{"id":303371,"date":"2025-12-07T14:33:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T14:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/303371\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T14:33:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T14:33:07","slug":"alien-star-sigourney-weaver-gives-another-intriguing-update-on-potential-return-as-ellen-ripley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/303371\/","title":{"rendered":"Alien star Sigourney Weaver gives another intriguing update on potential return as Ellen Ripley"},"content":{"rendered":"

While promoting her trip back to Pandora in Avatar: Fire & Ash, Sigourney Weaver has hinted that plans might be solidifying for a venture back to LV-426 as well. The star of four Alien movies gave an update on the secret script she discussed back in October<\/a>, which would see Ellen Ripley back in the franchise, fighting facehuggers and ensuring their young are sucked out into space. Although just like a snooze in hypersleep, don\u2019t expect it to be a quick thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, we\u2019re just taking it one step at a time,\u201d Weaver told Variety<\/a>. \u201cIt is very interesting. I hope we do it, because I think it will be wonderful. I think the fans will enjoy it, but it\u2019s very early days.\u201d<\/p>\n

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When Weaver last broke the news about this unnamed script, she revealed that it had been written by the producer of the Alien franchise, Walter Hill. The draft was a 50-page tale that apparently saw Ripley pulled back into action after being imprisoned for the danger she\u2019d tried to keep humanity away from.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI said I have never felt the need. I was always like, \u2018Let her rest, let her recover.\u2019 But what Walter has written seems so true to me as very much about the society that would incarcerate someone who has tried to help mankind,\u201d she explained. \u201cShe\u2019s a problem to them, so she\u2019s sort of tucked away. Anyway, I think it\u2019s a very strong first 50 pages, and I\u2019m thinking about working with Walter to see what the rest of the story would be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Currently, the Alien franchise is in the best shape it\u2019s been in years, not only thanks to the impressive big-screen outing that was Alien: Romulus<\/a>, but also Noah Hawley\u2019s exceptional television series, Alien: Earth<\/a>. There\u2019s also the matter of the Predator franchise cross-pollinating with the Predator franchise, thanks to Predator: Badlands<\/a>. What better time than then to throw the Alien queen back into the mix for another terrifying close encounter? Should you need a refresher on the Alien timeline, check out our guide to watching the movies here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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