Newt / Carrie Henn in Alien 5?

[Born Of Cold Light]

Yeah she would.  I looked up some pics of her and though she had a strong Olsen twins vibe.  Wouldn't it be funny if they did a Full House thing where both of the twins played as Newt and were switched out every couple scenes?

[T Dog]

She really doesn't look like an Olsen twin.

[Perfect-Organism]

An older article on Carrie Henn to sum up the direction she chose:

https://uk.yahoo.com/movies/what-happened-to-newt-from-aliens-96964844021.html

[Samus007]

I'm all for someone like Jennifer Lawrence playing Newt, and carrying the franchise on from there. Doesn't necessarily have to be Jenn Lawrence, but someone with that look and attitude.

[Local Trouble]

Newt would be quite a bit older than J-Law.  How about Kristen Bell?

[shakermakerman]

I don't know if anyone has said this but she probably cant acted , she's done nothing since Aliens .

[xeno-kaname]

I'm all for someone like Jennifer Lawrence playing Newt, and carrying the franchise on from there. Doesn't necessarily have to be Jenn Lawrence, but someone with that look and attitude.

Love J-Law but PLEASE no A Listers Fox!

[shakermakerman]

I'm all for someone like Jennifer Lawrence playing Newt, and carrying the franchise on from there. Doesn't necessarily have to be Jenn Lawrence, but someone with that look and attitude.

Love J-Law but PLEASE no A Listers Fox!

No Tom Cruise then? 

[Born Of Cold Light]

I'm all for someone like Jennifer Lawrence playing Newt, and carrying the franchise on from there. Doesn't necessarily have to be Jenn Lawrence, but someone with that look and attitude.

Love J-Law but PLEASE no A Listers Fox!

Why not?  Big names can help draw crowds.

[Local Trouble]

The absence of big names is one reason why Alien and Aliens seemed so real.

[xeno-kaname]

The absence of big names is one reason why Alien and Aliens seemed so real.

This.

[Jarac]

Probably just find a 30-40 year old woman who can play the role well. I like Carrie, but she isn't an actress and I heard she was fine with her life. Just find a blonde/dirty-blonde actress who isn't A-list, but can play a role well.

[Ash 937]

I think that Scarlett Johansson should play Newt...and kill some aliens in the upcoming sequel.

[Rankles75]

Still don't think you can do better than Juno Temple for a grown up Newt. Uncanny likeness...

[Local Trouble]

The absence of big names is one reason why Alien and Aliens seemed so real.

This.

Even Alien 3 had that going for it.  Alien Resurrection violated that tradition by casting so many well-known actors on top of changing the entire tone of the series.