ripley Archives

It was back in 2019 when we first learned of writer & director Steven Zaillian's (Schindler's List, The Night Of) Andrew Scott (Fleabag)-starring drama series Ripley And now – nearly five years later and with a month to go until the eight-episode take on Patricia Highsmith's bestselling Tom Ripley novels hits our screens – we're getting our[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? HBO's True Detective: Night Country, Our Flag Means Death, Valerie Bertinelli/Food Network, Prime Video's Death and Other Details, Paramount+'s HALO, USA Network's WWE Raw, Max's Harry Potter, AMC's The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, NBC's Saturday Night Live, Disney+'s What If…?, FX's American Horror Story: Delicate, Disney+'s The Bad Batch, Prime[...]

Netflix isn't messing around when it comes to writer & director Steven Zaillian's (Schindler's List, The Night Of) Andrew Scott (Fleabag)-starring drama series Ripley After becoming the new home for the limited series early last year, Netflix capped off 2023 with some first-look images from the eight-episode take on Patricia Highsmith's bestselling Tom Ripley novels[...]

Last year was a productive one when it came to us finally getting a chance to see writer & director Steven Zaillian's (Schindler's List, The Night Of) Andrew Scott (Fleabag)-starring drama series Ripley The beginning of 2023 brought the news that the series had made the move from Showtime to Netflix Then, to help cap off the[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Michael Rosenbaum/Lex Luthor, WWE/CM Punk, Netflix's Good Times, Superman: Legacy, Star Trek/Terry Matalas, Netflix's Ripley, LEGO Star Wars Holiday Shorts, Prime Video's Reacher, Max's Pretty Little Liars: Summer School, Prime Video's Wytches, Max's Peacemaker, NBC's Saturday Night Live, Netflix's Bridgerton, Disney+'s What If…?, BBC's Doctor Who… and[...]

Earlier this year, the news hit that series writer & director Steven Zaillian's (Schindler's List, The Night Of) Andrew Scott (Fleabag)-starring drama series Ripley would be making the move from Showtime to Netflix Now, the streamer is sharing some first-look images from the eight-episode take on Patricia Highsmith's bestselling Tom Ripley novels[...]

It's hard to believe that it's been nearly two years since we last reported on Showtime's Andrew Scott (Fleabag)-starring drama series Ripley But today brings a very good reason to check back in on the latest take on Patricia Highsmith's bestselling Tom Ripley novels, with Deadline Hollywood reporting that the series has moved from the cable[...]

Between the art we've seen, the admiration for the first two Alien films, and Weaver's willingness to return as Ripley once more, it seems like a no-brainer, but that's not always how things play out in Hollywood. What's your take on the idea of Weaver and Blomkamp's stance on Alien 5? We've extensively talked about the[...]

The final wave is hitting stores now, and it features Ripley and Lambert in their compression suits, as well as a Xenomorph styled after Geiger's original concept artwork NECA sent us the wave to take a look at, and we thank them for it Let's take a look at the last three releases in this[...]

So, I figure let that bubble burst a little bit and we'll do it right." This Not a "Ripley Story" & Things Are Going To Open Up A Bit: "It's not a Ripley story She's one of the great characters of all time, and I think the story has been told pretty perfectly, and I don't[...]

Dakota Fanning (The Alienist: Angel of Darkness, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) is set to enter the world of Patricia Highsmith's bestselling Tom Ripley novels, joining the cast of Showtime's drama series Ripley Stemming from series writer and director Steven Zaillian (Schindler's List, The Night Of), the series focuses on Tom Ripley (Fleabag's Andrew[...]

As portrayed by Sigourney Weaver throughout the Alien franchise, Ellen Ripley is the greatest hero in cinema history From the time we meet her in the first film through her appearance in Alien: Resurrection, few characters make their mark on cinema like she does While Alien 3 and Resurrection were of lesser quality, those first[...]

Ripley, Hicks, Hudson, Newt, Vasquez, and android Bishop will all be open on gorgeous vintage style packaging Bishop features pull apart battle damage, and Newt will even include her doll's head All of the other additional ReAction figures will consist of accessories as well Each features five points of articulation and will cost you $18[...]

Riding high off the series' award-winning success, Fleabag co-star Andrew Scott is venturing into the world of Patricia Highsmith's bestselling Tom Ripley novels for Showtime's drama series adaptation Ripley The eight-episode order stems from Oscar and Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Steven Zaillian (Schindler's List, The Night Of), who is set to write and[...]

