{"id":349707,"date":"2025-10-10T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=398426"},"modified":"2025-10-10T01:30:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T08:30:41","slug":"sigourney-weaver-was-about-to-not-appear-in-one-of-the-alien-movies-but-her-director-prevented-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/sigourney-weaver-was-about-to-not-appear-in-one-of-the-alien-movies-but-her-director-prevented-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Sigourney Weaver was about to not appear in one of the Alien movies, but her director prevented it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Actress Sigourney Weaver is considered essential for the character of Ellen Ripley in the Alien franchise. <strong>Her absence in Aliens: The Return would have been a mistake, something director James Cameron strongly defended during the development of the sequel<\/strong>. Cameron argued that doing without Weaver was nonsense, given the significant impact her character had on the saga&#8217;s narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">James Cameron to the rescue<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weaver, who has shared her thoughts on the difference between the films, believes that Aliens presents a stronger narrative structure and a more satisfying character arc for Ripley. <strong>In a recent interview with Collider, she commented on how her character&#8217;s story evolved after being awakened from hypersleep<\/strong>. &#8220;The premise for Ripley in Aliens was gold; the character arc greatly supported her,&#8221; Weaver reflected. For her, the emotional development and the search for a new family after the loss of her old life added a depth that the first film did not address in the same way.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aliens: El Regreso - Trailer en espa\u00f1ol HQ\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OE5mUBN_NXs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite its legacy, the recent film Alien: Romulus, starring Cailee Spaeny as Rain Carradine, shows that there is room for new stories in the Alien universe. However, <strong>many fans still find it hard to imagine the saga without Ripley&#8217;s presence.<\/strong> &#8220;I can&#8217;t imagine Aliens: The Return without Sigourney Weaver,&#8221; it is noted, highlighting how the connection between the actress and her character is fundamental to the identity of the franchise.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, fans can enjoy all the Alien movies, <strong>including the first season of Alien: Planet Earth, available on the streaming platform Disney+, offering a unique opportunity to relive the saga in its entirety<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Disney+\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/246b1fd4-6164-4c6f-9318-27e1cb587dc6\/489019137\/disney-plus-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Disney+<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/disney-plus.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/disney-plus.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actress Sigourney Weaver is considered essential for the character of Ellen Ripley in the Alien franchise. 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