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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In preparation for starring in “Alien: Romulus,” Cailee Spaeny had “Alien” on repeat, watching Sigourney Weaver’s performance in particular. And according to the rising star, that performance really ...

Tom Chapman is a Manchester-based writer with square eyes and a love of a good pun. Raised on a diet of Jurassic Park and Jumanji, this '90s boy had VHS movies flowing in his blood from a young age.

Kristy Ambrose has been writing professionally since 2010. She dabbles in various genres, but her favorites are fantasy and science fiction. She creates everything from fanfiction to serialized novels ...

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 ...

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 ...