Two centuries have passed since her demise, but Ellen Ripley's legacy lives on through a remarkable hybrid clone of human and alien genes. This formidable being assists a team of space pirates in preventing the invasion of aliens on Earth. The film, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, boasts an impressive writing team of Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett, and Joss Whedon, while starring Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, and Dominique Pinon.