ALIEN 3 Star Sigourney Weaver Shares Honest Thoughts On David Fincher's Movie; Teases Her AVATAR Future

ALIEN 3 Star Sigourney Weaver Shares Honest Thoughts On David Fincher's Movie; Teases Her AVATAR Future

The iconic Sigourney Weaver has reflected on starring in David Fincher's troubled Alien 3, revealing what she really thinks about the threequel. The actor also shared an update on her future in Avatar...

By JoshWilding - Aug 29, 2024 09:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Alien
Source: Deadline (via SFFGazette.com)

Following Alien and Aliens was never going to be easy, but if anyone was capable of doing it, it would surely be filmmaker David Fincher. Unfortunately, the movie underperformed at the box office in 1992 and received mixed-to-negative reviews. 

Despite struggling at the North American box office, Alien 3 did earn $100 million overseas. Fincher has since disowned the movie, arguing it was unfaithful to his original vision thanks to studio interference.

Deadline (via SFFGazette.com) recently spoke with Ripley actor Sigourney Weaver and asked for her thoughts on the threequel and the many challenges she and the cast and crew faced during production. 

"Well, I could feel that David had to get on the phone and fight every day for us to shoot what he wanted to the next day. And I’m sorry that he didn’t get a chance to make the script his own before we started. That makes filmmaking very difficult."

"I recall that Vincent Ward’s original script had been about monks in a monastery and Ripley was in a coma for half of it. So, I keenly felt the lack of studio support. That was a transition moment when studios stopped being about 'let’s make great films' and started being about 'let’s not lose money.' They had the great idea to put David Fincher aboard for his first film, but then not to support the guy was very idiotic."

"It helped shooting in England so we could get on with things to an extent. I heard recently that David has disowned the project and I’m sorry about that because I loved working with him, and I think we made a good film. I’m glad he got a chance to do his version. It was a great ensemble."

Alien 3 does have its fair share of fans and is considered a cult classic by many. Weaver later returned for the poorly-received Alien: Resurrection and, while that ended her time as Ripley, has since boarded another sci-fi franchise with James Cameron's Avatar movies. 

"I remember reading the script of the first Avatar and reading about these blue people with pointed ears and tails riding on these creatures through floating mountains," she recalls. "I couldn’t imagine any of it being shot. I honestly couldn’t imagine how he would ever make a film that looked like this and had these elements."

"But I’m so glad for Jim, and for the success of these films, which has meant we’re able to keep making them. I just finished working on Avatar 3 earlier this month, actually, and I think the series will continue to grow and be more and more hard-hitting."

Weaver later confirmed that she'll return in the fourth and fifth Avatar movies and revealed she's yet to start working on them. Next up for the actor is The Mandalorian and Grogu, her first trip into a Galaxy Far, Far Away as part of the Star Wars franchise. 

One franchise it seems she's unlikely to return to, unfortunately, is Ghostbusters. Asked if there's been any talk about reprising her role as Dana Barrett in a future sequel, Weaver replied, "Not that I’m aware of."

As always, let us know your thoughts on these remarks in the usual place.

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Order66
Order66 - 8/29/2024, 9:07 AM
Bring Ripley and Newt back and make Alien 3 and Resurrection non canon. Please!
McMurdo
McMurdo - 8/29/2024, 11:18 AM
@Order66 - it'd take a really great writer and director to do it. It couldn't be anything like Alvarez' Romulus or it'd just be another post Aliens sequel that tarnishes the brand creatively. I cannot see it ever happening. You'd have to make a grown up Newt the primary protagonist and have Ripley and Hicks as supporting characters.
WhatIfRickJames
WhatIfRickJames - 8/29/2024, 9:09 AM
Alien 3 star?

xfan320
xfan320 - 8/29/2024, 9:14 AM
Random thought I've always wondered about her...

What do her husband and friends call her??

"Hey, Sigourney...wanna get dinner?"

"That's hilarious, Sigourney."

I just always say "Sigourney Weaver" because it's such an odd thing to call out by itself and sounds way more natural when you say the whole name.
Gambito
Gambito - 8/29/2024, 9:27 AM
@xfan320 - honestly it’s a pretty cool first name I would be calling her Sigourney all the time
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 8/29/2024, 9:28 AM
@xfan320 - I'll guess "Sig" for $500.
xfan320
xfan320 - 8/29/2024, 9:42 AM
@KennKathleen - that was my thought too.

"Sig" or "Siggy"
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 8/29/2024, 10:13 AM
@xfan320 - id call her Ripley
Gambito
Gambito - 8/29/2024, 9:29 AM
Sigourney you keep killing it at the box office girl but please for the love of god do NOT return to ghostbusters I just saw the last one and the og cast brought down that movie so hard with their tired and uninspired performances
xfan320
xfan320 - 8/29/2024, 9:45 AM
@Gambito - honestly, I thought Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson still got it when I saw the movie.

