Actress and stunt performer Breanna Watkins recently confirmed in an interview that she shot two alternate endings for The Predator where she alternately played the role of Ellen Ripley and Newt from the Alien franchise.
Filmmaker Shane Black’s 2018 reimagining of the series with The Predator was also dismissed by fans and critics as largely uninspired.
In 2019, the co-writer of The Predator, Fred Dekker, explained why the plans for Weaver and the character of Newt ultimately fell through.
“We shot a version where Ripley was in the cocoon and we shot one where Newt from Aliens was in the cocoon.