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All The Money In The World
Sir Ridley Scott made the directorial decision to digitally replace actor Kevin Spacey in his upcoming film All the Money in the World. Christopher Plummer took over the role of J Paul Getty, and a new trailer for the movie has been released featuring Plummer replacing Spacey. https://youtu.be/KXHrCBkIxQQVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: ALL THE MONEY IN[...]
Tom Hardy, Steven Knight Adapting Charles Dickens For BBC One
Produced by Ridley Scott's Scott Free London in association with Tom Hardy's Hardy Son & Baker, the series will premiere with a three-part adaptation of the holiday classic set for late 2019. The project was originally commissioned by Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama, and Charlotte Moore, Director of BBC Content; with Knight, Scott, Hardy, Wenger, Kate Crowe,[...]
jean-claude van johnson trailer
The show is executive produced by Dave Callaham (The Expendables), Peter Atencio (Key & Peele), Ridley Scott (The Good Wife), David W Zucker (The Man in the High Castle), and Van Damme From Scott Free Productions, the series is directed by Atencio, and written and created by Callaham Jean-Claude Van Johnson is coming soon, streaming[...]
"Alien: Covenant" Blu Ray Has Pretty Great Special Features
If you are a fan of special features and documentaries on your blu rays, may we suggest Alien: Covenant for your next purchase?  Sure, while the film didn't do so hot in theaters, the blu ray sort of picks up that slack. "What we've tried to do here, is really really scare the shit out of people," Sir[...]
James Cameron Says Alien: Covenant Was Great, I Agree About 33%
He is also friends with Ridley Scott, director of Alien, Prometheus, and this summers Alien: Covenant So, in a recent Facebook live interview, some people will take what he had to say about the latter film on that list with a grain of salt: "I thought that Alien: Covenant was a great ride It was beautiful[...]
Alien: Covenant Blu-Ray Bursts Forth In August, Steelbook At Best Buy
Man, remember when it would take months and months for stuff to hit home video? Now its theater, Blu-Ray in 2-3 months tops, then instantly forgotten forever. There will be very little special features on this release, including LONG deleted scenes:   Audio Commentary by Ridley Scott 12 Deleted and Extended Scenes (17m 58s) 5 Featurettes: Meet Walter (2m 19s),[...]
Happy 35th Birthday To Blade Runner
 We had Mad Max: The Road Warrior, Conan: The Barbarian, Poltergeist, Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan, E.T., The Thing, Megaforce, Tron, The Secret of NIHM, The Beast Master, Pink Floyd: The Wall, The Last Unicorn, The Dark Crystal, and the most enduring of them all, Blade Runner. https://youtu.be/eogpIG53CisVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Blade Runner (1982) Official Trailer – Ridley Scott, Harrison Ford Movie (https://youtu.be/eogpIG53Cis) Officially opening on[...]
Four Minutes of Blade Runner 2049 Footage To Whet Your Replicant Appetite
Arguably one of the most anticipated films of 2017 is director Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049, a sequel to the genre defining Ridley Scott 1982 film. The announcement of a sequel came right around the release of Prometheus, and the project had been kicking around the ether for several years until it was jumpstarted by writers Hampton Francher (who also wrote the '82 screenplay)[...]
Chinese Censors Have Removed Gay Kiss From Alien Covenant
Happy Pride Month everyone! Yup, Chinese censors have removed what was, admittedly, a rather odd part from the recent new addition to the Alien saga, Ridley Scott's Alien Covenant. Now, it doesn't seem that the franchises first gay couple were removed from the film, as they were barely in the film anyway after all But rather, the[...]
Wanna Read The First Chapter Of Artemis, Andy Weir's Next Book?
But then Sir Ridley Scott stepped in to take over the slatted chair, Matt Damon was cast in the lead role, and the film ended up with 7 Oscar nominations and was the it was the highest-grossing Fox film of 2015. How do you follow up something like that? Very carefully, right? The next book will be called "Artemis",[...]
Director Ridley Scott talks about Prometheus at WonderCon 2012. Photo by Mary Anne Butler
 Sure, maybe his panache is different than it was 30+ years ago, but no one does space quite like Sir Ridley Scott (Blade Runner, Alien). Scott has been tapped to develop a block of "original science fiction programming"  Early reports indicate we'll see things like original drama hourlong series, short form, and 'other formats to be developed' with[...]
