Sigourney Weaver says she would "consider" doing another Alien movie

One of this year's most highly anticipated horror movies hit theaters on Aug. 16, and tons of people headed to the theaters to see it. Of course, we're talking about Alien: Romulus, which ended up being a box office hit, grossing $229 million worldwide against a $80 million budget. In fact, it's currently one of the highest-grossing horror films of 2024.

Since its release, it's been the talk of the town, with many people wondering if an additional installment is in the works. Unfortunately, this isn't the case at the moment, but Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez already has some ideas for a potential sequel. So, I'd say things are moving in the right direction!

With all this talk of Alien: Romulus, of course the Alien franchise's star Sigourney Weaver would eventually be brought up in conversations. People want to know if she'd ever come back and reprise her role as Ellen Ripley in a future Alien movie. Well, the actress herself has decided to come out and let everyone know where she stands in regards to her potentially returning to the Alien franchise in a new interview with Deadline.

She tells Deadline that a new Alien movie centering around Ripley has been brought up several times, but she's been busy working on other projects. However, she also says that her returning is not "completely impossible" and that she'd "consider" coming back if she were to be approached with a script that she enjoys and makes her want to return. Since this hasn't happened yet, Weaver says her Ripley character has "earned her rest." In other words, we won't be seeing Ripley in a new Alien movie anytime soon.

"I feel like she’s never far away from me, but on the other hand I have yet to read a script that said “you have got to do this.” So for me, she is in this other dimension, safe from the Alien for the time being. I don’t really think about it, but you know, it’s not completely impossible, and certainly a lot of good filmmakers are inspired by the material.

How much does the public really need or want another Ripley movie? I don’t really sit around and think about it, but if it came up, I would consider it. It has come up a bunch of times, but I’m also busy doing other things. Ripley has earned her rest."

- Sigourney Weaver

Weaver starred as Ripley in Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992) and Alien Resurrection (1997). However, while she played a human in the first three films, she played a Ripley clone in Alien Resurrection. She was geared up to reprise her role in a fifth Alien movie that would've been directed by Neill Blomkamp, but the project ended up falling through. A fifth film, Prometheus (2012), was eventually made, but it was a prequel to the Alien franchise, and neither Weaver nor Blomkamp were involved.

For now, we'll just have to look forward to Weaver's other work. We'll see her next in the upcoming movies Avatar: Fire and Ash, Avatar 4, Avatar 5, The Gorge, Dust Bunny and The Mandalorian & Grogu.

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