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Sigourney Weaver Meets on Ripley Return as Walter Hill Drafts New Alien Film

Weaver says Hill has about 50 pages that reimagine Ripley in a grounded, socially focused story.

Overview

  • At New York Comic Con, Weaver said she has had a meeting about reprising Ellen Ripley for a new sequel written by Walter Hill.
  • She described Hill’s pages as exploring a present-day Ripley in a society that would incarcerate her and keep her tucked away.
  • Weaver called the concept a very different kind of Alien that would not be running around air shafts and said it reads as scary.
  • She expressed interest in continuing with Hill on the script but noted there is no greenlight or production plan yet.
  • Weaver, long hesitant after the collapse of Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5, praised Hill’s approach and also complimented FX’s Alien: Earth.