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'Alien: Covenant' teases biblical connections in first photo

Movies // 7 years ago

'Alien: Covenant' teases biblical connections in first photo

Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" sequel, "Alien: Covenant," released a first photo referencing the Weyland-Yutani Corporation's return and the Ark of the Covenant.

Sigourney Weaver: 'Alien' sequel will be 'worth the wait'

Movies // 7 years ago

Sigourney Weaver: 'Alien' sequel will be 'worth the wait'

Sigourney Weaver gave an update on Neill Blomkamp's "Alien" movie after the film was pushed back for Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" sequel, "Alien: Covenant."

'Ghostbusters' reboot teases first trailer

Movies // 8 years ago

'Ghostbusters' reboot teases first trailer

"Ghostbusters" with Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon released a teaser ahead of the first trailer's March premiere.

'Alien: Covenant' to be 'hard R' film, says Ridley Scott

Movies // 8 years ago

'Alien: Covenant' to be 'hard R' film, says Ridley Scott

"Alien: Covenant" director Ridley Scott said the "Prometheus" sequel will feature something "much worse" than the chest-bursting scene in "Alien."

Liam Neeson recalls wedding to late wife Natasha Richardson

Entertainment News // 8 years ago

Liam Neeson recalls wedding to late wife Natasha Richardson

Liam Neeson revealed late wife Natasha Richardson serenaded him with Van Morrison song "Crazy Love" at their wedding on the "My Favorite Song" radio show.

Movies // 8 years ago

Synopsis revealed for upcoming 'Prometheus' sequel, 'Alien: Covenant'

Director Ridley Scott's follow-up to his {i:Alien} prequel {i:Prometheus} now has a new title and an official synopsis.

GLAAD slams 'Tomboy' film for 'sensationalizing' gender reassignment surgery

Entertainment News // 8 years ago

GLAAD slams 'Tomboy' film for 'sensationalizing' gender reassignment surgery

GLAAD executives have spoken out against upcoming action flick 'Tomboy: A Revenger's Tale' due to its use of gender reassignment surgery as a plot device.

Kristen Wiig responds to criticism of female 'Ghostbusters'

Movies // 8 years ago

Kristen Wiig responds to criticism of female 'Ghostbusters'

Kristen Wiig was surprised and "really bummed out" by negative fan response to the forthcoming, female-led "Ghostbusters" reboot co-starring Melissa McCarthy.

Rick Moranis won't be returning for 'Ghostbusters' reboot

Movies // 8 years ago

Rick Moranis won't be returning for 'Ghostbusters' reboot

Eighties movie star Rick Moranis has declined to appear in director Paul Feig's upcoming female-led "Ghostbusters" reboot.

Sigourney Weaver to appear in 'Ghostbusters' reboot

Movies // 8 years ago

Sigourney Weaver to appear in 'Ghostbusters' reboot

Director Paul Feig announced on Twitter Friday that actress Sigourney Weaver would be making an appearance in the upcoming "Ghostbusters" reboot.

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Sigourney Weaver (born Susan Alexandra Weaver; October 8, 1949) is an American actress best known for her role as Ellen Ripley in the Alien film series, a role for which she has received worldwide recognition. She is also known for her roles in the Ghostbusters films, Gorillas in the Mist, The Ice Storm, Working Girl, Holes, and Avatar.

Weaver is also a three-time Academy Award nominee for her performances in Aliens (1986), Gorillas in the Mist (1988), and Working Girl (1988) winning Golden Globe Awards in the latter two films. She has been called 'The Sci-Fi Queen' by many on account of her many science fiction and fantasy films.

Weaver was born in Manhattan, New York City, the daughter of Elizabeth Inglis (née Desiree Mary Lucy Hawkins; 1913–2007), an English actress, and the NBC television executive and television pioneer Sylvester "Pat" Laflin Weaver (1908–2002). Her uncle, Doodles Weaver, was a comedian and actor. She began using the name "Sigourney Weaver" in 1963 after a minor character (Sigourney Howard) in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby.

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