For some years now there has been a story that James Cameron pitched Aliens to Brandywine in a very simple and tantalizing way – by writing Alien$ on a chalkboard- floating around the internet. It’s a story that never seemed to have much merit as Alien series research extraordinaire Valaquen explored on Strange Shapes back in 2017. There’s a lot to that annecodate that just doesn’t fit. However, it turns out the interaction did actually happen, just not in the way that is often believed.
With Tech Noir: The Art of James Cameron having recently released, James Cameron is continuing his press rounds to promote the book, where when talking to CinemaBlend, the outlet asked him about the Alien$ story. It turns out it happened, but not in the way that the myth goes. It wasn’t a pitch for the movie – that’s a whole other disaster – but a pitch for the title.
“It was actually on the back of a script, or some kind of presentation document. It might’ve been the treatment. I can’t remember. I was sitting with the three producers, and we were in the office of the then-head of 20th Century Fox. And I said, 'Guys, I got an idea for the title. And it goes like this.' And I wrote, 'Alien' in large block letters. And I put an S on the end. I showed it to them. I said, 'I want to call it Aliens, because we’re not dealing with one. Now we’re dealing with an army, and that’s the big distinction. And it’s very simple and very graphic.' And I said, 'But here’s what it’s going to translate to.' And then I drew the two lines through it to make it a dollar sign. And that was my pitch. And apparently it worked! Because they went with the title. They never questioned it.”
“'But here’s what it’s going to translate to.' And then I drew the two lines through it to make it a dollar sign.”
Cameron also recently talked about the Aliens poster while promoting Tech Noir: The Art of James Cameron, recalling the story of how Aliens’ iconic simple and all black poster came to be. Make sure you check out that story here! Tech Noir: The Art of James Cameron is available for purchase on Amazon (UK/US) from £35.98/$50.30. Thanks to RidgeTop for the news.
Keep checking in with Alien vs. Predator Galaxy for the latest Alien news! You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube to get the latest on your social media walls. You can also join in with fellow Alien and Predator fans on our forums!
Link To Post