Even though the franchise has had a long, that was brought to life by many different directors, Ridley Scott is the mastermind behind it all. The director brought the first film to life and continued to act as a producer on many of the subsequent installments, even returning to direct the prequels and . He might have been too busy with the to return to direct (he will still act as producer), but he has nothing but praise for the film’s director .

Alvarez shared the advice that Scott gave him before he began shooting the film, which takes place in between and . On Instagram, Alvarez of the note: “Dear Fede, Good luck. Good health.

Good hunting. Don’t f*ck up. Very best wishes, Ridley Scott.

” It definitely could have been meaner, so this is a good sign! Scott isn’t the only director to touch base with Alvarez. James Cameron, who directed , also offered who two cents. He does this plenty and sometimes .

Cameron told , “I saw a rough cut six months ago, so I’m sure it’s changed a lot,” he said. Cameron added that while he didn’t work on the film as much as it’s been reported, he did have some input. “I viewed it once.

I gave some notes to [director Fede Álvarez]. He and I aren’t close pals. I mean, I wish him the best with it, but I think it’s been overstated that I had some big creative input to that film.

I think Ridley [Scott] did because Ridley was an actual producer on the film. So I’m just putting it in perspective,” he added. Aside from bo.