September 7, 2010
Gemma Arterton Could Star in Alien Prequels
Ridley Scott's "Alien" prequels are coming together: Gemma Arterton will meet with the director about starring in what he promises will be a "really tough, really nasty" look at the creature's origins.
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June 14, 2010
Ridley Scott Talks Alien Prequels and More
Ridley Scott helped close out the Hero Film Festival on Sunday with a dual screening of "Alien" and "Blade Runner," and treated the crowd to a Q&A that touched on the two upcoming "Alien" prequels...and much more.
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May 12, 2010
Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott Talk Robin Hood (and More)
Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott are out promoting "Robin Hood," but in a recent interview, they were willing to let the conversation go all over the place -- including the "Alien" prequel, filming in 3-D, and the difficulties of test screenings.
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October 30, 2009
Ridley Scott Talks Alien Prequel
Calling it a "brand new box of tricks," Ridley Scott discussed the "Alien" prequel with Empire in a recent interview -- and gave the impression that he might be going in a surprising direction with the screenplay.
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October 15, 2009
Ridley Scott Wants to Go Red Riding
Columbia Pictures is prepping a remake of the U.K. miniseries "Red Riding," described as "a study of power and police corruption framed around the investigation of the disappearance of several young girls." Ridley Scott is in talks to direct.
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August 6, 2009
Ridley Scott Developing Brave New World
The "Alien" prequel isn't the only high-profile project Ridley Scott's name is being attached to this week -- his long-gestating adaptation of Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" also appears to be heading out of the station.
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July 31, 2009
Ridley Scott Returning for Alien Prequel
That "Alien" prequel we've been hearing about just shifted into high gear: 20th Century Fox has hired Jon Spaihts to write the screenplay, and Ridley Scott is attached to direct.
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July 7, 2009
Rupert Sanders Eyes The Low Dweller
Rupert Sanders is in talks to direct "The Low Dweller," the "dark ex-con drama" in development at Relativity through producers Leonardo DiCaprio and Ridley Scott.
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June 10, 2009
Director Drama for Alien Prequel?
Could Fox be putting the kibosh on Ridley Scott's plans to have Carl Rinsch direct an "Alien" prequel? That's the word from Entertainment Weekly's sources, which say the studio is only interested in the project if Scott himself directs.
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June 2, 2009
Exclusive: Tony Scott talks Warriors
Tony Scott sat down with RT recently to discuss The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, but of course we couldn't leave him without taking about another remake on his agenda; The Warriors. Based on a novel by Sol Yurick, the 1979 original was written and directed by Walter Hill. "I'm not doing a straight remake," he insisted. "I love the original Warriors and I'm using the same basic story. It's really still 10 guys stuck at point B and they need to get back to point A. But I'm going to set it in Los Angeles and it's going to be a kind of study of gang culture in LA today."
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April 24, 2009
Ridley Scott Finds His Sheriff of Nottingham
Since we've learned Russell Crowe won't be pulling double duty in Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, we've been wondering who'll play the Sheriff of Nottingham -- and the answer is Matthew MacFadyen.
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March 26, 2009
Exclusive: McG Talks Terminator Salvation
The news that one of the greatest sci-fi franchises of all time was to get a full-fat reboot predictably sent cyborg fanboys into paroxysms of joy. For about 10 minutes. That Arnie, otherwise engaged running the world's fourth largest economy, wouldn't be back was partly compensated for by the casting of Christian Bale. But the revelation that McG was to be at the helm of Terminator Salvation put an abrupt stop to the celebrations. Recently, though, the tide's been turning with trailers and longer assemblages revealing a gritty war movie with more in common with Mad Max and Children of Men than Charlie's Angels. RT talked exclusively to the much-maligned McG about the rise of his machines...
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March 10, 2009
Three More for Ridley's Robin Hood Project
"ER" cast member Scott Grimes, "Lost" villain Kevin Durand, and Great Big Sea singer Alan Doyle have joined the cast of Ridley Scott's (apparently now untitled) Robin Hood feature.
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February 4, 2009
Exclusive: Inside Pinewood/Shepperton - A Photo Tour
Every year, the BAFTA film awards present a trophy for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. Introduced in 1978, the award recognises an organisation or a person's career and influence on the British Film Industry. This year's recipient, announced today, is Pinewood/Shepperton, two of the British industry's most important film studios whose contribution to filmmaking has resulted in some of the greatest movies of all time. Under strict instruction not to let anyone working at the studios know about the award, RT spent a day last week touring Pinewood and Shepperton and learning a little more about these stalwarts of film.
