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 ...

Ellen Ripley is the best action heroine of all time, without question. Just look at two of the most iconic images of Ripley. One finds her cradling Newt (Carrie Henn), the survivor of a xenomorph ...

Warning: Spoilers for Alien: Romulus may lie ahead. With Alien: Romulus set to receive a sequel after convincing most critics and fans, co-writer and director Fede Álvarez has been spending a lot of ...

One thing that makes Alien: Isolation such a uniquely tense experience is that it feels so personal thanks to its protagonist, Amanda Ripley, being the daughter of Ellen Ripley, the beloved hero of ...

The scene in question is not just a pivotal moment in Alien; it is a defining sequence that helped shape the science fiction horror genre. When Ripley, portrayed by Sigourney Weaver, confronts the ...

Since its initial announcement in 2022, Alien: Romulus had fans all asking the same question: Will Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley be part of the latest installment in the franchise? However, it was ...

Sigourney Weaver shocked fans of the Alien franchise when, back in October 2025, she revealed that she had read a 50-page treatment by franchise producer Walter Hill for a new Alien movie. More than ...

Alien fans have one love above all others, and it is Sigourney Weaver's Ellen Ripley. The hero of the franchise, often imitated but never duplicated, was last seen in the terrible Alien: Resurrection ...

Ellen Ripley is the warrant officer assigned to the USCSS Nostromo who encounters a hostile alien, the Xenomorph, when its embryo is brought back onto the ship. She's the protagonist of four Alien ...

Fans of the iconic Alien franchise have reason to be excited as Sigourney Weaver hints at a possible return to her legendary role as Ellen Ripley. Known for her groundbreaking portrayal of the ...