Overview

• At a New York Comic Con reunion panel, Weaver said she "had a meeting" with Fox/Disney about reprising Ellen Ripley.
• Walter Hill wrote about 50 pages outlining Ripley’s current status that Weaver called a "very strong" start focused on societal responses to her character.
• Weaver said she is considering working with Hill to develop the rest of the story and emphasized that the project remains uncertain.
• She noted the xenomorph still appears in Hill’s pages, describing it as "inevitable," while signaling a shift away from air-shaft action toward a more character-driven approach.
• Recent franchise momentum with the hit film Alien: Romulus and FX’s Alien: Earth provides context for renewed discussions, following earlier, unrealized efforts to bring Ripley back.