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Ellen Ripley going to Avatar?

Sigourney Weaver could be reuniting with James Cameron


The source isn’t exactly ‘Deep Throat’ so intersperse some table salt all over this one, but according to a tipster for Aint it Cool News, “Aliens” heroine Sigourney Weaver might be re-uniting with director James Cameron for his new film, “Avatar”.

The versatile but not-oft-seen-these-days Weaver – in need of a hit, that’s for sure – apparently appeared on a French talk show and let slip that she’s doing Cameron’s next film. Though Ms Weaver didn’t name the film, she did mention it’s a “big sci-fi” film. Since it’s Cameron, and he only makes one film a decade, that’s pretty much guaranteed to be “Avatar”.

In addition, Weaver was also asked by the TV show whether Ellen Ripley would be making a return to the “Alien” battleground? According to Weaver – who at one time was interested in doing another one, if only because James Cameron and Ridley Scott were too – nope, she won’t be taking down any more slimy suckers in the future.

If she does indeed sign up for a role in “Avatar” – joining recently announced Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana – Weaver will have plenty of opportunity to talk to Cameron about the “Alien” movies, and hopefully, they can dream up another sequel together. Even if it never comes to fruition, fanboys can still get damp over even the word “discussing”, so consider it, guys.

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