Bet You Didn’t Know These Facts About The “Alien” Films

The Film Was Originally Written With Unisex Characters

Ripley, Sigourney Weaver’s character, wasn’t even imagined as a female in the writing stages. The names of the characters were changed multiple times during revisions of the original script. All characters are referred to by their last names, and any gender-specific pronouns were taken out. Despite that, the casting directors never thought of casting a woman for the role of Ripley.

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