10 Actors Who Were Criminally Wasted In Famous Horror Movies

10. James Franco - Alien Covenant

In every sci-fi monster flick, there's always a few characters who get killed off before they have a chance to do anything. Before they say a single line or we learn their name, they get their head lopped off, or are eaten by an alien.

Although viewers are expecting this to happen while watching Alien: Covenant, no one thought James Franco's character, Jacob Branson, would get the chop so early. Considering he was a big name at the time, and was playing the ship captain, many viewers erroneously assumed he was the lead, based on the trailers and the promos.

Speaking of which, Branson appears more in the promotional footage for Alien Covenant than the actual movie!

In the promotional prologue, we see Branson interacting with the crew before they arrive at their destination. But in the film, Jacob is burned to death after his stasis pod malfunctions before he utters a word of dialogue. He didn't even get killed by the freaking aliens!!

Because of his brief tenure in Covenant, it makes you wonder why director hired Franco for the role in the first place.