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December 2, 2008
Grazer Explains Crowe's Dual Nottingham Roles
Apparently unconcerned about giving away every major plot point of Ridley Scott's "Nottingham" before it even starts filming, producer Brian Grazer has told MTV how it will come to pass that Russell Crowe will end up playing dual roles in the film.
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November 12, 2008
Ridley Scott Plays Monopoly
After months of rumors, it's official: Ridley Scott will direct "Monopoly," with plans to give it "a futuristic sheen" like "Blade Runner." Pamela Pettler has been hired to write the screenplay.
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October 13, 2008
After 25 Years, Ridley Scott Goes to War
It's been a long time, sci-fi fans, but Ridley Scott is back: 25 years after first targeting Joe Haldeman's "The Forever War," the director appears to finally be on the verge of helming an adaptation.
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October 10, 2008
Weekly Ketchup: Steve Carell to Get Smart again.
This week saw the announcement of a couple of sequels, some casting news/rumors for two big DC Comics titles, two new biopics and adaptations of some classic English lit. Thankfully, no remakes this week!
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October 9, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Audiences Surrounded by Lies
Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, two men that have on more than one occasion anchored blockbusters that have also won Oscars for Best Picture, team up for the anti-terrorism action flick Body of Lies which leads the new round of debuting titles. Also fighting for a finite number of screens in an overcrowded marketplace are the football drama The Express, the horror thriller Quarantine, and the sci-fi adventure City of Ember.
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October 7, 2008
Body of Lies Takes a Risk
That American moviegoers don't care to see films inspired by the Iraq war seems pretty clear -- but with all the talent assembled behind "Body of Lies," will they still be able to stay away?
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September 29, 2008
Crowe Pulling Double Duty in Scott's Nottingham
You've read the rumors, and now Ridley Scott has confirmed them: Russell Crowe will be playing both Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham in Scott's upcoming revisionist take on the Robin Hood legend, "Nottingham."
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July 29, 2008
New Details On Nottingham's Delay?
Ridley Scott's revisionist Robin Hood movie, Nottingham, is on indefinite hold -- and CHUD's Devin Faraci thinks he knows the real reasons why. (Spoilers are, of course, involved.)
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July 7, 2008
Sigourney's Down for Another Alien
Not wanting to sit idly by while Sylvester Stallone and Harrison Ford resurrect long-dormant franchises, Sigourney Weaver has apparently announced that she and Ridley Scott are both interested in making another Alien movie.
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June 23, 2008
Has Russell Crowe Found His Nottingham Nemesis?
Rumors of Christian Bale joining the cast of Ridley Scott's Nottingham were quickly debunked -- but Latino Review claims its sources know who's really in line to star opposite Russell Crowe in the Robin Hood flick.
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May 8, 2008
Kim Newman on... Hotel
RT Obscura, the exclusive column by renowned critic Kim Newman, sees the writer plumbing the depths of the RT archive in search of some forgotten gems. In his 16th column, Kim revisits Mike Figgis' star-studded film-within-a-film vampire flick Hotel.
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February 15, 2008
Weekly Ketchup: Wolverine On Film, Justice League May Lose A Couple Of Heroes
In this week's column, Greg Dean Schmitz gives us the lowdown on some upcoming superhero movies, like Wolverine, Justice League, and Dr. Strange. There is also news about some game adaptations, such as Mortal Kombat, Tekken, believe it or not, Monopoly!
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December 18, 2007
Ridley Scott on Blade Runner: The Final Cut: The RT Interview
With the DVD release of Blade Runner: The Final Cut, Ridley Scott has once again revisited his masterpiece, subtly reframing one of the most hotly-discussed films of all time.
In this roundtable interview, Scott talks about the different versions of Blade Runner, the lack of quality in recent sci-fi writing, and how the fanboys helped to champion the film.
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December 17, 2007
RT on DVD: The Simpsons, Stardust, and More!
This week the shelves are packed, and just in time for the holidays! Check out the long-awaited big-screen debut of Springfield's finest (The Simpsons Movie), Matthew Vaughn's fantastic tale of witches, romance, and flying pirates (Stardust), or, as we strongly advise, take a chance on one of the year's best cinematic gems (Once).
