In the Alien film franchise, which director made the 1986 sequel Aliens?

In the Alien film franchise, James Cameron directed the 1986 sequel Aliens. The film follows Ellen Ripley after she is revived from deep-space stasis and joins a mission to investigate the colony on LV-426.

Aliens differs deliberately from Ridley Scott’s 1979 original. Alien is structured as a tense science-fiction horror film focused on isolation and one creature aboard the Nostromo. Cameron’s sequel expands the scale into military science fiction, introducing Colonial Marines and a much larger xenomorph threat.

Sigourney Weaver returned as Ripley and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. The cast also includes Michael Biehn as Corporal Hicks, Paul Reiser as Carter Burke, and Carrie Henn as Newt. The film became especially known for Ripley’s confrontation with the Alien Queen.

James Cameron had already directed The Terminator before Aliens and later made films including Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Titanic. Ridley Scott directed the original Alien, but not this sequel, which is a frequent source of confusion.