James Cameron Calls Alien 3’s Death ‘The Stupidest F—ing Thing’

During a recent podcast appearance, James Cameron shared his thoughts on the plot of the sequel to his 1986 film Aliens. He sat down with former colleague Michael Biehn to discuss a wide range of topics, including filmmaking, personal experiences, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes. However, when the conversation turned to a major death in Alien 3, Cameron openly expressed his disappointment.

James Cameron reacts to Newt’s death in Alien 3

During his recent appearance on Just Foolin About with Michael Biehn, James Cameron expressed his thoughts on Newt’s death in Alien 3. The film, which was a sequel to Cameron’s 1986 film Aliens, saw the death of Newt (Rebecca Jorden) and Hicks (Michael Biehn) early in the film. After the character’s escape in Cameron’s Aliens gave fans hope for her survival, her unexpected death in Aliens 3 became a controversial plot twist.

As Cameron and Biehn discussed the ethical usage of AI in filmmaking, Biehn suddenly asked the Titantic director whether the decision to kill off Newt in Alien 3 disappointed him. “Okay that’s a separate subject. I thought that was the stupidest f—— thing,” Cameron replied. Biehn then interrupted him saying, “You spent the last third of your movie (Aliens) saving her.”

“I know right? So, you build a lot of goodwill around the characters of Hicks, and Newt, and Bishop, and then the first thing they do in the next film is kill them all off, right? Really smart guys. And replace them with a bunch of f**king convicts, that you hate, and want to see die,” he added.

Further, he cut the director of Alien 3, David Fincher, some slack by saying, “Now, I’m a big fan of Fincher and his work and all that. And that was his first feature film and he was getting vetored around by a lot of other other voices and all that. So, I give him a free pass on that one.”

Originally reported by Elton Fernandes on SuperHeroHype.

Source: Comingsoon.net