There’s a small article over on OK! which says actress Sigourney Weaver is considering resurrecting the Ripley character and wants to do Alien 5 with Ridley Scott.
“The Hollywood actress is considering resurrecting her most famous character – shaven-headed, muscle-bound Alien heroine Ellen Ripley.
“I would definitely do another if I had a director like Ridley Scott and we had a good idea,” she says of the classic sci-fi movie franchise. “Ridley is enthusiastic about it.”
It’s definitely positive this time. It’s a real shame that the likes of James Cameron or Ridley Scott are unable to persuade Fox to make this movie. Thanks to wmmvrrvrrmm for the news.
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... this is only what, the fiftieth time she's "considered it".
If only FOX wouls consider doing a 5th Alien movie. :-\
The Fox Brass comes and goes on almost a daily basis. It's only a matter of time before the next Ladd Jr. comes along and sees the potential in resurrecting (no pun intended) this classic franchise. If there is a will, people, there is always a way. Power to Scott, Cameron and Weaver!!
::) No More Ripley! This is the Alien saga not the Ripley Saga. I think people have forgotten that you don 't need her to make a good Alien film. Besides it would have to be a sequel to Resurrection which sucked,big time. Just remake Alien 3 with Hicks and Newt that would rule!
God help us. Pleas,e put your powerfull fingers on the fox's head and make them do an Alien 5. Scott + Cameron + Ripley = PWNAGE.
i personally think that they should leave it alone now because the trend is to go downwards now adays
I didn't want Ripley back but after the dreadful AVP films I would love for to come back.
Yes, yes, yes! Please Fox think about the money!
I would love for an Alien5, if only to bring back awesomeness to a great franchise and to get away from the AvP crap and to wrap up Ripley's story.
::) No more Ellen Ripley. Let her RIP. I agree with Darkness’ sentiments, in that if only Scott and Cameron could persuade Fox to make Alien 5 with them.
You need Sigourney Weaver in Alien 5 - she is a huge box office draw, and the movie simply cannot be made without her.
I know the pull she has / once had. But you could make an Alien movie without her and spend that money it would cost to employ her on other things. Like distributing the wealth out to employ a wider selection of equally talented actors / actresses. I saw her in Be Kind Rewind the other day, and she is no longer the youthful female action gal she used to be. Also I am assuming her stance on firearms hasn’t changed over the years. I think she brings too much personal baggage to the franchise. (See A:R). Scott and / or Cameron could definitely make Alien 5 without her.
Yeah, James Cameron and Ridley Scott for the win.
I saw her in Be Kind Rewind the other day, and she is no longer the youthful female action gal she used to be. Also I am assuming her stance on firearms hasn’t changed over the years. I think she brings too much personal baggage to the franchise. (See A:R). Scott and / or Cameron could definitely make Alien 5 without her. _________________________ She doesn't need a gun to be in an Alien movie, see Alien3. Scott and Cameron won't make an Alien V without Weaver, they're smarter than that. Ripley's story deserves to be concluded and it's great that the original creators want that to happen.
I would rather them pursue the alien and predator films seperately this way. I don't want any more AVP.
i say she does it! They do it! Alien 5~!!!!!!!!!!!!
The only problom i have is the scare factor. Alien just is not scary anymore (thanks to AR :-\ >:( )
Weaver is too old now. But they could do it without Ripley...
James Cameron and Ridley Scott could definitely do an awesome job on Alien V without Weaver.
AvP definitly added his shit. I rather want a Alien V than AvP3 if fox don't... and if director accept to make avp3... retarded film-maker
I don't know what to think... Ridley, Cameron... wonderful! Weaver.. I dunno, she seems to really have a big head and a bad vision for the movies. Better than the AvP series for sure, but I think I could do fine with Ridley and/or Cameron continuing the story, sans Weaver.
Meh...I don't think it will happen...
Didn't Weaver just say a couple of weeks ago to "Let Ripley Rest"??? Jeez, make up your mind!
I think Weaver is to old for this role.I know that that they can use cgi on her face and make up and shit like when they did terminator 3 and made arnold younger.However without Ripley its not the same plus they need Cameron and Ridley and ofcourse H.R. Giger.If they made this film this should be the last one so it must have a good storyline,good characters and so on, they should make it epic.If they want to make it cuz Fox wont allow it i think, they see more money in the AVP series wich made a lot of money even with the poor storyline and bad directing.
