A lot is riding on Alien: Romulus when the movie comes out next month. It’s the first piece of the Alien franchise to come out of Fox since the Disney acquisition , and the studio is likely hoping for a response similar to the recent Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes . With an Alien TV series on the way, fans are hoping that the franchise is getting ready for a second life.

The new film is a direct sequel to Ridley Scott ’s original Alen , including a focus on the science fiction horror of that original film. Scott himself has seemingly given his stamp of approval to the movie, which can only be good news, especially to co-star David Jonsson, who says Scott a particularly blunt piece of advice for him. When the Alien: Romulus release date arrives next month viewers will be introduced to David Jonsson as the latest in a long line of iconic android characters in the franchise Considering how important the androids have been in various films, and likely will be in the new movie as well, there’s probably a lot riding on Jonsson’s performance.

The actor tells Rolling Stone he was specifically encouraged by Ridley Scott to not suck. The actor explained..

. Yeah, he was just like, 'Don't be shit.' Something along the lines of that!"I'm not just saying this, but the studio and Fede and all the team had supreme trust in me, and I kind of needed that.

As pep talks go, I’ve heard better, but David Jonsson seemed to appreciate the words of wisdom from Ridley Scott. He’s also c.