The movie stars Melissa Leo as Ellen Ripley and Hugh Laurie as Ripley's dad Chris Ripley. Ripley leads the Alien bounty hunters team which sends Ripley out into space where she discovers she has powers beyond anything humans had experienced before and develops emotional attachments with Ripley's alien lover Rip Hunter (Kyle Chandler). Ripley joins forces with Rip Hunter's alien lover Rip Cordova (Kate Mara), along with Rip Hunter's alien bounty hunter Rip Magnus (Ian McKellen), Rip Weaver (Elizabeth Olsen),