Though uncertain of the direct they wanted to take Alien 2, producers Walter Hill and David Giler (pictured here at Alien 3's premiere) eventually settled on a militaristic direction for the sequel. 2/2 #Aliens #Aliens35 #WalterHill #DavidGiler #35DaysFor35Years
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) June 13, 2021
*wasn't obligated to put the project into production.
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) June 13, 2021
"I'll never forget this – the outline concluded with the sentence; "And then some other bullshit happens."" Cameron hadn't been far off. That summary had actually ended simply "some bullshit." #Aliens35 #Aliens #JamesCameron #35DaysFor35Years #MichaelBiehn #ColonialMarines
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) June 14, 2021
James Cameron starting writing Aliens in a 9 month gap before he began shooting The Terminator. Due to also writing Rambo at the same time, Cameron never completed a draft of #Aliens. He had nearly 90 pages completed, and Fox loved it 1/3 #Aliens35 #JamesCameron #35DaysFor35Years pic.twitter.com/QFspf3jIlD
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) June 15, 2021
His first completed draft closer resembled the finished film. His original uncomplete draft was more similar to his treatment which has some notable differences. 3/3 #Aliens35 #JamesCameron #35DaysFor35Years
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) June 15, 2021
Though the drone would be dropped before production and never designed, NECA created a figure of the concept. 2/2 #Aliens #XenomorphXX121 #NECA #JamesCameron #35DaysFor35Years
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) June 16, 2021
...he was actually reimbursed the $50, 000 cost in the end! #Aliens35 #35DaysFor35Years #Aliens #JamesCameron
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) June 17, 2021
Ripley spent 57 years in hypersleep, drifting through space. In Alan Dean Foster's novelization, it is said that no-one has ever survived longer than 65 years in hypersleep. After that the body fails faster than the hypersleep chamber can keep it alive. #SigourneyWeaver #Aliens35 pic.twitter.com/4mrLEPVsm7
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) June 18, 2021
Everyone knows the Bug Stompers, we endanger species artwork from the first dropship featured in Aliens, but did you know that the second dropship was named Smart Ass and had its own logo? #Aliens35 #35DaysFor35Years #LanceHenriksen #ColonialMarines #Aliens pic.twitter.com/3AbMqKkY8t
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) June 19, 2021
In the first incomplete draft of Aliens, Jones couldn't be revived from cryo-sleep and died. The Company had him recreated as a synthetic to "ease the shock a bit" for Ripley. According to Burke "cat's aren't one of your cheaper synthetic jobs". #Aliens35 #SigourneyWeaver pic.twitter.com/lhFejNZOsS
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) June 20, 2021
The practical APC used while filming Aliens was a converted aircraft tug. Despite the sheer size and weight of it, it could only actually fit three people inside a small compartment where the door slid open. #Aliens35 #35DaysFor35Years #ColonialMarines #Aliens pic.twitter.com/Ihaw4RoPDq
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) June 21, 2021
Many believe the line regarding "illegal Aliens" in the film was in reference to that, but that's not the case. It was always in the script. 2/2 #Aliens35 #Aliens #JenetteGoldstein
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) June 22, 2021
In an effort to persuade Ricco Ross to commit to #Aliens rather than Full Metal Jacket, James Cameron offered to give Frost more lines. Most of those lines originally belonged to Wierzbowski, who would be played by stuntman Trevor Steedman. #Aliens35 #RiccoRoss #JamesCameron pic.twitter.com/NyHkqKn2Vq
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) June 23, 2021
Quote from: SiL on Jun 23, 2021, 08:28:50 PM
Thank you for these genuinely lesser known facts, not the same six pieces of trivia everyone brings out about the film.
The iconic M41A Pulse Rifle was constructed around a M1A1 Thompson. Originally, the Pulse Rifle had been designed around an MP5, but would ultimately go to the Thompson because its .45 ACP rounds gave a larger muzzle flash. #Aliens35 #SigourneyWeaver #PulseRifle #M41APulseRifle pic.twitter.com/aOxfkQ4jC5
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) June 24, 2021
Though the Pulse Rifle and Smartgun steal the weaponry show, other weapons seen in the background of the Sulaco's armoury include contemporary M16s and L85s. #Aliens35 #Aliens #35DaysFor35Years #ColonialMarines #FirearmsInFilms pic.twitter.com/uNs4z3avqc
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) June 25, 2021
They were originally supposed to be hydraulically operated, but ended up being simple wires, pulleys and levers. Getting the pods to open in a synchronized fashion resulted in a long shooting day. 2/2 #Aliens35 #Aliens #35DaysFor35Years #PracticalEffects
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) June 26, 2021
This was briefly mentioned in Alan Dean Foster's novelisation, and was a concept that would reappear in Prometheus to introduce David. 2/2 #Aliens35 #LanceHenriksen #35DaysFor35Years #NotBadForAHuman #Aliens
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) June 27, 2021
The very first draft of Aliens featured a callback to The Terminator where Burke stated that Ash was manufactured by Cyberdyne, the same company that built the first Terminators. This was changed to Hyperdyne in the final draft and film. #Aliens35 #JamesCameron #TheTerminator pic.twitter.com/y3crKXO0HO
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) June 28, 2021
Quote from: TNF on Jun 29, 2021, 11:08:42 PM
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The filming of the Atmosphere Processor scenes took place at the decommissioned Acton Power Plant in London. The set decorators built the Hive scenery on location, and when Tim Burton's Batman came to shoot there the crew found the Alien resin still in place. #Aliens35 #Aliens pic.twitter.com/CG2QoqKAE7
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) June 30, 2021
When the marines first encounter the hive, Ripley says she doesn't know what it is. However, the novelization actually references the deleted scene from Alien in which Ripley encounters the eggmorphed Brett and Dallas. #Aliens35 #Aliens35th #35DaysFor35Years #JamesCameron pic.twitter.com/8cYSD2rPRj
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) July 1, 2021
According to Al Matthews, original Hicks actor James Remar actually got his hands on real shotgun shells and blew a hole in the set of the Little Shop of Horrors which was filming next door to Aliens. #Aliens35 #Aliens35th #35DaysFor35Years #JamesRemar #AlMatthews #Aliens pic.twitter.com/H3BHKgwLhC
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) July 2, 2021
in which Gorman was to have been knocked out by toxin from an Alien's tail, rather than boxes falling on him in the APC. 2/2 #Aliens35 #Aliens35th #WilliamHope #ColonialMarines #Aliens #YouAlwaysWereAnAssholeGorman
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) July 3, 2021
When talking of designing the Sulaco, Syd Mead remarked that the antenna on the front of the ship was so elaborate that it "looked like you could call the next universe if you pushed the right button." #Aliens35 #Aliens35th #SydMead #Sulaco #ColonialMarines #35Daysfor35Years pic.twitter.com/Qjjmpv7FDm
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) July 4, 2021
In the script it's said that Drake & Vasquez were conscripted into the Colonial Marines from a juvenile prison. This element got carried into a lot of other media including the Weyland-Yutani Report & the old official Alien Legacy website back in the day. #Aliens35 #Aliens35th pic.twitter.com/VaAjLgcy9l
— Alien vs. Predator Galaxy (@avpgalaxy) July 5, 2021