Ellen Ripley is the best action heroine of all time, without question. Just look at two of the most iconic images of Ripley. One finds her cradling Newt (Carrie Henn), the survivor of a xenomorph ...

With Women Of Action, Caroline Siede digs into the history of women-driven action movies to explore what these stories say about gender and how depictions of female action heroes have evolved over ...

Warning: Spoilers for Alien: Romulus may lie ahead. With Alien: Romulus set to receive a sequel after convincing most critics and fans, co-writer and director Fede Álvarez has been spending a lot of ...

Ripley's origins on Luna add depth to her character, highlighting her resilience and adaptability in tough situations. Ripley's lengthy time in hypersleep sets a galactic record, showcasing her ...

After nine films, including sequels, prequels and spinoffs, and now Hulu’s Alien: Earth, the Alien franchise continues to ...

Ellen Ripley was born on January 7th, 2092, at the Olympia colony on Luna. She was recruited to the Weyland-Yutani Horizon Beyond officer training program in 2115. She went on to complete her officer ...

Episode 5, however, flips the script by showing us that Morrow isn’t the villain; he’s just as doomed and complicated as everyone else on the series. Not only that, it does this by turning him into ...

The premiere episode of Alien: Earth, which is set two years before the events of the original 1979 Alien film, has an opening scene that feels and looks like it was taken straight out of the original ...

Sigourney Weaver has given an update regarding her return to the Alien franchise. Weaver is known for playing Ellen Ripley in the Alien franchise, with the character having appeared in 1979’s Alien, ...

One thing that makes Alien: Isolation such a uniquely tense experience is that it feels so personal thanks to its protagonist, Amanda Ripley, being the daughter of Ellen Ripley, the beloved hero of ...