I thing sometimes they do fifth part ALIEN, my idea : director : Scott and Cameron together ,a Ripley of course WEAVER :) :)
A rather see Alien 5 and Predator 3 then f**king AVP.
Ridley Scott+James Cameron+H.R. Giger+Mrs. Weaver! Hopefully this is done FOR SURE and please Fox, if you have 20cents of brains, leave the shitty AVP franchize and do Alien 5!
...no wait a second, I've change my mind. Maybe Weaver should be on Alien 5 for some reasons including the age. I think Alien 5 should work as a prequel not a sequel beacuse Alien 3 (I ignore Ress but it still gives us a "good end") gaved us an closing to the franchize. I will go off with Ripley but I do want this movie done.
Bring on Alien 5 lets forget about AVP, they had there shot, they blew it. It's time for Cameron or Ridley to take back whats theirs, period! End of story! It's time to put up or shut up Fox.
I hope FOX is convinced. I want to see an Alien 5 :)
Alien 5 is what should have happened in the first place. My god! How in the blue f**k did Fox turn down Ridley and James Cameron for Paul Andersons script? :o amazing! Now that AVP-R failed on almost all levels, maybe Fox will wake the f**k up and give Ridley or Cameron their shot for glory.
when will this on and off thing with alien 5 ever end??
Yes, let's do one more GOOD Alien (ONLY NO AVP) movie w/ Sigourney (while she can do it) and have Ridley involved and Winston's creature shop (RIP Stan) and have Cameron finish writing his script that he started. Let's just send off the franchise in style.... Then after that, you can remake or make more AVP or whatever the hell you want. Just give the fitting send off that AVP and A4 where not. PLEASE I BEG OF YOU FOX (sending telepathic messages since none of them would obviously read anything we're writing)
she always comes out and says something when shes been in the movie wilderness for a few years,she must have a big tax bill due or something and needs the payday.
remember she did that recent commercial in the power loader she looked exactly the same as in aliens, plus she must be short on cash and wants a quick couple of million ....
I GOT IT!!!! The clones defect is rapid aging!
A5 is not a bad idea. Come on FOX!!!!
AVP movies=lame AVP games=good Alien movies=awesome Predator movies=awesome Alien games= good and scary Predator games=lame
If they make Alien5, make it like Alien wich was the scariest of them all (made me jump off my seat). Aliens had me excited to know what the hell was making all those alien eggs. Alien3 I saw what would happen if a chestburster came out of a dog. Alien Ressurection was the first alien movie I saw! ('didnt even know the first ones existed)
I believe that they should make Alien and Predator movies and leave AVP to video games. Instead of making AVP3 movie why not make it for video games. Make it for modern consoles.
I think thy will end with the AVP trilogy, being the third the final movie. After that it will continue in games for example. And finally make Alien 5 and Predator 3. But I think neither Cameron, Scott or McTiernan would return....
All I hear is dreams and talk. We'll be lucky to get the AVP3 someday.I really miss good movies. A5- I say Scott, Cameron, Weaver, Giger, Goldenthal, and a pulse rifle. ;D
hey alien 5 if made would have a little more care and class put into it but I was trust james carmeron 100 times more over scott. If it is made get hr giger to make all the sets, his work is the magic behind alien, more more more!!
We want Ripley back...bad..we miss her character, and we can't do without her. The series is nothing without her. Sir Ridley Scott, please helm the fifth Alien picture with Weaver starring. PLEASE. :'(
A couple of weeks ago, I attended a benefit screening of "Blade Runner" that was held on the backlot of the "Warner Brothers" Studio in Burbank, California. Afterwards, this special screening had a Q&A with Ridley Scott and other production principals involved with the making of the film. Once the Q&A session wrapped up, a group of 10 people (including myself) were given a tour of the backlot by Scott -- where he spoke of his production experiences while making his sci-fi classic on the lot's "New York Streets" area. It was a fascinating time -- and I asked Scott if he'd be returning to the "Alien" franchise -- he definitely gave an intriguing response... and he spoke prospectively of what he'd do with the Alien creature... look out for the full article about the event this week on www.alienexperience.com
Ok i say make AVP3 movie if its based off of the comic "Deadliest of the Species" and cast Scarlet Johanson as Caryn. I would love that...who to play Tom, and everyone else I have no clue.
hey INDUSTRIAL VIBE, can u tell me what he had to say? I cant go to that page for some reason. thank you.
