A Witness to the Wreckage and Rage, Talking to Alien 3 Screenwriter Rex Pickett
118We have just uploaded the 146th episode of the Alien vs. Predator Galaxy Podcast! In this episode Aaron and Adam are joined by Rex Pickett, one of the many screenwriters subjected to the Hell of Alien 3's development.
Better known now as the author of Sideways, a novel that Alexander Payne adapted into film, and Rex himself adapted for stage, Rex Pickett’s involvement in Alien 3’s development is often boiled down to two simple comments - doing a sneaky last-minute rewrite that pissed off Walter Hill and David Giler, and a critique of their script that pissed them off.
Rex kindly joined us on the podcast to lay bare his experiences working alongside David Fincher, and in opposition to Walter Hill and David Giler, to provide us with a frank and honest first-hand account of that infamous nightmarish production.
Rex discusses how his wife, who was assistant to both Vincent Ward and David Fincher, leaked him scripts which allowed Rex to do a stealth rewrite, how David Fincher snuck Rex to the United Kingdom without the studio or producer's knowledge, the infamous memo that contributed towards his departure from the production, the fickly nature of Hollywood productions, and plenty more!
Rex's draft of Alien 3 is available to read in our Downloads section, alongside many other previous drafts of Alien 3 and the other Alien and Predator films.
https://www.avpgalaxy.net/downloads/
https://www.avpgalaxy.net/files/scripts/alien-3-rex-pickett-1991-01-05.pdf
As discussed in the episode Rex's most recent novel, The Archivist, is also available to purchase on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Archivist-Rex-Pickett/dp/B09NGXZMV8/
https://www.amazon.com/Archivist-Novel-Rex-Pickett/dp/B09NGXZMV8/
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