Michael Biehn Replaced James Remar in ‘Alien’
While Sigourney Weaver is the first name that comes to mind when someone mentions the ‘Alien’ film franchise, Michael Biehn, who played Hicks, was also one of the many memorable characters in the first movie. But a lot of fans don’t realize that the role had gone to actor James Remar. Sadly, the actor was dealing with real-life personal demons in the form of controlled substances that caused him more trouble than any xenomorph ever could. So the studio had no choice but to replace him with Biehn.