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Movie Review – A Monster Calls (2016)

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A Monster Calls, 2016.Directed by J.A. Bayona. Starring Lewis MacDougall, Felicity Jones, Sigourney Weaver, Toby Kebbell and Liam Neeson.SYNOPSIS:A young boy struggling to come to terms with his mother’s terminal illness is visited by a talking yew tree that tells him stories.With his first two films (The Orphanage and The Impossible) director J.A. Bayona proved […]

Sigourney Weaver had to hold her breath for 6 minutes for Avatar 2 underwater filming

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Sigourney Weaver, one of the stars of Avatar 2, has revealed the intense training she had to go through for the film’s underwater scenes.It has been known for some time that James Cameron intends Avatar 2 to really push the limits of underwater filming. We have also learned that the extensive use of underwater sequences […]

Margaret Qualley and Sigourney Weaver star in trailer for My Salinger Year

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A poster and trailer have been released for the upcoming drama My Salinger Year. Directed by Philippe Falardeau, the film stars Margaret Qualley as an aspiring writer who takes a clerical job at J.D. Salinger’s literary agency; take a look here…In New York City in the late ‘90s, Joanna (Margaret Qualley) is a young aspiring […]

Sigourney Weaver shoots an underwater stunt in latest Avatar 2 set photos

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They may have recently been delayed AGAIN for another year, but the official Twitter account for the Avatar franchise continues to give fans a behind-the-scenes peek at the upcoming sequels to James Cameron’s sci-fi blockbuster with the release of two set photos featuring returning star Sigourney Weaver as she shoots an underwater stunt sequence. Check […]

Alien 5 producer still pushing for Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley return

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A producer for Alien 5 is still pushing to get franchise icon Sigourney Weaver to return as Ripley in the next film.Recently, actress Sigourney Weaver hinted that she might be done with the Alien franchise and that her character Ripley “deserved a break”. This was after she was sent a treatment for Alien 5 last […]

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, Weaver […]

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 Lang […]

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 think […]

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 outer […]