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Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Alien: Romulus is bringing the franchise back to its roots, leaving questions about where the original protagonist, Ellen Ripley, is during the movie.
The seventh Alien movie is the first to come after Ridley Scott made prequels to the original film and Sigourney Weaver's time as Ripley. Instead of continuing in that direction, Alien: Romulus is going back to the main continuity and exploring the franchise at a time when Ripley is still very much in the picture. However, the sci-fi horror series is focusing on a new batch of characters this time. The Alien: Romulus cast includes Cailee Spaeney, Isabela Merced, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu. Sigourney Weaver has never been linked to the film or implied to be returning as Ellen Ripley. This creates a rather major question regarding where the franchise's main hero is while a new crew battles face-huggers and Xenomorphs. The good news is that a direct answer to Ripley's whereabouts during Alien: Romulus is already known thanks to the franchise's canon and when the movie takes place in the timeline. Related Alien: Romulus Timeline - When It Takes Place Compared To The Other Movies The ninth installment in the Alien film series, Alien: Romulus, will be released 38 years after the first movie, but it makes the timeline confusing. Ellen Ripley Is Still In Stasis When Alien: Romulus Takes Place It is known that Ellen Ripley is in stasis during Alien: Romulus. Weaver's character enters this state in Alien's ending, and she unknowingly spends 57 years like this before the events of Aliens begin. It is confirmed that Alien: Romulus takes place 20 years after Alien, so that officially clarifies where Ripley is during the movie. She is still aboard the Narcissus after surviving her first encounter with the Xenomorphs and is thought to be on her way back to Earth. The exact location of Ripley during Alien: Romulus is actually undetectable in deep space. The Narcissus spends those years floating in space and waiting for a chance to finish the original Special Order 937 mission. This is what leads the craft to Marion after 57 years and Ripley wakes up aboard the new ship confused about what's happened to her when Aliens begins. However, Alien: Romulus takes place 37 years before Ripley wakes up, affirming that she is still in stasis at this time. Could Sigourney Weaver Return As Ripley In Alien: Romulus? Close Due to where the complicated Alien timeline stands during Alien: Romulus, there is little chance that Sigourney Weaver will return as Ellen Ripley. The character is technically still around and alive, so it is possible under perfect circumstances. That would mean the new crew in Alien: Romulus encounters the Narcissus at some point and finds Ripley asleep in stasis. This is practically the only role for Ripley that would work, and it would certainly require de-aging Sigourney Weaver by 45 years to make her look age-appropriate for the character. Since Alien: Romulus could only really include Ripley as an Easter egg, there should be no expectations of Weaver reprising her role in this film. A minor appearance by the franchise's original lead would feel wasteful and like an unnecessary example of franchise connections. The best-case scenario is that Alien: Romulus alludes to the events of Alien and Ripley's mission in some fashion rather than having the character return in any fashion.Director Fede Alvarez Release Date August 16, 2024 Writers Fede Alvarez , Rodo Sayagues Cast Cailee Spaeny , David Jonsson , Archie Renaux , Isabela Merced , Aileen Wu , Spike Fearn
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