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Ok, it may not be as dramatic as last years Youtube sensation, but when asked about a new Alien film Sigourney Weaver said to “let Ripley rest.”

“The last time [Ridley and I] saw each other we talked about it. The character is still interesting. I’d love to work with Ridley again,” Weaver told MTV. “But Fox has effectively killed it because of Alien vs. Predator.”

Honestly, if they still want to do it they’d better be fast. Else it will be Sigourney Weaver fighting Aliens with her walker.

Emma Watson is replacing Scarlett Johansson in the period romance ‘Napoleon and Betsy’. Watson (18) plays a young woman who falls in love with Napoleon when staying at the island of St. Helena. While she just turned 23 last November, Johansson was considered too old to play the role.

Scarlett Johansson is still producing the movie, set for release somewhere in 2009. Watson hopes the shooting can begin in the fall, so there won’t be any scheduling problems with the next Harry Potter (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, 2010).

Being a big fan of the books, Uma Thurman fiercely regrets she was not able to do The Lord of the Rings series.

“Yeah, I was asked,” Thurman told MTV News. “Oh I truly wish I could’ve been able to take that plunge and maybe I should’ve. I had a small child at the time and I couldn’t go away for a year. I was just too attached to home.” she said.

Uma Thurman was considered for the role of Eowyn, now played by Miranda Otto. Similarly, Nicolas Cage could have played Aragorn, but backed out because of the long filming schedule in New Zealand.

The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has signed a deal that guarantees 9 movies to be fully produced. Since the actors aren’t striking yet, this is a precautionary action before a possible strike later this year. Currently the SAG is in talks with the major studios.

“We’re in negotiations. We’re focused on that. We have no further comment,” the SAG told the AP. The Writers Guild of America made similar deals before they began their strike last year.

So should we see this as a possible sign for another strike? Or is the SAG just cautious and doing everything they can to keep their people at work?