Ellen Ripley is the best action heroine of all time, without question. Just look at two of the most iconic images of Ripley. One finds her cradling Newt (Carrie Henn), the survivor of a xenomorph ...

With Women Of Action, Caroline Siede digs into the history of women-driven action movies to explore what these stories say about gender and how depictions of female action heroes have evolved over ...

Sigourney Weaver is an acting legend who's been making movies for half a decade; but no matter what she does, she will always be most remembered for her role as Ellen Ripley in the first four Alien ...

In 1979, Sigourney Weaver, then a relative unknown, became a huge star thanks to her breakout performance as Ellen Ripley in Ridley Scott's Alien. In a world dominated by male heroes, Ripley was a ...

In space, no one can hear you scream. The movie theater is a different story. The spine-chilling sci-fi horror franchise “Alien” returns this week with “Alien: Romulus,” featuring a new crew of young, ...

Sigourney Weaver reveals that producer Walter Hill has started writing an Alien sequel script detailing the further adventures of Ellen Ripley. Given that the two Alien V Predators aren’t regarded as ...

Their plan is to grow a clone of Ripley (which in the movie is called Ripley 8, after seven failed attempts) and remove the Queen Chestburster from her sternum to grow and study it. They do manage to ...

Sigourney Weaver has addressed whether she would return to the role of Ellen Ripley in the Alien franchise. "I feel like she’s never far away from me, but on the other hand I have yet to read a script ...