And he’s pushing for a ‘pretty hard R’ for the film.

Dont expect Ridley Scotts next outer-space movieto win him another Golden Globefor Best Comedy.

Scott explained that, through repetitive viewings during the editing process, hed grown numb toAliens scariest moments.

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I felt a sense of responsibility of had I gone too far, he said.

Because it was extreme, it was extreme.

Im going to venture to do that again this year, but much worse.

Scott was addressing a question about whether audiences still want more adult science fiction from their films.

Scott said withCovenantthat I think Im going to do pretty hard R, pretty tough.

All four originalAlienfilms, as well asPrometheusandAlien vs.

Predator: Requiem, garnered an R rating, while the originalAlien vs. Predatorwas PG-13.

Watch Scotts full interview below.