Twohy's script was delivered to Fox president Joe Roth, who did not like the idea of Ripley being removed, declaring that "Sigourney Weaver is the centerpiece of the series" and Ripley was "really the only female warrior we have in our movie mythology."[REF]
Empire magazine described Ward's 'Wooden Planet' concept as 'undeniably attractive - it would have been visually arresting and at the very least, could have made for some astonishing action sequences.'