Hi Pvt. Hicks -- the article's not up just yet, but will be this week at www.alienexperience.com -- hold tight fellow Alien brethren...!
Alien 5 would be such a good idea. Get someone good, and take off where A:R left off. And finally end the entire Ripley Story Arc with a good movie. I would only be behind this movie if Ridley or Cameron were on board. I think only those 2 directors.
can u tell me what he had to say? PLEASE??? :'(
.... I thought she just said, "Let Ripley Rest". Now she wants to be her again..... wow this is confusing.
i would love to see ridley scott and james cameron to come back to do another alien movie bring back what made the previous movies work so very well. like having a great cast, great story, script, great thrills and chills, and also bring back the mystery of the aliens. i'm tired of seeing them so freaking easy to get killed i want to see something that we all havent seen like i want to see the aliens more vicious and more harder to kill than in the previous alien movies. i think the movie can work without ripley. i love ripley but its time to move on and make the future alien movies without ripley.
Wtf, didn't she already say let Ripley REST??!
I wouldn't count on Winston Studios doing the creature effects, ADI has promptly taken it away. BUT ONE MORE GOOD ALIEN FILM, WITH SCOTT DIRECTING WOULD BE GREAT. :)
Hopefully FOX won't be moronic and deny the film if Ridley or Cameron want to do it.
Sigourney is a very weird woman, first she doesn't wanna be ripley, then she wants to be her, then again not, and then again 'maybe', Cmon girl make up ur damn mind, and do not let us wait in vain :d ;D
The character's story "concluded" in the third film. The fourth had a clone in it. Not the same individual. :) There is no need for the character to return again, but a sequel might be better for it, if that did take place. I'd be fine with another anonymous group of explorers encountering stuff.
Well, when there's Alien 5 (or whatever their planing) it will be better with Ripley to give it the Alien style we have been waiting to see return in theaters.
Why not start fresh, just call it "Alien" and make a good movie that has nothing to do with the first one.(besides the creature, and NO Sigourney....maybe just hire her for voiceover work)
Sigourney Weaver isnt needed for a great Alien film if anything if she hadnt decided to return for the paycheck for Alien Resurrection we might have ended up with a film thats not saddled with a lame way of bringing Ripley back. You'd just need a cargo ship to turn up with facehuggers on or something and hey presto there are aliens in other parts of the galaxy and we get a breath of fresh air. AvP needs a massive budget to get the right script and film makers to do it justice. The problem is would fox pay for Ridley Scott, James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver? They'd probably cost more than the last AVP film.
God, Fox are Such fools, why wouldnt they accept this project? dont they know how much money they would make??
If Ripley isnt in it, its just AvP-R without the predators. ITs AvP all over again you dumbasses.
I agree with gameoverman. ;)
u no wat i think. ripley has been in so many f**king alien movies, and now alien 5 come on. no more ripley she should already be dead. they should introduce the predalien to them. >:( >:(
richman678 is right i mean first they find the aliens in a planet, how wouls they move the queen alien to the temple in avp. they have to tell how they did this
id rather have a pure ripley movie then a pure alien movie. ripley=alien. why 99.9999999999999% of you fail to grasp this is beyond my comprehension.
Maybe Fox will see the light one day! ::)
I just wanna see Ripley die again. That would be my ending for A5 ;D
I don't give a crap what was said. Even if it is new news, its old news. Yeah, we all know Cameron and Ridley want to do this and Sigourney would love to be in a film where she is a leading lady again. Blah, Blah, Blah...Unless the news is that Alien 5 is in pre-production as we speak, nothing is really news at this point.
What would the story for Alien 5 be? Could it be that it follows something along the lines of an updated version of Female War in that Ripley and Newt who are much older go back to the aliens homeworld? Would it revolve around the space jockeys? Seeing as how AvP-R f**ked up the predalien, maybe its time to explore how the space jockeys fit into the equation? Theres so much untapped potential. Obviously Sigourney would have to return as Ripley, itd be like casting John Cena as Dutch in a Predator remake.... :D
C'mon, just the novelty value of a 60 year old woman being a badass. ;D
Ripley is D.E.A.D, dead! She died in alien 3, the end. No more f**king alien films please!
