Sigourney Weaver isn't looking to reprise her Alien role

It seems she's much happier playing a blue alien instead.
Text: Alex Hopley
Published 2023-04-27

Sigourney Weaver seems to have no interest in reprising her iconic role as Ellen Ripley of the Alien movies.

Speaking to Total Film magazine, Weaver did say there was a time where she could have been taking on Xenomorphs once more. "There was an Alien [film] that I really wanted to do with Neill Blomkamp and we didn't get to do that, but, you know, that ship has sailed," she said.

Currently, Weaver is tied to another sci-fi hit franchise in James Cameron's Avatar movies, where she plays Kiri and Dr. Grace Augustine. It seems she's more than happy in this role, as she also said: "I'm very happy doing what I'm doing. I put in my time in space!"

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