Riding high off the series' huge Emmy Awards success, Fleabag co-star Andrew Scott will be venturing into the world of Patricia Highsmith's bestselling Tom Ripley novels for Showtime's drama series adaptation Ripley The eight-episode order stems from Oscar and Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Steven Zaillian (Schindler's List, The Night Of), who is set[...]

Riding high off the series' huge Emmy Awards success, Fleabag co-star Andrew Scott will be venturing into the world of Patricia Highsmith's bestselling Tom Ripley novels for Showtime's drama series adaptation Ripley The eight-episode order stems from Oscar and Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Steven Zaillian (Schindler's List, The Night Of), who is set[...]

There were rumors that Sigourney Weaver didn't want to return as Ripley, so Gibson had to write her out and shift the focus to Hicks and Bishop The plot continues the themes from Aliens involving corrupt corporations trying to harvest the aliens as weapons and deepens it into Cold War bioweapons arms race Of course,[...]

Almost everyone in the cast (who are still with us in this lifetime) still speaks about that experience on the Nostromo with a reverence and respect, almost everyone learned something while working with Ridley Scott and crew that's stayed with them. Tom Skerritt, bearded Captain Dallas of the Company's tugboat for the larger refinery vessel it tows, says[...]

Less than two weeks after it was reported a number of networks and streaming services were looking to bet their programming schedule on the talents of one Tom Ripley, it appears Showtime is in final negotiations with Oscar-winning screenwriter Steve Zaillian (The Night Of) for a straight-to-series order that would have Zaillian writing and directing[...]

NECA is releasing a brand new version of the Alien Quenn, this version is from the film Alien: Resurrection, and it will release in the summer.

Two figures will make up the wave, a new version of Ripley that comes with the Draco Double Burner and Lacrima 99 Shockrifle, as well as a basketball This is the Ripley clone from the film, and has over 25 points of articulation Also in the wave is the Resurrection Warrior Xenomorph, which features 30[...]

Back in November, 20th Century Fox filed some interesting trademark for something called Alien: Blackout, making us (and pretty much every other outlet on the web) believe the same thing- that a new Alien video game was coming. There really hasn't been anything definitive until today, when the official Alien Twitter account shared a 30-second video mentioning an important[...]

While it's not the Oscars, Bruce Campbell will be hosting a new series for the Travel Channel! Actor, author Bruce CampbellPhoto by Markus Wissmann / Shutterstock.com A new version of Ripley's Believe It or Not! is currently filming in Orlando, and Campbell will be the featured host on the television show when it airs on The Travel Channel sometime[...]

The long-gestating saga of an Alien film from Neill Blomkamp continues, with yet-another quote from Ellen Ripley herself, Sigourney Weaver. Actress Sigourney WeaverPhoto by Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com Perhaps you'll recall when a few years ago, Weaver revealed the plans (at the time) for a direct Aliens sequel that Blomkamp (District 9, Chappie) was reportedly working on[...]

Ellen Ripley (played by Sigourney Weaver) is perhaps the greatest female character in all of science fiction history First appearing in Sir Ridley Scott's seminal 1979 film Alien, she returned to head three additional films in the space franchise. Two items of Ripley's were up at auction today during Profiles In History's Icons & Legends In Hollywood, and both[...]

April 26th somewhere along the line became Alien Day, a celebration of Ripley, Weyland Yutani, and the Xenomorphs who love them.  First released in 1979, the groundbreaking space horror film directed by Sir Ridley Scott blew the airlock doors off what a female lead could do and be in such a movie. To be fair, LV-426 is[...]

The Alien Queen is getting her due with an amazing maquette from Sideshow Collectibles! Featuring everything an Alien collector could possibly want, she goes on preorder this Thursday!

The Xenomorph from Alien is getting a Halloween treat this year, as Super7 is putting out another 18-inch version — and this one is green!

Next to Star Wars, it is my favorite franchise, and let's face it: Ellen Ripley is the all-time greatest hero of a sci-fi film, and to me one of the best characters ever created period I can't get enough Ripley stuff, from the fantastic NECA figures, to Funko Pops That is why when Funko announced[...]

WARNING, THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS. If you read past the image below, you can't complain if we tell you about plot details. So, if you haven't seen it