Ridley Scott doesn’t require advice on his films — and therefore is hesitant to dole it out for other directors. The “Alien” filmmaker told the Los Angeles Times that while producing “ Alien: Romulus ,” directed by Fede Álvarez, Scott made a point not to meddle in the “Don’t Breathe” director’s entry in the franchise. Which Scott, of course, started with 1979’s “Alien.
” “It is hard work with anybody and their mother giving you advice — the last thing you want at a certain point is advice,” Scott said. “I do not need advice. If I fall on my own sword and therefore lie bleeding, I say, ‘It was my fault.
'” Scott, who directed “Alien” follow-ups “Prometheus” and “Alien: Covenant,” said of Álvarez taking over the “Alien” franchise , “The danger of all franchises is they do die unless somebody suddenly decides to pick up the mat and run down the field with a ball. Fede is a surge of energy, and I had to step back and let him do it. Fede had a blueprint firm in his mind, and his script was pretty clear.
It was also long, but the screenplay is always long. And so we got into that a little bit.” The “Gladiator II” director even said he’d be up for Álvarez taking on another “Alien” movie after “Romulus,” out August 16 from 20th Century Studios.
The upcoming “Alien: Romulus” is set 20 years after the events of Scott’s original film . “I hope Fede’s got another one up his sleeve because I think this i.