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 ...

Ruling over the box office roost in its first weekend of release, the 2024 movie Alien: Romulus has reignited 20th Century Studios’ long running sci-fi franchise. A huge part of that tradition has ...

Sigourney Weaver delivered a career-spanning masterclass at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, and of course touched on her time leading the “Alien” franchise as Ellen Ripley. Ridley Scott directed ...

It appears the 'Alien' franchise will repeat the mistake of the past and bring back Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley for a ...

Alien was Sigourney Weaver's breakout role, but her debut as Ellen Ripley quickly established her as a character who is not without her flaws. Although s ...

This moment arrives amidst a renaissance in the Alien universe. FX’s Alien: Earth, the franchise’s first television extension, debuted in August 2025 to major acclaim and has expanded the scope of the ...

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 ...

One of the standout performers from arguably the most iconic sci-fi movie of all-time may not be done with the franchise yet. While speaking to Deadline, Sigourney Weaver spoke about a potential ...

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Alien: Romulus. The Alien franchise is synonymous with Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and it's not hard to see why. In many ways, she was the ...