 so  James Cameron (I) (qv), determined to make the film and wary of  the deadline scenario he had created, devised a scheme: he  telephoned Arnold Schwarzenegger (qv)s agent for an informal chat  and informed him that, thanks to his newfound standing in Hollywood  following _Terminator, The (1984)_ (qv), he had decided to make this  film entirely his own by writing Ripley out; as  James Cameron (I) (qv) anticipated, Arnold Schwarzenegger (qv)s  agent immediately relayed the information to his colleague  representing Sigourney Weaver (qv) at ICM, who in turn contacted  20th Century