Overview
- Speaking at a Cinémathèque Française masterclass in Paris, Weaver said Ridley Scott became “very possessive” of the franchise and focused on prequels, which she believes killed Neill Blomkamp’s sequel.
- Weaver revealed Walter Hill has written roughly 50 pages imagining Ripley as an older, sidelined figure, potentially around 200 years old.
- She said she plans to read Hill’s pages and would consider returning as Ripley if the script merits it, emphasizing it would be a very different kind of story.
- Blomkamp’s project had gained traction at Fox after concept art surfaced but was shelved when Scott pressed ahead with Alien: Covenant.
- Weaver praised Noah Hawley’s Alien: Earth, and reporting notes other Alien projects are being discussed, though no new Ripley-led film has been greenlit.