The Alien pulls the plug on Dreamwork's production of 'Aliens 4'by Casey Flynn A month before production was about to begin on 'Aliens 4,' the Alien pulled out of the project, citing problems with the script. A week before, Ridley Scott, the director of 'Alien', had officially signed on to direct the film. Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerrit, Ian Holmes, and Bill Paxton had as well signed on to be in 'Aliens 4. Unfortunately, in the Alien's contract, he/she was given script approval, and at the last minute, the Alien invoked this contract provision, rejected the Walter Hill script...