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November 26, 2007
Brad Pitt Leaves State of Play -- Russell Crowe to Step In?
Labor negotiations between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers are scheduled to resume today, but they'll come too late to save Brad Pitt's involvement in the Taylor Hackford-directed remake of Paul Abbott's State of Play.
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November 13, 2007
Ridley Scott Has Stones
It'll have to wait until after the end of strike season to resume production, but Ridley Scott has found his next project.
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November 8, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Fred Claus is Coming to Town
Vince Vaughn and Tom Cruise go head to head at the North American box office this weekend with their latest releases. The dodgeball champ goes for holiday laughs with Fred Claus while the top gun offers up a serious political tale in Lions For Lambs.
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October 22, 2007
Tomatometer Watch: American Gangster Debuts at 100 Percent
After getting the worst reviews of his career for A Good Year (26 percent on its Tomatometer), Ridley Scott's newest opus, American Gangster, is so far poised to do a critical 180. Early reviews have built up a 100 percent Tomatometer for the film, which will be opening next week on Friday.
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August 13, 2007
Ridley Scott Schools Cuba Gooding, Jr. in American Gangster
Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe have the headlining roles in American Gangster, but Cuba Gooding Jr. plays a part in Washington's storyline too. He recalled a particularly striking scene where he was reminded of the clout with whom he was working.
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July 26, 2007
Blade Runner as Scott Intended on DVD
This winter, Warner bros is set to release a DVD box set of this box office Prometheus that rivals all other special editions and will keep the fans drooling until it's on shelves this December 18th.
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May 1, 2007
Ridley Scott Will Direct "Nottingham"
Celebrated director Ridley Scott will reunite with actor Russell Crowe for the fourth time on the revisionist take on "Robin Hood" called "Nottingham." (Can you name the other three movies?)
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April 19, 2007
What's Up with the "Ender's Game" Movie?
Anyone who's read Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game" will undoubtedly want to know when someone's going to make a darn movie out of it already. The property's been bouncing around Hollywood for years now, but Warner Bros. recently dropped the project into turnaround...
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February 2, 2007
Russell Crowe As Good Nottingham vs. Evil Robin Hood!
Last time we were offered a big-budget "Robin Hood" movie, it starred Kevin Costner and his ill-fitting accent. But now comes a 'revisionist' take on the classic tale, only this time the Sheriff of Nottingham will get to be the good guy. Oh, and he'll be played by Russell Crowe.
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August 23, 2006
2006 Toronto Film Festival Uncovers Full Slate
The 31st Toronto International Film Festival has locked its slate for 2006, and it looks like there'll be 261 feature films playing up north next month, 91% of which are either world or North American premieres. Plus they're showing "Borat"!!!
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June 23, 2006
Weekly Ketchup: "Superman Returns"; "World of Warcraft"; "Dark City 2"; R.I.P. Aaron Spelling
In this week's news roundup, the rumor that Steven Spielberg is looking at possibly taking the helm of the movie adaptation of the popular online video game, "World of Warcraft," has been dispelled. Director Alex Proyas drops hints of a "Dark City" sequel, with fellow director Eli Roth ("Cabin Fever," Hostel") exposing his plans to make a "Hostel" sequel from the perspective of the fairer sex.
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May 26, 2006
Scott's Final Cut of "Blade Runner" is Coming!
After years of anticipation, the fans of Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" will soon be able to experience the director's "intended cut," which promises to be different from the theatrical cut, the international cut, and the previous director's cut. It's all very confusing, but this particular flick is worth the trouble.
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May 8, 2006
Ridley Lays "Gladiator 2" to Rest
UGO.com had a chat with master filmmaker Ridley Scott during a press push for his "Tristan + Isolde" DVD, and the topic of "Gladiator 2" briefly came up -- and let's just say that you shouldn't expect to see "The Return of Maximus" anytime soon.
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April 17, 2006
Hill in Final Negotiations To Direct Rambo IV?
Danny Lerner, a top producer at NU Image films, has announced that Walter Hill in final negotiations to direct the fourth Rambo film. After first seeking out Ridley Scott and Richard Donner for the job (they both declined) producers decided to go with...
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April 5, 2006
Luhrman's Period Piece Gets Bumped from Production Slate
Baz Luhrmann, director of Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge, was planning to get his 1930's period piece underway this September, but budgeting woes, and the tenuous availability of stars Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman, have conspired to send the project into development hell ... for the time being, anyway.
