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 ...

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 1979 when director Ridley Scott and screenwriter Dan O'Bannon introduced audiences to their space-set, haunted house film, Alien, creating a franchise wasn't even on their minds. An original story, ...

Alien franchise veteran Sigourney Weaver addresses whether she could still return as Ellen Ripley for a new movie while at New York Comic Con. Weaver debuted as the character back in Ridley Scott's ...

Just when it seemed like Ellen Ripley’s story was over, a flicker of hope for fans of the original Alien saga has ignited. In a surprise announcement that has sent ripples through the sci-fi community ...