Nov 10, 2025 · Sigourney Weaver reveals new story details about Alien 5 and an update on returning to the long-running sci-fi franchise as Ellen Ripley.

Dec 8, 2025 · After years of speculation, Alien 5 may finally be moving forward. Sigourney Weaver has confirmed meetings with studio executives about reprising her role as Ellen …

Owen Gleiberman of Variety called Alien: Romulus "one of the best Alien sequels... It delivers the slimy creep-out goods in a way that none of the last three Alien films have."

Feb 19, 2015 · "Alien 5" was a proposed science fiction film to be directed by Neill Blomkamp. It would have been the fifth film in the Alien series, serving as "a sequel to the original Alien …

Dec 7, 2025 · Alien: Romulus was a box office hit, and a sequel is in development, as the franchise finally found new characters outside of Ellen Ripley to carry the series forward.

Oct 21, 2023 · The cancellation of "Alien 5" brought about a significant turning point in director Neill Blomkamp's career. With the film's cancellation, alongside the abandonment of two …

Nov 18, 2025 · While Blomkamp’s Alien 5 will likely never happen, there was another Alien movie, Alien: Romulus, that was released last year. A sequel to that project is now in development.

Sep 12, 2024 · Neill Blomkamp once convinced Sigourney Weaver to return as Ripley in an ambitious Alien sequel. Unfortunately, the film never made it to production.

Jun 29, 2025 · Alien 5 is an unmade Alien film sequel. There have been many attempts at an Alien 5 made by numerous different people, but none of them have panned out due to a series …

Produced and distributed by 20th Century Studios, the series began with Alien (1979), directed by Ridley Scott, and was followed by three sequels: Aliens (1986), directed by James Cameron; …