Where was Alien Covenant filmed? Guide to all the Filming Locations
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The second episode of the Alien prequel trilogy, Alien Covenant was primarily filmed in New Zealand and Australia.
Taking place on the Engineers' homeworld, Michael Fassbender plays a double role as the android David, survivor from Prometheus, and Walter from the Covenant expedition.
Showing similar manners to Lieutenant Ripley, Katherine Waterston portrays Daniels. We are accustomed to seeing Danny McBride in comedy films (Your Highness, Pineapple Express), but this time, he joins the crew as the ship's chief pilot.
Welcome to Planet 4 and our spoiler-free guide to all the filming locations of Alien Covenant.
Taking place on the Engineers' homeworld, Michael Fassbender plays a double role as the android David, survivor from Prometheus, and Walter from the Covenant expedition.
Showing similar manners to Lieutenant Ripley, Katherine Waterston portrays Daniels. We are accustomed to seeing Danny McBride in comedy films (Your Highness, Pineapple Express), but this time, he joins the crew as the ship's chief pilot.
Welcome to Planet 4 and our spoiler-free guide to all the filming locations of Alien Covenant.
Alien Covenant locations
The expansive white room at Weyland's mansion, adorned with art pieces and minimalist furniture was filmed on a custom-built set at Fox Studios Australia in Moore Park, near Sydney.
The landscape on the background is the Álftavatn lake in Iceland, located along the famous Laugavegur Trail in the south of the country.
Image courtesy of 20th Century Fox - Map
En route to the planet Origae-6, after receiving a mysterious transmission from Planet 4, the Covenant crew decides to to change course and land there instead.
The spacecraft flies over the cloudy but gorgeous landscapes of Fiordland National Park in New Zealand's South Island near Queenstown.
If a haunted house horror movie has taught us that splitting up to inspect the basement is always a bad idea, then an Alien movie has shown that stopping your spacecraft to investigate a mysterious transmission is never a good choice.
The most spectacular shot in this sequence is when the shuttle passes by the stunning glacial Lake Quill.
The lake sits at an elevation of approximately 3,212 feet (979 meters) and feeds Sutherland Falls, one of the tallest waterfalls in the world.
Image courtesy of 20th Century Fox and Bo Stern - Map
The top filming location of Alien Covenant is one of New Zealand's top tourist attractions: the landscape of Milford Sound.
Surrounded by rainforests, this is a quite deep fiord (around 1,377 feet, 419 meters) home to seals, penguins, dolphins and boat tours.
But the most spectacular feature is the dozens of waterfalls that cascade down the steep hills and cliffs surrounding the fjord after rain.
A real-world scale set of the spacecraft was built on the shore, with Mitre Peak and Bowen Falls in the background.
Image courtesy of 20th Century Fox and Google Maps
The natural scenery of Fiordland National Park was used for several shots while the crew was exploring the planet.
Things got gory in the Fox Studios Australia of Moore Park, near Sydney. The amazing Dreadnought set was built from scratch in a soundstage.
The Warner Bros Studios in Leavesden, England, were used for minor reshoots in post-production.
The set of the destroyed Engineer city, along with this one featuring gigantic trees, was built in a quarry in Potts Hill, a suburb of Sydney.
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3 comments:
1- Graham - Feb 8, 2022, 3:18 AM
I like this film a lot and I am from New Zealand, living in Sydney AU. It's so nice to see Fordland in the movie. But I'm interested in the first scene. I wonder if the house with the piano exists and where it is?
2- Anonymous - Apr 29, 2024, 1:07 PM
Fiordland in southern NZ is the most spectacular location for just about any film.
3- Anonymous - Feb 27, 2025, 10:09 PM
Au and NZ have good marketing. However, the price can be traded with many more days and locations in other countries, where you can live with less than 50 per day and more exotic locations.
1- Graham - Feb 8, 2022, 3:18 AM
I like this film a lot and I am from New Zealand, living in Sydney AU. It's so nice to see Fordland in the movie. But I'm interested in the first scene. I wonder if the house with the piano exists and where it is?
2- Anonymous - Apr 29, 2024, 1:07 PM
Fiordland in southern NZ is the most spectacular location for just about any film.
3- Anonymous - Feb 27, 2025, 10:09 PM
Au and NZ have good marketing. However, the price can be traded with many more days and locations in other countries, where you can live with less than 50 per day and more exotic locations.
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