The future of Ridley Scott’s “Alien” franchise is unclear, but one thing that’s almost certain is it won’t include Sigourney Weaver’s original hero Ripley. “District 9” filmmaker Neill Blomkamp spent years developing a fifth “Alien” movie centered around Weaver’s character only for the plans to fall through. However, franchise veterans still want to see Ripley return in a new “Alien” movie.
Weaver confirms to Empire magazine that Walter Hill sent her a 50-page treatment for “a different take on a fifth Ripley film” within the last year and a half. Hill is best known as the director of films like “The Warriors” and “48 Hrs.,” but he’s also served as producer on every “Alien” movie and has a story credit on James Cameron’s “Aliens.”
Weaver would not disclose what Hill’s 50-page treatment entails, but she did say that she’s not too eager...
Weaver confirms to Empire magazine that Walter Hill sent her a 50-page treatment for “a different take on a fifth Ripley film” within the last year and a half. Hill is best known as the director of films like “The Warriors” and “48 Hrs.,” but he’s also served as producer on every “Alien” movie and has a story credit on James Cameron’s “Aliens.”
Weaver would not disclose what Hill’s 50-page treatment entails, but she did say that she’s not too eager...
- 6/11/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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