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Ripley Returns! Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Colbert Spoof ‘Alien’
Can you believe it’s been 20 years since Sigourney Weaver played Ellen Ripley in an Alien film (Alien: Resurrection)?! While we (probably) won’t see here in Ridley Scott’s upcoming Alien: Covenant (but do we hear her?), she’s reprised her role in this hilarious spoof that aired during “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”.
Colbert plays Randy from Weyland-Yutani’s Medical Bay, who takes jabs at our health care system as Ripley attempts to get help. While there are all sorts of great references, the short convinced me of one thing… Weaver can and should return as Ripley as soon as humanly possible. Even at the ripe age of 67, she looks fantastic, healthy and strong. I could easily see her taking on the Xenomorphs one last time, and hope that Scott finds a way to work her into one of the prequel/sequels.
Seriously though, how freaking cool is this?!
Katherine Waterston stars with Michael Fassbender returning as Prometheus‘ android David (and Walter), with a crew that includes Demian Bichir and Danny McBride (“Eastbound and Down”), as well as Alex England (Gods of Egypt), Billy Crudup, Amy Seimetz (A Horrible Way to Die, “The Killing”), Jussie Smollett (“Empire”), Carmen Ejogo, and Callie Hernandez (Machete Kills). James Franco also has a role, which was confirmed in this short film.
Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world — whose sole inhabitant is the “synthetic” David (Michael Fassbender), survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.
Alien: Covenant takes off for Paradise on May 19, 2017.
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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