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'Aliens' at 40: James Cameron's sequel is a sci-fi icon, but did you know he quit the movie twice?

Forty years ago, Aliens burst into our hearts, but this classic sequel nearly fell by the wayside due to some serious studio-created problems that saw James Cameron quit twice.

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