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Alien, the original 1979 Ridley Scott classic that started it all, is returning to theaters on 4/26, also known as Alien Day by fans Tickets for the screening are now on sale through Fandango The showings will also include a special conversation between Scott and Fede Alvarez, director of the next film in the franchise,[...]

Photo by: Aidan Monaghan ©2023 Apple It should be noted that this is the theatrical version of Napoleon and not the reported four-hour director's cut that director Ridley Scott will have released sometime in the future That being said, the theatrical version of Napoleon is plenty long as it is, over two and a half hours, and you[...]

Director Ridley Scott and Zimmer have worked together on several films, so many people likely assumed that Zimmer would return for Gladiator 2, but that doesn't appear to be the case According to Variety, Harry Gregson-Williams will compose the music for the sequel to Gladiator Gregson-Williams is often cited as Zimmer's protege and has worked with[...]

However, the film does have the added benefit of being just under a year away, so there is a little bit of wiggle room for Ridley Scott and his team to get everything done Scott recently spoke to Rotten Tomatoes (via CBR) and revealed more details about who Paul Mescal is playing and what said[...]

Image courtesy of Universal Ridley Scott Talks Gladiator 2 Production and Returning for a Sequel During a recent chat with Deadline, renowned director Ridley Scott was asked about the status of Gladiator 2, and he made it known that it should be resuming very soon Scott explains, "[In a] couple weeks Thank God [the strike] is over[...]

It's another reminder that no one is better at scenes like this than Sir Ridley Scott, and even if the rest of this film is a mess, we're in for some really, really well-done battle scenes to absolutely gawk at. Napoleon will have some competition at the box office when it does its theatrical run, but you[...]

Ridley Scott is on board producing, and Alvarez was quite nervous to show him the film, as he told Guillermo del Toro at the DGA Latino Summit 2023 The standalone movie is taking a page out of the Predator franchise, with 20th Century Studios doing a soft reboot of the franchise ala 2022's Prey An Alien[...]

It turns out that when it comes to Gladiator 2, Sir Ridley Scott did something a little different Before the movie was greenlit, he watched Normal People and could not get star Paul Mescal out of his head So, when it came time to cast Gladiator 2, Mescal was still in the back of Scott's head, as he[...]

In the year 2000, director Ridley Scott dropped the epic historical drama film Gladiator, earning rave reviews and an impressive $500 million during its theatrical run But what we weren't expecting was for the filmmaker to return decades later with a hyped follow-up story in mind Nonetheless, Gladiator 2 is officially coming soon, and now[...]

When you have one of the best behind the camera, things tend to flow much better, and Ridley Scott is, without a doubt, one of the masters Not only is he one of the best directors out there right now, but no one knows how to do cinematic battle scenes better than him, and that[...]

Until then, directors have to promote their big fall movies on their own, which is exactly what Ridley Scott is doing for Napoleon However, that isn't the only film he has on the docket; the other is Gladiator 2, which has been in varying levels of development since 2001 One of the new faces joining[...]

This year, we are getting another big-budget film from Sir Ridley Scott, and he is tackling history yet again This time, it's the story of Napoleon and all of the insanity that came with that real-life story For Scott, that means planning some massive battle scenes In a new vignette put out by Sony Pictures and[...]

While a lot of people are hyping up Oppenheimer, I'd put money down that there is a better chance that Oppenheimer ends up sweeping the technical awards while films like this and Napoleon [provided Napoleon is good but it's Sir Ridley] fighting over the big four categories. Director Ridley Scott (center) on the set with cast and crew of Apple Original[...]

Sir Ridley Scott doesn't go halfway when making his movie He goes big, or he doesn't bother to show up at all So when we all learned that he would be making a film about Napoleon Bonaparte, we all knew it would be big Everything we have seen from this movie has been massive, and[...]

More amateur directors might be overwhelmed by this, but Sir Ridley Scott has been doing massive war scenes like the ones in Napoleon for a long time He knows as he explained to Entertainment Weekly, that to film a battle well, you have to approach and plan it like, well, a battle. "I can read all the[...]

