When Sigourney Weaver first brought Ellen Ripley to life in 1979’s Alien, she redefined what a hero in science fiction could be: resourceful, resilient, and human, even in the face of monsters beyond ...

With everything going on in the Alien universe, one character we all assumed to be safely retired was Ellen Ripley. Sigourney Weaver’s iconic character and star of the franchise’s first four movies ...