It’s been a while since the last "Alien" movie came out, with 2017’s "Alien: Covenant" following up on plot threads left behind by 2012’s "Prometheus." That will change come next year, as the next theatrical "Alien" installment (the ninth in total, if we’re counting the "Alien vs. Predator" movies) is slated among the 2024 movie releases. However, Ridley Scott, the director of 1979’s "Alien," has already seen this movie, and afterwards he had some high praise for director and co-writer Fede Álvarez that included an f-bomb.

While speaking with fellow filmmaker Guillermo del Toro at the DGA Latino Summit, Álvarez, who co-wrote the new "Alien" movie with Rod Sayagues, shared that his “director’s cut” had been shown Scott, who’s one of the producers. Álvarez explained how he was “terrified” to meet Scott in person after afterwards because he’d heard that the man who also helmed "Prometheus" and "Covenant" is “really tough,” particularly when it “has something to do with his moves.” Fortunately, the "Blade Runner" director had nothing but kind words to say about this next chapter in the "Alien" saga.