Demian Bichir joins cast of 'Alien: Covenant'

Mexican actor Demian Bichir will join the cast of Fox’s Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott's sequel to Prometheus, according to Deadline Hollywood.

The Mexican actor will join Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston and Danny McBride.

Bichir was recently part of the cast of Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight.

The film will hit theaters on October 6, 2017.