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James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver Reflect on Aliens Beginnings and an On-Set Confrontation

New comments arrive during the theatrical run of Avatar: Fire and Ash.

Overview

  • Cameron says he was nervous before his first meeting with Weaver in Santa Barbara to discuss Aliens.
  • Weaver says Cameron’s Aliens script was the greatest she had read, praising its humor, humanity and action.
  • Weaver recalls confronting Cameron for yelling at a young actor on the Aliens set, and says he took the note.
  • The collaborators later reunited on the Avatar films, with Avatar: Fire and Ash now playing in theaters.
  • Weaver says she recently met with Disney about a possible Ripley return and cited a 50-page Walter Hill treatment, while stressing nothing is confirmed.