Case in point: James Cameron’s Aliens took a sharp turn from Ridley Scott’s original film, changing the tone from a sci-fi/horror nightmare to an action-horror thrill ride. Cameron was clearly ...

The classic Alien franchise might have been complete altered if this alternate Ripley ending was released.

The moment is the film’s final battle—human vs. alien. The titular villain, the queen alien, is pursuing Rebecca “Newt” Jordan (Carrie Henn), an orphan girl whom Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) has ...