10 Franchises That Killed Off The Wrong Person

Why They Shouldn't Have Died:

This one is fiercely debated throughout movie fandom even now. David Fincher's directorial debut was not met with the same fervent anticipation as his later work was, with studio interference sullying the experience for the filmmaker himself and many fans turned off by the altogether more dark, gritty and depressing tone he took for Alien 3.

Which was there right from the off, as Newt and Hicks - two of the survivors of the last film, along with Sigourney Weaver's Ripley - were killed off in the first ten minutes, revealed to have passed away whilst in hypersleep. Controversial is not the word.

Who Should've Died Instead:

Is it any more controversial to suggest that Ripley should've been the one to be killed off? The character is one of the best and most influential in cinema, an early example of a strong female lead. But she got killed off at the end of Alien 3 anyway, and Alien Resurrection sucked.

So imagine if this film was about Newt becoming the new Ripley, kick starting a whole new generation.