Total Film gives us:
“I could definitely kick that alien’s ass again,” Weaver says. “While I can’t speak for them, I think for [20th Century] Fox, once you’re 60, you’re not going to be starring in an action movie.
“I think it’s too bad that that’s the case. I would have liked to do one last story where we go back to the planet, where Ripley’s history is resolved. But I do feel like her story is unfinished.”
There are two things that jump out at me like a facehugger. (Aww c’mon y’all knew I was gonna work that in…) First, the 60 year old bit. I don’t buy that excuse. Nope. True, I’m not a Fox exec (although I should be!) but last year, people still turned out to see Sylvester Stallone lead a team of Expendables. Harrison Ford reprised Indiana Jones a few years ago. So if by some miracle Fox greenlights Alien 5 for whatever reason (money?) I would have zero problems if Weaver returned. Hey, Ford has Jones. Sly has Rambo and now The Expendables. Why not give Weaver another chance at Ripley?
Second, Weaver is right. There is the curiousity of the cloned Alien-human Ripley coming to Earth. (Technically speaking, it isn’t the “Ripley” from the first three films; the character’s story is done. This is a NEW character in a likeness shell). While ‘Alien Ressurection’ had its effective surreal moments, it would have been better if they junked out Joss Whedon’s scripted one liners. No, I take that back. It would have been better if Fox never, ever gave us the AvP movies.
That was far worse a fate.
While I don’t know how well Ridley Scott’s Prothemus will do (set in the same Alien universe, at least for now) the mere talk of a direct Alien follow up makes me smile. (I wouldn’t mind a Copycat II by the way. I know I’ll never get it)
What do the int’l friends say? Alien 5 – with or without Weaver?
Remember: she’ll reprise the role of an alien-human Ripley clone if given the chance!
