Tales of the Wooden planet

I'm guessing that I am not the only one who owns the Alien Quadrilogy, I mean sure, the Alien Anthology might have more to offer, better visuals, but to me it seems kind of pointless to own both, since I got this one for my birthday. Anyways. On one of the Extra Dvd's concerning Alien 3, there is this very interesting idea about one of the earlier versions of what this movie would become. Some of it remained in the actual film, but most of it didn't. It involved a wooden biosphere in space, inhabited by monks and had a more clear story on how Ripley got infected, and with this did to her psychologically. Basically there were all these monks, living as if during the middle ages, thinking the Alien was the devil running around. Sure there are parallels, but it was going to be quite different, seeing as there were no criminals involved, and also a very different kind of male supporting role along with Sigourney Weaver was intended. For me this sounds like a more interesting idea than what the movie eventually became, even though I liked Alien 3 in its own right (more so the alternate cut)