RIDLEY SCOTT

Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear) is a British Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe, Emmy Award and BAFTA Award winning film director and producer known for his stylish visuals and an obsession for detail. His films include Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, Matchstick Men, Kingdom of Heaven, American Gangster and Body of Lies. His brother is fellow film director Tony Scott. (via Wikipedia)

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Dark Knight Producer Chuck Roven Working on The Looking Glass Wars?

via slashfilm.com ( 88 Days ago )
Frank Beddor has been in the news this week. First there was that awful, awful premise for Ridley Scott’s movie version of Monopoly that Beddor wrote and explained to the LA Times. Now he’s taken to television to promote his latest book, and while there mentioned that Chuck Roven, one of the producers on The Dark Knight, is working on an adaptation of Beddor’s [...]

'Alien' Prequel To Take Place Prior To 'Alien'

via iwatchstuff.com ( 103 Days ago )
Big news about Ridley Scott's Alien prequel. It's going to take place before the original! Specifically, about thirty years prior: “It’s a brand new box of tricks,” said Sir Ridley. “We know what the road map is, and the screenplay is now being put on paper. The prequel will be a while ago. It’s very difficult to put a year on Alien, but [for example] if Alien was towards [...]

Ridley Scott Talks Ever So Briefly About the Alien Prequel

via firstshowing.net ( 103 Days ago )
It was officially confirmed back at the end of July that the creator of the Alien franchise, Sir Ridley Scott himself, would be returning to direct the prequel (at some point in the future). Since then, Scott has become attached to so many other projects, that I'm just not sure when he'll find the time to return to outer space. Empire recently caught up with the director and jumped [...]

More Photos of Russell Crowe in Ridley Scott's Robin Hood!

via firstshowing.net ( 105 Days ago )
Photos have been leaking out left and right from the set of Ridley Scott's Robin Hood for quite a while. Some of these photos are old, some of them are new, but all of them look pretty damn cool. Despite most of the film was captured in paparazzi photos, there's still more to see, or so I hope. My favorite shot of Russell Crowe as Robin Hood is to the right just below. It comes [...]

Little Red Riding Ridley

via ign.com ( 117 Days ago )
Director Ridley Scott is in talks to direct Columbia Pictures' adaptation of the British miniseries Red Riding, and scripter Steve Zaillian is in negotiations to write the screenplay for the tale.

Duncan Jones’ Mute Faces Financing Difficulties

via slashfilm.com ( 124 Days ago )
Ever since seeing Duncan Jones‘ indie feature directorial debut Moon, I’ve been waiting to see what he would do next, when he has a bigger budget and more resources. And we’ve been closely following every little detail of Jones’ next, a sci-fi thriller Mute, which has often been compared to Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner. Now Duncan has told The Age that [...]

Film: Newswire:District 9 star finds next gig with The A-Team, as do Jessica Biel and Patrick Wilson

via avclub.com ( 141 Days ago )
EmpireOnline reports that one of the year’s biggest breakout actors, Sharlto Copley from District 9, has joined the cast of the Ridley Scott-produced The A-Team, to be directed by Joe Carnahan. Copley will round out the team cast as Capt. “Howling Mad” Murdock, joining Liam Neeson’s Col. John “Hannibal” Smith, Bradley Cooper’s Lt. Templeton “Faceman” Peck, and Quinton [...]

Ridley Scott And 'Gladiator' Writer John Logan To Send Vampires Through 'The Passage'

via mtv.com ( 146 Days ago )
Oh vampires... you pop culture darlings. You drink the blood of humans, turn into bats, abhor garlic and melt in the sunlight. Or sparkle, depending on what kind of vampire. And yet, despite all of these potential pitfalls, you've captured our hearts. Like it or not, vampires are here to stay. At least for the next little bit; we'll see what happens once the "Twilight" series caps [...]

Jessica Biel, District 9 Star Close In on A-Team

via wired.com ( 146 Days ago )
Producer Ridley Scott will likely add Jessica Biel and District 9 star Sharlto Copley to his big-screen rehash of 1970s TV series The A-Team. Biel and Copley are expected to join The A-Team before filming begins later this fall in Vancouver, according to Variety. Cast members Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson are already on board for the movie, [...]

WHAT ISN’T RIDLEY SCOTT DIRECTING

via uproxx.com ( 146 Days ago )
(Aw, crap, more vampires?) In case you haven’t been around lately, Ridley Scott has been attached to Brave New World, an Alien prequel, a Monopoly movie, Nottingham, and probably a couple of other projects I can’t remember. “Ridley Scott” is the hardest-working name drop in showbiz journalism. Anyway, he’s mentioned again today for yet another project. [...]