One of the perks of James Cameron releasing an epic adventure like Avatar: Fire and Ash is that the verbose and opinionated filmmaker goes on a lengthy press tour and shares tons of interesting and sometimes inflammatory anecdotes, while also teasing upcoming projects like new Terminator movies. The Oscar winner has not disappointed this time around at all, and he let some surprisingly candid thoughts fly when asked about Alien 3 infamously and immediately killing off fan-favorite characters.
Cameron had a lengthy chat with one of his former go-to stars for the podcast Just Foolin’ About with Michael Biehn, and in the midst of a conversation about generative AI and how it affects actors’ likenesses being used on screen, Aliens’ Michael Biehn made a quick pivot in direction. He instead lobbed the interview version of a grenade at the director by asking how he felt about Carrie Henn’s Newt revealed as dead in Alien 3. Cameron chuckled before answering with:
