Kevin Lincoln , writing for '' Vulture '' magazine in an article titled " What Other Blockbuster Villains Can Learn From David in Alien : Covenant " , gave a strong endorsement of the depiction of David as an arch-villain in the film stating : " ... one franchise is showing it 's still possible for a modern blockbuster to have a great villain . In '' Alien : Covenant '' , David — the android played by Michael Fassbender , first introduced in '' Prometheus '' — comes into his own as a fleshed-out , dynamic , and genuinely striking antagonist , one who is n't just an equal match for the heroes , but even becomes the central thread of the series . He 's a huge part of what makes '' Alien : Covenant '' work . " Writing for '' Vox '' , Allisa Wilkinson said that " '' Alien : Covenant '' is too muddled to pull off its deeply ambitious Satan allegories " . She emphasized the Miltonic demonic aspect of the android David , stating : " But David is a better Satan than Satan himself ... It 's as if in the '' Alien '' universe , the devil has evolved , thanks to humans creating him . David , fatally , has the ability to create — something Satan never had — and he will use that power only to destroy . He does n't have any real need to rebel against his maker , since from the moment he became sentient , he knew he 'd already won . He is indestructible , and determined to make creatures that imitate his drive for total domination . " At the 44th Saturn Awards , the film was nominated for Best Science Fiction Film , but lost to '' Blade Runner 2049 '' , another film by Scott Free Productions , Ridley Scott was executive producer of this film
44th Saturn Awards
44th Saturn Awards
Alien: Covenant