1997’s Alien: Resurrection was a controversial return to the Alien franchise, but there were a number of ways that the sequel could have ended.
Alien: Resurrection was one of Joss Whedon's first feature film scripts, but The Avengers director ended up none too happy with the finished product.
After Ripley's onscreen death in Alien 3, the makers of Alien: Resurrection needed to find a way to bring her back, and here's how they did it.