Director Neill Blomkamp came close to making an Alien movie that would ignore continuity, but it never happened. Here's why, according to Sigourney Weaver.

Sigourney Weaver has shared some new thoughts about why Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 never happened. Weaver played Ellen Ripley in Ridley Scott’s Alien, which was released in 1979. She then went on to ...

Neill Blomkamp's Alien 5 is arguably the biggest missed opportunity in the entire Alien franchise. In 2015, the District 9 ...

Alien movies and shows have established a permanent place in science fiction history. Since 1979, the franchise has terrified viewers with its vision of survival against impossible odds. The Xenomorph ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The entire "Alien" franchise timeline stretches across hundreds of years, keeping fans figuring out the ins and outs of the lore and who's to ...

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...

Unlike the furthest reaches of the galaxy, the Alien films provide a safe space to scream. Across 45 years now, the chest-bursting series following those pesky xenomorphs and the stupid humans who ...

"I'm really enjoying it," Weaver said at the PEOPLE/EW and Shutterstock Studio at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival Nigel Smith is the Senior Movies News Editor for PEOPLE. He is an ...

Don’t expect a straightforward timeline, because continuity is a mess with the Alien and Predator timelines (even if, as in this list, you choose to ignore tie-in comics, novels, and games). Predator: ...