Alien: Covenant also stars Danny McBride, Amy Seimetz and Jussie Smollett, and hits theaters on May 19.
He is not ruling out the idea of using a digitally de-aged Sigourney Weaver to bring back Ripley: ‘You could do that,’ he allows.
Of course, if Scott did bring Ripley back, the results would likely be superior to Cushing’s revival in Rogue One — since Weaver is still alive and able to perform the role herself.
Martin Scorsese is planning to digitally de-age Robert De Niro for his long-developing mob drama The Irishman, and now another iconic director is mulling the possibility.