Aliens with James Remar

The sequel to Alien was greenlighted almost immediately, and when the producers read the script for The Terminator, they knew they had found the perfect director in James Cameron. Influenced by the book Starship Troopers, Aliens became a hit and is a legitimately great film. Originally, James Remar had been cast as Hicks, but due to creative differences, and battles with addiction, Remar was replaced by Cameron regular Michael Biehn. 

                                          

I don't believe it. I got shot. 

The Set-Up 
Remar who had starred in The Warriors and 48 Hours for Walter Hill was cast as Hicks. Hill was also producing Aliens. However, shooting became problematic, so Remar was replaced by Biehn who delivered another excellent performance as Corporal Hicks. From 1984-1993, he would play memorable roles in The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, and Tombstone. 

The Execution 

Aliens became a classic in the genre and might possibly be James Cameron's best film. After the release of Aliens, he had been giving Carte Blanche by studio Carolco. He would go on to make The Abyss, Terminator 2, and True Lies before making Titanic. Carolco filed for bankruptcy, but before that, there had been talks of Cameron adapting Spiderman into a film. Had that happened:

What might have been

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