Alien: Romulus star Cailee Spaeny says Sigourney Weaver, who starred in the original ... about a group of young space colonisers who come face to face with an alien life form.

Somebody posted this photo on Reddit of Sigourney Weaver trying out the flamethrower from Alien on the backlot lawn of Shepperton Studios in 1978. They didn't wimp out with CG back then.

Weaver, 75, who shot to fame playing Ellen Ripley in the 1979 space sci-fi film and three follow-ups, made the surprise comment during a late-night BBC talk show. “I hate watching scary films.

“For the next Alien movie, they’re considering bringing back Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) using de-aging technology,” the post reads. It is important to keep in mind that this is a rumor and ...