Sigourney Weaver recently revealed which one of her movies she’d like to see a director’ cut of. While her filmography is filled with some of the most beloved movies in history, the Avatar actress named one movie that she hopes to see back in theaters. She described it as a “love letter to actors.”
Sigourney Weaver talks about Galaxy Quest director’s cut and the unmade sequel
During her recent appearance on Vanity Fair, Sigourney Weaver spoke about some of her iconic roles from her successful and long-standing career. She also said that she wishes to see a director’s cut of the 1999 sci-fi parody “Galaxy Quest.”
The Ghostbuster star said, “I wish they’d put out a director’s cut of the movie. At the last minute, DreamWorks decided to release the movie with some of the more sophisticated scenes that [Tim] Allen was in. Because it needed a kids’ movie to go up against Stuart Little. Why they don’t put out the movie again with [Allen] very, very strange and wonderful scenes?”
The Alien actress went on to reveal that Robert Gordon, Galaxy Quest’s co-writer, had a script ready for a sequel. “I remember Bob Godon had written a second one,” Weaver continued. “He wouldn’t give it to DreamWorks because he just felt that they had missed the boat. So, we always meant to do a sequel, and then with Alan [Rickman] passing away, we just lost heart,” she added.
Sigourney Weaver admitted to feeling “privileged” to work on the movie, calling it a “love letter to actors.” Moreover, she shared that she felt “great compassion” for her character, Gwen DeMarco. The Oscar-nominated actress said, “Gwen is much closer to me than Ripley.”
“I wanted to play a young woman in that world of stardom who wants so much to be a star,” she explained. “Because she’s beautiful and bosomy and blonde, no one takes her very seriously—not even the commander. I felt great compassion and sisterhood with Gwen,” Weaver added.
Galaxy Quest is a parody inspired by popular sci-fi movies, such as Star Trek. The movie follows the cast of a canceled show as they are abducted by aliens, who mistake it to be a documentary of real events. It also featured Tim Allen, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, and Sam Rockwell, among others.
Originally reported by Harsha Panduranga for ComingSoon.