Director Ridley Scott is already teasing a much longer cut of Napoleon, but that theatrical cut will probably be nothing to sneeze at because no one is better at capturing something this epic as Sir Ridley No one in the business can shoot battle scenes better, and the footage we've seen is extremely impressive[...]

We are seeing this with Zack Snyder with Rebel Moon, and now we are seeing it with Ridley Scott and Napoleon Sir Ridley is no stranger to extended and director's cuts, but he's already putting it out there that Apple should let him release the 270-minute version of Napoleon, a cut that is over four hours long[...]

Napoleon, the latest epic from Ridley Scott, finally has a trailer Starring Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, Vanessa Kirby as Empress Joséphine, Tahar Rahim as Paul Barras, Ben Miles as Caulaincourt, Ludivine Sagnier as Theresa Cabarrus, Matthew Needham as Lucien Bonaparte, Youssef Kerkour as Marshal Davout, Phil Cornwell as Sanson 'The Bourreau,' Edouard Philipponnat as[...]

Washington has worked with director Ridley Scott before and worked with his late brother Tony Scott as well Directors like to work with people they know they vibe with, and it seems like Washington and Scott know that they work well together. Denzel Washington attends Salute to Freedom Gala during Fleet Week on Memorial Day celebration on Intrepid[...]

Maximus saved the boy and his mother while avenging his own family and left a strong impression on the young Lucius." The report says that while the deal isn't finalized, Paramount wants to lift this project from development hell, and they are considering Mescal, the star of Gladiator 2. Ridley Scott is back to direct the film[...]

Planned for the BET+ streaming service, the project sees McMurray teaming with CBS Studios & Ridley Scott's Scott Free Productions as executive producer, writer & director In addition to McMurray and Scott, other executive producers include Damian Wassel and F.J DeSanto for Vault and David W Zucker, Jordan Sheehan, and Clayton Krueger via Scott Free[...]

Seen as a project whose development had a high priority, the series finds original film director Ridley Scott executive producing the follow-up to the most recent film Set fifty years after the sequel, the series features a script from Silka Luisa (Shining Girls), who will also executive produce The news comes nearly ten months after[...]

Ridley Scott will produce a new movie in the franchise, directed by Fede Alvarez This will not be a continuation of the story left off by Scott in Alien Covenant a few years ago, but its own standalone with new characters The Hollywood Reporter had the news This is a part of 20th Century Studio's[...]

The insane and expansive environment that we've come to see with the franchise in all its original and remade forms will be made into a series led by the hand of Ridley Scott. Image: WarnerMedia Blade Runner 2099 will be a sequel/follow-up to the film Blade Runner 2049 that starred Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford[...]

The film, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver, is expected to be a major player at this year's Academy Awards The digital version and Blu-ray will include three exclusive featurettes looking at the making of the film and the real story behind the film Of course, some looks at the[...]

It seems that Sir Ridley Scott is on a bit of a tirade these days It started with him blaming millennials for The Last Duel bombing at the box office and not the at least three if not more likely options for why the movie failed to connect with an audience Now he's coming in and throwing[...]

Ridley Scott's Medieval legal thriller based on a well-documented true story was lavish, expensive, and had Important Film written all over it It didn't have the cultural impact that Ridley Scott or the studio hoped it would Scott has since gone on a "get off my lawn!"-style tirade, blaming the film's failure on Millennials and[...]

On Monday, director Ridley Scott (House of Gucci) had some big news to share with fans of the Alien and Blade Runner franchises First up, a pilot script is being written for showrunner Noah Hawley's upcoming Earth-set FX on Hulu Alien series, along with a series bible that breaks down to 8-10 hours of the[...]

While The Last Duel came and went without making an impact on pretty much anyone, Ridley Scott's second movie of 2021 is looking like it very much won't be the case House of Gucci has been raising eyebrows since the first trailer and looks dropped a few months ago and is right at the top of[...]

As we watched the movie, we suddenly remembered the story about Ridley Scott expressing an interest in making a version of Dune back in the early 1980s. Dune Poster Copyright: © 2021 Warner Bros Entertainment Inc All Rights Reserved. The late Harlan Ellison reported this in his 1985 book of essays collecting his LA Weekly columns about Science[...]