It doesn't matter. Whatever happens FOX will ruin it somehow. I think everyone already knows that.
Hmmm hard to say if an Alien 5 would be made....i think that AvP 3 would have a better chance of being made...but you never know...
I think theres no need for Sigourney and if she appears make her wear the alien custom and then burn it. >:D
We don't need Weaver in a Alien 5 what we need is either Ridley or Cameron to take control of it.
phantom ur smarter than that ripley=alien series, aka alien 5? ok?
You know, I'm sorry, you can't make a good alien movie without Ripley. It wasn't so much the aliens that were so interesting, but her reaction and interaction with them. If Ridley Scott directed, I think we would have a god damn good movie there, period.
I'm glad Weaver wants to come back as Ripley one more time. What they should do is sign her on and get Ridley and/or Cameron to produce. As for writing, directing and set design, just get Giger and David Cronenberg together and let them do whatever they want with the Alien. If anybody can direct a film about biomechanics, it's Cronenberg. ;D
Don't get me wrong I like Weaver, but she has gotten so old I'm afraid she might break a leg if she fires a rilfe on set lol. Arnie is awesome but god dam he so old than putting him in the next Terminator movie would be a bad idea. You know? The truth is we don't need Weaver, what we need is either Cameron or Ridley back, thats a need, big time NEED ;D
I'd say Ridley Scott more than Cameron to make the next one. Ridley has made more films recently that have had strong acting, and Cameron hasn't really done much recently to continue to judge his film making skills. I'd say get this film back to sets and costumes and forget CGI, it's not needed. It'll be the fault of the fans if they don't get Scott/Cameron/Weaver back, having allowed the AvP films to become a moderate success because you don't know a good film from your ass, giving FOX the confidence to continue the films with untalented film makers and writers.
to Pvt. Hicks and everyone else who says you can't make another Alien movie without Ripley: what are you smoking...and can I have some? Honestly, after Alien Resurrection I can't believe anyone thinks there is a plausible reason to ever see her character again. Don't get me wrong...Weaver's character established this series, and it's a shame what they did to her in Alien 3 & 4...But it's TOO LATE NOW. Everyone keeps acting like the AVP movies killed any chance of a Alien 5...NO, they didn't, Resurrection did that (and Sigourney Weaver should take some blame too for signing on to that pile of junk just for a big paycheck). Just reboot the franchise with Steve Perry's novels (leaving out the Ripley thread, of course) and see what happens.
Sigourney Weaver RULES and there is no doubt about her being able to star in a fifth Alien film. the Ripley character is what makes this film. Not to make a fifth one and close up the storyline in a proper way would just be extremely sad for one of the greatest "series" ever made.
"Oh please God please let FOX suffer a random brain spasm and leteth thy stupid executives fall dead so a more worthy executive can make the decision to make make Aliens 5 before Signorney Weaver retires" - Amen
If they are going to make an Alien 5 with Weaver Fox better get their heads out of their asses now and drop this AVP crap so they can start filming Alien 5 because Weaver....ain't gettin any yunger if you know what I mean ;)
They're not going to make A5,they're going to make AVP3 first.The reason why is that the AVP franchise is--(although many will not accept this fact)--a big hit and the next big thing.For a while I thought that a petition whould work,but Marvel was supposed to make THOR for 2009.But after a long while of going through script ideas Matthew vaughn's contract expired,so if the petition does work then they'll gett David Twohy to direct AVP3,but FOX will just say "No,this script is not as good as the original four"and they'll go through so many ideas that Twohy's contract will expire,then they'll say "This has gone on long enough" and pick the cheapest and lamest script idea and give it to some jackass who just graduated from directing school and they'll give a budget of less then $40 mil and because of that they will not have enough money to afford Weaver to play as Ripley# 8 so they'll just get some daytime soap actress to play Ripley which will seriously piss off alien fans (and me,even though I'm just a pred fan).
Too true Zen No way in hell is this Ridley, Cameron, Weaver anything near a Fox budget. A5 production hell.
