The next ‘Alien’ movie has already found its new Ellen Ripley

The sci-fi and horror franchise that Ridley Scott started in 1979, has had many ups and downs since its inception. From James Cameron’s incredible sequel, to the original director’s infamous sequels with ‘Covenant’ and ‘Prometheus’. Now, the new ‘Alien’ movie has already found the actress who wants to be the next Ellen Ripley.

According to information from Collider, Cailee Spaeny will star in the new film by ‘alien’, which will be directed by Fede Álvarez, the Uruguayan director who directed the 2013 remake of Sam Raimi’s ‘Evil Dead’, as well as the acclaimed ‘Don’t Breathe’. For his part, Spaeny already has an approach to science fiction with titles such as “Pacific Rim: Uprising” or the HBO series “Devs”.

currently, the role of Cailee Spaeny in the new film by ‘alien’, but, like Noomi Rapace and Sigourney Weaver in the original installments, a woman will be the protagonist, à la Ellen Ripley, of the new appearance of the Xenomorph on the big screen. Information suggests that the actress is in talks to keep the lead role, but no plot details have been provided.

Unfortunately, The new movie “Alien” will premiere on Hulu, strategy that Disney attempted recently with the launch of ‘Prey’, and that many have complained they have not seen in a traditional movie theater. Elsewhere, the horror and sci-fi film will also premiere on Disney+ for Spain and Star+ for Mexico and the rest of Latin America.

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The Current State of the ‘Alien’ Franchise

After a failed attempt to revive the saga with a fifth chapter under the direction of Neil Blomkamp, ​​​​​​and which would have worked as a direct sequel to the story by James Cameron, now Disney under the production of 20th Century Studios will take over the franchise , which they want to turn into a cinematic universe. Well, together with Fede Álvarez’s film, they would develop a series for their streaming platform, produced by Ridley Scott.

And not only that, because Disney would have ordered the development of new video games based on this same universe. With this, the company will cover in the field of terror and science fiction, another great saga in the style of ‘Star Wars’ and Marvel, led by the precedent of ‘Prey’ with Amber Midthunder. So far, that’s the current situation with the Ridley Scott franchise.

On the other hand, the British director Ridley Scott is also working to continue with another of his most acclaimed sci-fi franchises such as “Blade Runner”, of which he would already be working on a new series, and which would serve as a sequel to the events of the story by Denis Villeneuve, and earlier than what happens in ‘Black Lotus’.