Ellen Ripley’s story is one that is powerful, believable, and sympathetic, largely because this is Ellen Ripley’s story. It’s no one else’s.

Ripley was such an integral part of film history that the American Institute named her the eighth-greatest hero of all time. Sigourney Weaver hasn't appeared in the Alien franchise since 1997's ...

Ellen Ripley confronting Ash about Weyland-Yutani's mission. When Ripley confronts Ash about this, he attacks her, revealing himself to be a Synthetic: an android that's human in appearance.

Ahead of “Alien: Romulus,” here’s what you need to know about xenomorphs, Ripley and the series’ real bad guys.

With Cailee Spaeny's Rain reportedly coming back for an Alien: Romulus sequel, producers need to make sure and avoid copycatting Ellen Ripley.

After 25 Years, Sigourney Weaver Says She’s Done With Alien The xenomorph-infested ‘ship has sailed’ for Ellen Ripley as far as Weaver is concerned ...

Sigourney Weaver said she won't return to play Ellen Ripley in another "Alien" movie. She said she wanted to star in a planned Neill Blomkamp movie but they "didn't get to do that." Weaver last ...

‘The Predator’: Ellen Ripley’s Return Was Filmed for One of Three Alternate Endings. Hanh Nguyen. Updated Sun, December 30, 2018 at 9:40 PM UTC ...

We shot 3 different endings for #thepredator, all variations of a “Predator Killer”. This unused ending was Predator Killer Ripley wearing the breather mask we created for the film.

Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley and Carrie Henn as Rebecca "Newt" Jorden in "Aliens" (20th Century Fox)--Shares. Facebook. Twitter. Reddit. Email. This article originally appeared on IndieWire.