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James Cameron Condemns Alien 3’s Opening, Says He Won’t Return to the Franchise

He blames studio meddling, giving David Fincher a pass.

Overview

  • Cameron made the remarks in a conversation with Michael Biehn on the actor’s podcast.
  • He called the opening creative decision “the stupidest f***ing thing,” saying it undercut the goodwill built around characters from Aliens.
  • Cameron said David Fincher was “vectored around” by other voices on his first feature and that he gives the director a free pass.
  • He ruled out returning to the series, saying, “you couldn’t pay me enough money to go back to that franchise.”
  • He offered selective praise for recent installments, highlighting a weightless sequence in Fede Álvarez’s Alien: Romulus, calling Alien: Earth “pretty good,” and suggesting Neill Blomkamp’s canceled film “would have done something interesting.”