Nukem11 wrote :I've watched a few videos on Alien 3 both reviews and the "what could have beens" and my hatred for Alien 3 as a franchise killer has not subsided.
I know Vincent ward did a great version of a wooden planet but I watched the DVD and it showed Renny Harlin explaining his version of Ripley traveling to the home planet. Is there any artwork on it, he said he worked on it for a over a year, -end quote
From what I remember, there is some artwork in this review along with a wealth of other information.
Basically, Sigourney Weaver didn't want any guns in the sequel for Aliens which forced the hands of the writers to set the story on a luddite planet or ultimately the prison planet.