0:00: How Fantastic Beasts inspired Waterston’s Alien haircut. 0:39: Waterston’s transition into action stardom. 1:51: Waterston’s favorite stunt in the movie. 2:27: Working with the neomorphs. 3:31: Waterston’s inspirations for Alien: Covenant.
