Sigourney Weaver is considering revisiting one of her most iconic roles to date, Ellen Ripley!
The 76-year-old three-time Oscar nominee attended the Alien reunion panel on Friday (October 10) at the New York Comic Con where she hinted at a potential return to the long-running sci-fi franchise, reports Variety.
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“[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,” she told panel moderator 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.’”
Sigourney continued, “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.”
Though she once felt Ripley’s story was complete, the prolific actress admitted the filmmaker’s idea changed her mind, saying, “I’m thinking about working with Walter to see what the rest of the story would be.”
Sigourney also recently shared her thoughts on the acclaimed FX series Alien: Earth.