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February 14, 2006
Denzel, Crowe, and Sir Ridley go "Gangster"
Looks like Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington might soon be having a reunion, and no it's not a sequel to "Virtuosity." Ridley Scott is in talks to direct the pair in "American Gangster," the story of a 70s-era drug lord who imported his wares through decidedly unpleasant means.
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November 18, 2005
Russell Crowe Pays Up for Phone Tossing
Facing punishment for his infamous phone-throwing fit last June, Oscar-winning New Zealand native Russell Crowe felt the long arm of the law today as a Manhattan judge slapped him with a hefty fine -- $160.
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September 15, 2005
"I Am Legend" Will Finally Get Made!
After years of languishing in development purgatory, an all-new adaptation of Richard Matheson's "I Am Legend" has finally hit the fast track, thanks to Warner Bros. and "Constantine" director Francis Lawrence.
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August 9, 2005
New Line Goes with Anand Tucker for "His Dark Materials"
After Chris Weitz said "thanks but no thanks" to directing New Line's epic adventure "The Golden Compass," the studio looked to a variety of heavy hitters like Ridley Scott and David Cronenberg, but they eventually gave the job to one Anand Tucker, director of "Hilary and Jackie," the upcoming "Shopgirl," and a few documentary pieces.
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July 29, 2005
Ridley & Russell to Spend "A Good Year" Together
Director Ridley Scott and movie star Russell Crowe will combine forces to bring "A Good Year" to the big screen, says Variety. Adapted from the novel by Peter Mayle (by a variety of screenwriters), the movie is set to go into production before the end of the year.
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June 22, 2005
Ridley Scott Jumps In to "Shadow Divers"
The always-busy Ridley Scott ("Kingdom of Heaven") has signed on to bring Robert Kurson's novel "Shadow Divers" to the big screen, says Variety. Mr. Scott took an immediate liking to the screenplay adaptation that William Broyles ("Cast Away") put together, which means that the director should be taking this "Dive" some time (relatively) soon.
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May 9, 2005
"Kingdom" Leads a Less Than Heavenly Weekend at the Box Office
"Officially" starting the Summer Movie Season with somewhat of a fizzle are a pair of wide release newcomers and a handful of hangers-on. Ridley Scott's "Kingdom of Heaven" took the #1 spot by a healthy margin, although total box office numbers continue to lag as compared to last year. "Heaven" grossed an estimated $20 million on 3,200 screens, which was more than enough to give it the top spot, despite hauling in less cash than anticipated. In second place ...
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May 3, 2005
Matt Damon Wants to Play "Marco Polo"
Variety reports that screenwriter William Monahan ("Kingdom of Heaven") has been tapped by Warner Bros. to pen a historical epic about the legendary explorer Marco Polo.
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May 2, 2005
"The Guide" Reigns Supreme During Its Debut Weekend
The long-awaited movie version of Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" ended up in first place during its inaugural weekend, raking in a healthy (but not staggering) $21.7 million from just over 3,300 theaters. Hanging on in second place was last weekend's "The Interpreter" which pulled in a fairly impressive $14.2m in its second weekend. Debuting in third place was ...
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March 30, 2005
Unhappy Author Plans to Take Fox's "Kingdom" to Court
Variety brings news of a potentially nasty piece of movie-related litigation. Seems that author James Reston Jr. has some serious problems with Ridley Scott's upcoming "Kingdom of Heaven" -- particularly William Monahan's screenplay. Mr. Reston claims that "the pic draws heavily from his 2001 tome 'Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade,'" and that "the entire second half of the shooting script is based on the first 105 pages of his book."
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December 24, 2004
Kingdom of Heaven Trailer Makes Its Bow
The trailer for Ridley Scott's "Kingdom of Heaven" makes its appearance on Yahoo! Movies. The movie stars Orlando Bloom as a knight fighting for fame and glory in the Crusades and will make its way into theaters May 6, 2005.
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December 7, 2004
Sigourney Weaver Still Hopeful About Further Alien Adventures
IGNFF's Jeff Otto sat down for a chat with classy leading lady Sigourney Weaver, and since Jeff is a smart movie geek, he directed the conversation away from the "Imaginary Heroes" junket for a few minutes so the conversation could focus on potential "Alien" concepts: "Ridley Scott and I have talked about doing one more where we go back to the original planet and see what these creatures came out of.
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