FX’s new series Alien: Earth centers on a female character taking on a horde of killer aliens — and so of course, any fan can’t help but be reminded of Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley in the Alien films.

The actress expressed her interest in a script penned by Walter Hill, calling it "a very different kind of 'Alien.'" Emlyn Travis is a news writer at Entertainment Weekly. She has been working at EW ...

Sigourney Weaver recently shared her thoughts on Alien: Earth, the first live-action TV project in the Alien franchise. Weaver gained recognition as an actress with her performance as Ellen Ripley in ...

Sigourney Weaver was a guest at the New York Comic-Con 2025, and she made an interesting statement about possibly returning to the Alien franchise that sounds perfect. In her panel discussion on the ...

At the Cinémathèque Française in Paris, Weaver hosted a masterclass following a screening of Alien. During that, she talked about unrealized projects in the Alien universe. First was Neill Blomkamp’s ...

The premiere episode of Alien: Earth, which is set two years before the events of the original 1979 Alien film, has an opening scene that feels and looks like it was taken straight out of the original ...

After Ellen Ripley’s last appearance in David Fincher’s “Alien 3,” Sigourney Weaver teased a potential return to the world of Weyland-Yutani at a New York Comic Con “Alien” reunion panel. “[‘Alien’ ...

Sigourney Weaver has given an update regarding her return to the Alien franchise. Weaver is known for playing Ellen Ripley in the Alien franchise, with the character having appeared in 1979’s Alien, ...

One thing that makes Alien: Isolation such a uniquely tense experience is that it feels so personal thanks to its protagonist, Amanda Ripley, being the daughter of Ellen Ripley, the beloved hero of ...

Alien aficionados will know that creator Ridley Scott’s original idea for the ending of the sci-fi horror masterpiece saw the xenomorph kill Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley then mimic her voice before ...

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...