'Alien: Covenant' cast assemble for new crew photo

Feb. 21 (UPI) -- The cast of director Ridley Scott's upcoming Prometheus sequel Alien: Covenant including Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston and James Franco have joined together for a group photo.

"Introducing the #AlienCovenant crew," the official Twitter for the film captioned the image Tuesday alongside news that a new sneak peek of the film will be shown Wednesday during a new episode of Legion on FX.

The photo features the new crew of colony ship Covenant sitting around a table smiling as James Franco stands in the middle wearing a robe. Situated by his side is Danny McBride while Waterston and Fassbender is seen flanking the left and right side's of the image.

Demian Bichir, Amy Seimetz, Billy Crudup, Carmen Ejogo, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez, Nathaniel Dean, Alexander England, and Benjamin Rigby round out the rest of the cast shown.

"Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created, with Alien: Covenant, a new chapter in his groundbreaking Alien franchise. The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world. When they uncover a threat beyond their imagination, they must attempt a harrowing escape," reads the synopsis.

Alien: Covenant is set to arrive in theaters May 19 and will be a "hard R" according to Scott.