12 Actors Who Could Breakout In 2017
2. Katherine Waterston - Alien: Covenant
Everyone had high hopes for Ridley Scott's return to the Alien franchise, but Prometheus was a pretty big letdown. However, Sir Ridley seems to have learned from his mistakes and is giving it another go, this time giving fans what they want; a proper Alien sequel.
The film features some stellar actors like Billy Crudup, Demian Bichir, and a returning Michael Fassbender, but leading the pack will be Katherine Waterston, continuing the franchise's tradition of a female lead. While Noomi Rapace's character in Prometheus was closer to Ripley from the first Alien, it looks like Waterston will be more of an Aliens-era Ripley.
You might have predicted that Waterson would breakout with her role in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, but that film seems to have been forgotten as quickly as it came. Nevertheless, Waterson is a very promising young actress and playing an alien ass-kicker in a summer blockbuster should put her name on the map in a big way.