Ridley Scott Considers a Digitally De-Aged Ripley

I love Weaver, But I think it is time to move on. The story arc seems to be more about David anyway.

Agreed. Maybe in passing they can show her with the Nostromo but I agree that David is whom we should focus on, he is the key to the whole story and Ripley is victim basically the causes and actions of  David.

Using Weaver at this point seems to suggest a "fate" vibe instead of during Alien, she was just a victim of circumstance. I don't care for anyone being Ripley's mother/relative in prequals either for similar reasons. I think she could have worked for Alien 5 but that sounds less likely every day.

Agreed. That ship has sailed. Ripley and the Nostromo just happened to be a victim in Weyland Yutani's ploy to retrieve what David created.

Oh God Please No!

Maybe yes if they do decide to resurrect Alien 5 but i hope we dont get no Prequels with her in, and throw some alternative things in like the Alien Novel River of Pain did?

If they have to do it with regards to doing a Aliens Sequel, then as long as its done well then fair enough, but to get to Star Wars Rogue One Tarkin or Terminator Genisys T-800 does cost a lot of Money, and if they are to attempt this level  and have more than 30 Minutes of Screen Time, the Budget for such a Digitally De-age job could be HUGE...

This is a stretch, but the only way I could  imagine Weaver in a movie is possibly in the last prequel where WY mentions a crew on a ship and mentions the names of the crew. That is a big stretch too.

I agree to BD, no Weaver. If they need a protagonist for a sequel they could use Captain Brackett, he survived Hadley's Hope and got away (A:RoP). It doesn't always need to be a "Mary Sue".

My bet is that we will see perhaps the implantation of Ash and the Nostromo in passing and maybe Weaver CGI's like Leia was in Rogue One but hey, we will see.

At the end of the last prequel, maybe a shot of a WY suit instructing Ash, "You will board the Nostromo with these instructions not to be shared with the crew. The crew members are..............and Ellen Ripley". This would be a scene that plays after the credits roll.

 @dk "... This would be a scene that plays after the credits roll..." when everyone's left. XD 

Tiwaz- I look at it as rewarding the hard core so to speak. Do not forget the face hugger skitters at the end of the Aliens credits. After credit stuff is not new to movies. I agree that most would leave- screw them!

As much as I love Ripley as a character, in all truth her story should have ended with A3. Resurrection was just milking the cash cow, and anything else seems superfluous. I really don't want to see another ALIEN flick with Ripley as the lead.

*Edited for a stupid typo.

why not, Ripley character is more interesting than David or Shaw, Now I m asking myself real purpose, where s to fit this idea? After AC? or after NOSTROMO?

just no. Remember they tried that in Terminator Salvation with Arnie and it awful.

@Tiwaz, Yeah Cpt Brackett was an ok bloke. What ever happened to Chris Hooper in A:OotS, still floating around LV178?

No.

@IRaptus I'd wager Hooper is dead. If I'm not mistaken the Marion was going to crash on LV-178 with no means of escape for him.

Ripley had her time, and honestly even though A3 is tolerable they should have moved on from her after Aliens. 

Having her exist in the films now is not necessary nor does it add anything to the story telling, the only thing it does is quiet the cries of fan boys that needlessly want references or call backs to the older films. Having her makes it more predictable and i would prefer that the Alien Film Universe move on without Ripley she had her time.....and the Alien Film Universe needs new characters and unchartered territory not excessively  reusing characters like the Die Hard or the Terminator franchise....let Ripley rest in peace, please please do not shoehorn her back into this film universe

@Tiwaz from memory didn't he escape the Marion in an EEV and was floating around the planet hoping to be found one day?

@Iraptus - Ooops, you're right. I forgot bout that. Maybe he is still alive but I wouldn't count on it.

Hoops fate was uncertain, but his chances of survival were pretty slim.

As for Ripley being de-aged, if it suits the story and can be done properly effects wise I don't see a problem.