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Sigourney Weaver casts doubt on Alien return, says Ellen Ripley “deserves a rest”

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Recently, director Ridley Scott announced he still sees a lot of mileage in the Alien franchise and has a few ideas on how to continue the story in future instalments. However, with the possibility of Alien 5 still in the air, star Sigourney Weaver has cast doubt on a potential return as Ellen Ripley. In an interview with Empire, […]

Sigourney Weaver featured in behind-the-scenes image from Avatar sequels

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Despite production being forced to halt on James Cameron’s Avatar sequels due to the current health crisis, the franchise’s official Twitter account has shared a behind the scenes image featuring producer Jon Landau, and returning cast members Sigourney Weaver and Joel David Moore in the Site 26 shack set; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Stephen […]

Sigourney Weaver says Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 will give Ripley a satisfying ending

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Before Ridley Scott decided to press ahead with his Prometheus sequel / Alien prequel Alien: Covenant, District 9 director Neill Blomkamp was gearing up to enter the Alien universe with a sequel to the first two movies, which would have saw Sigourney Weaver returning as Ripley alongside her Aliens co-star Michael Biehn as Hicks. Although […]

Sigourney Weaver says she “can’t think of a better director” for Alien 5

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Alien 5 was announced a few weeks ago, with director Neill Blomkamp convincing Sigourney Weaver to reprise the role of Ripley, and now the actress has praised the filmmaker during a promotional interview for their new sci-fi Chappie. “I can’t think of a better director for [Alien],” Weaver tells Variety. “He’s a real fan. I […]

Alien with graphic designer Pete Hambling | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #63

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On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, graphic designer Pete Hambling discusses the acidic blood of sci-fi horror classic Alien… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, graphic designer Pete Hambling reveals that Ridley Scott’s 70s […]

Blu-ray Review – Aliens: 30th Anniversary Edition

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Aliens: 30th Anniversary Edition Written and Directed by James Cameron. Starring Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, Carrie Henn, Bill Paxton, William Hope, Ricco Ross, Al Matthews, Jenette Goldstein. SYNOPSIS: Aliens sees its forty-second release on home video (I’m only exaggerating a little) with this edition, which is a repackage of the Blu-ray […]

Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 will ignore Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection; says series “deserves a proper ending”

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Based on the leaked concept art for Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5, which featured Michael Biehn’s Hicks, it was assumed that this new movie would take place in a continuity where only the first two Alien films would not exist due to Hicks being killed off in the opening moments of Alien 3. Well, now that’s been […]

Neill Blomkamp’s Alien movie officially moving ahead at Fox

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Last month, District 9 and Elysium director Neill Blomkamp posted a selection of concept artwork he’d commissioned for a potential Alien movie, which he’d started thinking about whilst working with Sigourney Weaver on his latest film Chappie. Blomkamp was working on the project unofficially, but stated last week that 20th Century Fox would jump at […]

Sigourney Weaver on Neill Blomkamp’s potential Alien movie: “We’ll see what happens”

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A couple of days ago Chappie director Neill Blomkamp offered up some insight into his potential Alien movie, stating that Fox would “make it tomorrow” if he decided to go ahead with his plans for another instalment in the sci-fi franchise. Well, Cinemablend caught up with Blomkamp’s Chappie star Sigourney Weaver, and it seems she’s […]

Neill Blomkamp discusses his Alien movie, says “there’s a high degree of chance” that he’ll try to get it made

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Last month, Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium) shared some concept art that he’d commissioned for an Alien film that he was quietly developing, which included shots of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and Hicks (Michael Biehn) – the latter of whom (rather disappointingly) never managed to make it to the opening scene of Alien 3 alive. Little […]