I don't know what Sigourney Weaver could bring to GB these days, unless they bring back Oscar to join the crew.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 8/29/2024, 11:20 AM
@xfan320 - script was awful though. Akroyd and Hudson def still got it.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 8/29/2024, 9:49 AM
David Finscher should get a redo on an alien movie.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 8/29/2024, 10:05 AM
@Ryguy88 - I kind of liked it. Different but really good IMHO.
mountainman
mountainman - 8/29/2024, 10:37 AM
@Goldboink - I also think Alien 3 has some good parts to it. Definitely a step down from the first two, but man it’s so much better than where the franchise went after that.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 8/29/2024, 11:05 AM
@mountainman - It's a smaller movie that is more character based. Not anything like the first two and that's fine.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 8/29/2024, 11:20 AM
@Ryguy88 - imagine him signing on to make an actual Alien 3....the one Blonkamp was going to make. People would shit themselves
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 8/29/2024, 10:14 AM
The movie is NOT as bad as others make it out to be. Its not in the class of Alien/Aliens, but its still a good film. His DR is pretty damn solid. Would love if they actually let him make an Alien movie He wants; but thatll never ever happen
mountainman
mountainman - 8/29/2024, 10:41 AM
@MotherGooseUPus - Bro I 100% agree. I think it’s unfairly judged because of how amazing Aliens was and it was definitely a departure from that. It’s the 3rd best movie in the franchise to me (haven’t seen the newest one yet). It is an interesting movie that has some truly great parts to it. Nowhere near as good as the first two, but still an enjoyable movie.
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 8/29/2024, 11:16 AM
@mountainman - nailed it. i'm going to see the new one tonight and i have some pretty high hopes based on reviews. i will say that if there was no Alien/Aliens then Alien 3 would get alot more glory and not shit on... doesnt matter cuz i like it alot
mountainman
mountainman - 8/29/2024, 11:59 AM
@MotherGooseUPus - It’s like anything. Other people’s opinions shouldn’t impact yours too much.

If you like it, that’s all that really matters. Hope you enjoy the new one. I’ve heard some things about the third act that are a bit concerning to me, but I’ll definitely be checking it out when I can watch at home.
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 8/29/2024, 12:33 PM
@mountainman - oh i truly dont give a f*ck what others say about movies... i make my own opinions. With that said, i have heard the 3rd act is either "love/hate" but i didnt want to get into spoiler territory so i stopped. Will update you once i see it and let you know what i think
mountainman
mountainman - 8/29/2024, 1:21 PM
@MotherGooseUPus - 100% agee and since we tend to like similar stuff in movies, your opinions are always welcome.
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 8/29/2024, 9:13 PM
@mountainman - sooo just got out of seeing the new one. I wanna love it but I can't. It's good, not great imo. I rate it just like Alien 3. There are parts I Love. Best Alien design ever. There's some new stuff that I didn't know about face huggers and Xenos that I thought was pretty bad ass... there was a Ton of nostalgia and calls to the originals and even promethus... I really liked most of it until the final 15mins... I Hated what he did and tried to pull off.. let's just say it combines alot of shit from Promethus all the way to Reserection...and it's stuff I didn't like. My friend who I saw it loved what he did and went for... I'll give him credit for swinging for the fences but I honestly think I would of Loved it wayyyy more if he kept the movie more self contained and stopped trying to tie All the Alien movies together..that's where he lost me. Last note. The 2 main characters... absolutely brilliant acting. Those kids are talented... idk.. I Wana love it but i can't.. just tried to hard. But I did enjoy 85% of the movie. That's just my opinion of course
MisterBones
MisterBones - 8/29/2024, 10:18 AM
The performances and brief glimpses of Fincher’s direction showing itself make this actually pretty solid. It actually plays with some interesting concepts too
Thing94
Thing94 - 8/29/2024, 10:51 AM
I like Alien 3 nuff said
FinnishDude
FinnishDude - 8/29/2024, 11:40 AM
One of the most overhated movies of all-time and maybe to this day the last truly solid Alien movie.
BritishMonkey
BritishMonkey - 8/29/2024, 11:43 AM
William Gibson's Alien 3 was better.
IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 8/29/2024, 1:19 PM
When has she been anything less than a class act?
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 8/29/2024, 1:48 PM
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IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 8/29/2024, 1:57 PM
@KennKathleen - Haha! That's like blaming Jesus for being crucified.
IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 8/29/2024, 1:59 PM
@KennKathleen - ...Actually, blaming Jesus is kind of why he was crucified...

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KennKathleen - 8/29/2024, 2:34 PM
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CplHicks
CplHicks - 8/29/2024, 7:30 PM
When they killed me and Newt in the beginning the movie was doomed.

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