Now because of that FOX will refuse to make any more A / P / AVP movies.Then after a long while of people bitching,they'll remake the first 2 films which will piss off the original fans and the future generation will watch the films and think "Good grief,we invented that technology years ago!!"--(such as this: http://science.howstuffworks.com/invisibility-cloak.htm )--and then theres robots like ASIMO,which 20 years from now will be like Ash and Bishop,so alot of the future generation will think the movies suck.And those movies will make less then AVP3 (which I imagen will make less then $90 mil).And that is what will really kill the franchises >:( .
WOW!!!.I'm shocked,this link actually work's!!! :o .
@ Sulaco Personnaly,all I want to see is 2 warring hives (normal queen vs predalienqueen) and Ripley and a pred in a slugfest.And have Bill Paxton co-star in it! ;D .
as long as it is a continuation to the previous 4 Alien movies, I would like a Alien 5 with Ripley. To those who say it is not the Ripley saga, shut the f**k up, each Alien movie has had Ripley in them, not counting the shitty AVP movies (gosh those movies are shit, especially the second one, complete shit). Also the article says, '....or a director like Ridley Scott', not Ridley specifically. Anyway, Ridley is doing 3 movies or so, so I don't how Ridley can do it any time soon. Cameron, he does not do anything anymore, except for some lame cgi movie. If he did not want to return for Terminator 3, why would he want to return to Alien 5? Just get a new director, have Sigourney Weanver in it and have this movie not be an origin story, I want some mystery left in the Alien saga, I ignore the two AVP shitty movies.
Zen A5 so many possibilities we'll never see. To put it better, never see right. Forget the great Paxton, he died in Aliens and P2??? ::) They need Ridley,Cameron,Weaver,Goldenthal,Giger, and the best Stan Winston apprentice. O.K. I'm dreaming.
No. It isn't Ripley, it's a clone that is similar to her. A movie with would suck because it would always be weird with her 'alien genes' and such. '"I detect them near by." ugh, I could see it now. I trust Scott, but seriously, he said he wants to find out more about the space jockies. So do a movie pre-alien. I know people don't want any connect, but a simple throw back to AVPR or something could be done if he did it right. But it probably won't happen.
Loved this... 8) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhktgAMXwNo&fmt=18
Come on fox you assclowns. Pretty sure everyone at Fox was born out of the rectum of a pig that was taking a shit on the side of the road next to a dumpster full of aborted fetuses. >:D
so the f**k what if it is a clone, she is still Ripley asswipe. Bring on Alien 5 with Ripley
Alien 5 for the 30th anniversary of Alien franchise would be nice, but I doubt Alien 5 would come out in 2009
@ such I do'nt agree with Ripley having to be in A5 (although I'm still open to the idea),as it was Dutch was'nt in P2 (except for an honorable mention),she should be in AVP3,but only if its done right (which we all know will never happen).And I agree,"so the f**k what if it is a clone, she is still Ripley...",She has her body and her mind,that's good enough for me.If I die and I'm cloned and I have all the memories that my original self had,am I still not me?.As for the other part of Weasel's comment on her sensing the xenomorphs,who the f**k cares?(no offense bro).It will probably be an improvement on the franchises compared to the AVP movies (I loved them,but they were'nt as good as the other movies,they had so much potential! :( ).If done right it can be so awesome! ;D . @ Sulaco Well,I imagen that Jerry slept around...alot!!.So he probably had a bunch of kids,one growing up to be the ancester of Hudson (son of Hud maybe???.Jerry Hud or something???),and another being the ancester (hopefully) of some guy that Bill Paxton play's in AVP3!! ;D ;D ;D . PEACE GUY'S/GAL'S!!!! ;D ;D ;D .
Zen Your right, was Leona pregnant with Jerrys kid? Did P2 explain that? ??? Peace buddy.
(WHOO-HOO!!!.# 100!!!!). @ Sulaco I think Jerry arrived after she got pregnant,given the devopment of the fetus and the fact that Jerry was there for less then a week,but who know's,maybe it is his kid,she busts his balls at work then when no ones around she invites him over to her house,I do'nt know ??? ;D . PEACE BRO!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D .
They definitely to make an ALIEN 5 and PREDATOR 3, I want to see more classic Horror action! 8)