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Director James Cameron has been in the industry for decades and has produced some of the best of Hollywood so far with films likeTitanic, Avatar, Terminator,and many others. And years of experience in the industry have taught the filmmaker to get his own way to get things done. And he did something similar to bring Sigourney Weaver back for the sequel of the 1979 sci-fi horrorAlien, who was not interested in reprising her role as Ellen Ripley.
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James Cameron Tricked Sigourney Weaver to Star inAliens
Sigourney Weaverstarred as Ellen Ripley in the originalAlienfilm, and it would be hard for fans to imagine someone else portraying the character. But the American actress did not want to reprise her role in the following sequels of the film. However,James Cameron, who was set to direct the 1986 sequel, was adamant about having her back as Ellen Ripley.
During an interview with GQ, theTitanicdirector shared how he tricked theHeartbreakersstar to return to the sequel. Knowing that Weaver and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s agents were from the same agency, he created a bluff for Lou Pitt, Schwarzenegger’s agent.
Cameron told him he would cut Sigourney Weaver’s character and rewrite the script forAliens. However, he did not plan on doing it, as he knew that Lou Pitt would suggest Weaver’s agent sign her up for the movie.“And guess what? The deal was done in 12 hours after that,”theTerminatordirector shared.
TheGhostbustersactress went on to star in two more sequels in the series,Alien 3andAlien Resurrection.Cameron and Sigourney Weaver reunited for the 2009 sci-fi filmAvatarand its sequelAvatar: The Way of Water.She is also expected to reprise her character in futureAvatarfilms.
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Sigourney Weaver on Returning to theAlienFranchise
Sigourney Weaver was last seen in the 1997 filmAlienResurrection. The franchise, however, continued with crossover films with thePredatorfranchise and with the 2012 and 2017 prequel moviesPrometheusandCovenant, respectively.
There are reports that a new film under the franchise is also under development, and filmmaker Fede Alvarez would write and direct the movie. However, Sigourney Weaver doesn’t have any plans to return to the franchise. She has shared that she had plans to return to the franchise with Neill Blomkamp’s film.
However, the project never saw the light of day, and with it, theRed Lightsactress also canceled her plans to return to the film series.“I really wanted to do with Neill Blomkamp, and we didn’t get to do that, but, you know, that ship has sailed,”she shared during an interview with Total Film.
Sigourney Weaver’sAlienfranchise is available on Prime Video.
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Laxmi Rajput
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Laxmi Rajput is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, with over 3,300 articles published covering film, TV, and pop culture. With a degree in Broadcast Journalism and over three years of experience in content writing, she pivoted to entertainment journalism because let’s be honest, superheroes, sitcoms, and Netflix binges are way more fun. Laxmi frequently covers Marvel, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and popular TV shows, offering both fan-first enthusiasm and thoughtful analysis. Her work often dives into Marvel theories, revisits the genius of The Big Bang Theory, or unpacks the Netflix phenomenon of Stranger Things.
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