It's Sad That Alien Has 3 Upcoming Movies & TV Shows, But None Of Them Can Sensibly Bring Back Sigourney Weaver's Ripley. ... Alien's Timeline Doesn't Support Ripley's Reappearance .

As a result, characters in the Alien franchise often make more than one appearance in the movies. For example, the first four Alien movies all focused on Ripley and her journey across different ...

If Alien 3 expands Ripley’s arc in any meaningful way, it’s by concluding it. Just as she went from survivor to heroine in Aliens, the third film has her go from heroine to sacrificial savior.