15 Characters Who Will Probably Die In 2017's Biggest Movies
4. Dr. Elizabeth Shaw (And Danny McBride) - Alien: Covenant
Why She Should Die
Well, unfortunately for her, Shaw is a remnant of a chapter that has been moved on from. She's basically this franchise's version of Newt - utterly expendable because of the arrival of some new characters to pass the mantle on to.
Danny McBride meanwhile will inevitably be playing comic relief (why else would he be cast) and as the pilot of the new ship he's basically number one on the Dead Meat list. These films are slasher monster movie mash-ups, and there's no real precedent for multiple characters emerging unscathed.
How She'll Die
She's seeking the truth, and she's going to find it, unfortunately. It's key to remember that Covenant is about the rise of the xenomorphs and they need their mythology built again in the same way Alien and Aliens did it previously.
That means big victims and Shaw has got that written all over her, particularly as Rapace joined the production late.