Director James Cameron has revealed why the poster for Aliens features just text on a black background. The legendary director, who would go on to direct box office juggernauts like Titanic and Avatar, only had a few features under his belt at the time he made Aliens, which was released in 1986.
He had partially directed the 1981 horror sequel Piranha II: The Spawning before reportedly being fired and replaced by Italian schlock director Ovidio G. Assonitis, and he followed that by the sci-fi
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