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Sigourney Weaver teases resurrecting Alien 5 – talks strong story where Ripley returns!

Sigourney Weaver teases resurrecting Alien 5 – talks strong story where Ripley returns!
By ChrisAlien 5 News ArchiveLeave a CommentPublished: October 10, 2025

It sounds like Sigourney Weaver might be resurrecting Alien 5... Alien V has been stuck in development hell since before Alien: Covenant entered production back in 2017, but it appears the elusive fifth Alien instalment may have some legs left to stand on. During a panel at New York Comic-Con, franchise icon Sigourney Weaver teased reading 50 pages of the Alien V script written by Alien producer Walter Hill. She also mentioned having met with studio executives and even went as far to say that she intends to meet with Walter Hill again to explore where that story might go next...

[‘Alien’ producer] Walter Hill is a very good friend of mine, and he wrote 50 pages of where Ripley would be now, and they’re quite extraordinary,” Weaver on stage during a conversation moderated by Josh Horowitz. “I don’t know if it’s going to happen, but I have had a meeting with Fox or Disney…I’ve never felt the need [to reprise the role]. I was always like, ‘Let her rest, let her recover.’ What Walter has written seems so true to me, as very much about the society that would incarcerate someone who has tried to help mankind, but she’s a problem to them, so she’s sort of tucked away. I think it’s a very strong first 50 pages. I’m thinking about working with Walter to see what the rest of the story would be.

The original plan for Alien 5 would have retconned both Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection – writing both off as merely bad dreams; keeping Ripley, Hicks and Newt alive. It would have really blown the lid off some of Alien's most mysterious aspects as well – like having the Derelict spacecraft which crashed on LV-426 having been built by Xenomorphs using Human DNA... yeah.

It's unclear how many aspects of Neill Blomkamp's plans for Alien 5 were present in Walter Hill's draft that Sigourney read but it sounds like Ripley would have been deemed something of a conspiracy theorist and troublemaker – very akin to Sarah Connor's treatment in Terminator 2.

Regardless, the fact Sigourney mentions having intentions to meet with Walter to discuss where the story could go next is a fascinating and curious development. Could Disney be looking to expand their Alien plans to include Ripley again? Would this even be something fans would be open to? Or should Ridley's story remain concluded? Let us know your thoughts below!

Thanks to Variety for the news!

Neill Blomkamp's Alien 5 project was inevitably canceled following the merger between 20th Century Fox and Disney. Blomkamp had hoped to revive characters Hicks and Ripley for a new film, rewriting the Alien timeline, chalking up Alien 3 and Resurrection to mere bad dreams. Studio executives decided to can the project and instead took the franchise in a new direction, tapping Fede Alvarez to direct Alien: Romulus.

Neill Blomkamp's Alien 5 is indefinitely shelved.

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Thoughts_Dreams
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Please no! 

Even though every alien-movie after 3 have been bad to average it's time to give Ripley a rest and come up with new ideas. You need interesting ideas, good writing, and well-written and executed human characters for it to work. What if a eventual Alien 5 would suck? That would put another bullet into the franchise and we don't need that.

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I agree, I think Ripley's story should remain concluded. However I wouldn't be opposed to cameo appearances, like crew of another ship discovering video logs left behind by Ripley, or some other small role in that sense. But a complete new adventure where we have to properly arc her rise and fall would feel exaggerated and unnecessary.

I love Ripley and I think Sigourney Weaver is the absolute GOAT, but out of respect for her legacy and the work she's done, I would rather the Alien franchise focus on new stories rather than regurgitating old ones.

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I had a different opinion on this a while ago and I've changed my mind thanks to Alien Turdth that left me with a clinical shit-eating grin. Continue where Resurrection left off...

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Bring back Sigourney Weaver and digitally de-age her. She's still a stellar actress and actually keeps herself fit, and regardless of what people think of A4, a new chapter could be something completely different, preferably darker. Have Ripley 8 internally struggle with her identity and fragmented memory while Xenomorphs either infest earth as David arrives to unleash them, or have them already roaming the streets since 100 years ago. 

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Will she be lost to her Alien side and become a villain, or return as Ripley Re-Resurrected the way we knew her from A1-3 and parts of A4? 

*Petition started to remove internet access for Neomorph*

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Chris
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😆🤣 I’m still laughing at Alien: Turdth lolll You know what though, last year there was a rumor circulating that Disney were developing another Alien project with a digitally de-aged Riley being at the forefront of it… 👀 You joke now but… lol

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Hey I'm totally down with that 😆

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Alien Turdth, can I borrow this name? Pretty please :D

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Chris
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Hey I'm totally down with that 😆

Anything would be better than children commanding Xenomorph pets at this point. Beggars can’t be choosers. Lol

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Alien Turdth, can I borrow this name? Pretty please :D

Of course fellow member! 😄👍

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Hey I'm totally down with that 😆Anything would be better than children commanding Xenomorph pets at this point. Beggars can’t be choosers. Lol

Yeah they actually succeeded with one thing, that is setting the bar for Alien projects in the deep sea trenches! They checked so many boxes on how to NOT make an alien show imo, which is quite a remarkable achievement in its own way 🫣🤦😅

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I am happy to hear Sigourney is interested in making the 5th. Love her response on the answer and really hope the whole thing becomes true. 


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Hey I'm totally down with that 😆Anything would be better than children commanding Xenomorph pets at this point. Beggars can’t be choosers. LolYeah they actually succeeded with one thing, that is setting the bar for Alien projects in the deep sea trenches! They checked so many boxes on how to NOT make an alien show imo, which is quite a remarkable achievement in its own way 🫣🤦😅

True we should be thankful we now have a crystal clear outline of what NOT to do with an Alien film / show 🤣 silver linings, love the positive outlook Neomorph! 

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I am happy to hear Sigourney is interested in making the 5th. Love her response on the answer and really hope the whole thing becomes true.

I do appreciate her response too, it sounds like she’s very selective with the manner in which she would reprise her role. I pray they’d do her character justice and not merge her with some contemporary woke nonsense… 

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