Bill Reviews Alien: Covenant – More Horror Than Prometheus, But Less Heart
There was a huge amount of excitement and anticipation first saw the trailers for that film it was all the polish and elegance that we'd typically come to expect from Director/Producer Ridley Scott What we didn't find, was a return to the level of the first two films In fact Prometheus wound up leaving many members[...]
Next Alien Sequel Will Begin Shooting "Within 14 Months"
Alien: Convenant isn't out yet but director Ridley Scott is already talking about the sequel In an interview with IGN Scott said that work on the movie is already in motion "We're writing [a sequel] now, as we speak I'll be filming that within 14 months." The interview also brings up the now canceled Alien 5[...]
R.I.P. Neill Blomkamp's 'Alien 5', According To Ridley Scott
He has work to do, I have work to do, and I'm hoping when we finish those jobs, we'll circle back and start to do it." These comments made it sound like there was a script, or at least a mostly complete script, but Ridley Scott is telling a very different story now Scott seems keen[...]
Happy LV426, Celebrate With This Alien Covenant Prologue Video!
Happy LV-426 guys and gals!  If you'll recall, the name of the planetoid in the classic Alien film is called LV-426, and April 26th has long been the day to celebrate all things Ellen Ripley, Xenomorphs, and The Company (Weyland Yutani). Last year was the 30th anniversary of Aliens, sequel Ridley Scott's original groundbreaking sci-fi classic, resulting in[...]
Horrifying New Xenomorph Will Feature in Alien: Covenant
Photo courtesy of Empire Online Alien: Covenant, the new prequel to the Alien franchise coming to cinemas next month, will feature a brand new take on the classic Xenomorph aliens, revealed in photos to Empire Online. Apparently inspired by Ridley Scott's love of nature documentaries, especially on 'living nightmare' animals Screenwriter John Logan says, "Some of those nature[...]
Alien Fans, Your Chest Will Burst With Excitement On April 26 For 'Alien' Day
It is all in support of the upcoming Alien: Covenant, directed by Ridley Scott Here is an announcement trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XQHZSGJuJQ#action=shareVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Alien Day | 20th Century FOX (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XQHZSGJuJQ#action=share) And here is a press release with relevant information! ALIEN DAY livestreaming event at Fox Studios in Los Angeles: Beginning at 10 a.m[...]
After Logan, James Mangold Takes On Corrupt NYPD Cops And Awakens The Force
Ridley Scott is producing the film, which the classic tale of two friends, one a drug enforcement agent, and one working for a drug cartel That's how we met our wife, actually No word on when the film will begin production, but Scott needs to wrap up post-production on Alien: Covenant first. And then, first things first,[...]
Blade Runner 2049 Casting Update! Edward James Olmos Returning As Gaff
The film's release date, October 6th, is still a long way off, until then we'll have to keep guessing as to what happened to the city to turn it into it's near Mad Max-desolation. Director Denis Villeneuve's last two films – Arrival and Sicario are Academy Award winner and nominee, respectively, so his teaming up with Ridley[...]
Spoiler Alert: More Alien: Covenant Plot Details Emerge From SXSW
Before playing to a packed house of franchise faithful, director Ridley Scott was on hand in his first appearance ever at the festival There had been some hope that there would be an actual screening of the upcoming Alien: Covenant, but it didn't happen However Scott did preview three clips comprising a total of nearly[...]
Do You Like Gladiator Movies? Ridley Scott Does
While at SXSW this weekend promoting his new film Alien: Covenant, EW.com asked director Ridley Scott about his long rumored sequel to the 2000 film Gladiator The movie won five Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actor for Russell Crowe, it also pulled in over $450 million at the box office So a follow up[...]
'Alien: Covenant' Roundtable With Ridley Scott Talks Ripley's Parents And Covenant 2
With Director Sir Ridley Scott, and actors Katherine Waterston, Danny McBride talking about the film they also fielded a few questions to the energized audience. Responding to one question about the rumor that there was a direct familial link between Waterston's character, Daniels, is related to Ripley (Sigourney Weaver's character from the original series of films)[...]
Alien: Covenant Official Trailer — The Path To Paradise Begins In Hell.
Check, check, double-check. Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created, with ALIEN: COVENANT, a new chapter in his groundbreaking ALIEN franchise The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world[...]
Fox Releases Alien: Covenant | Prologue: 'Last Supper' Short
Set aboard the Covenant, a colonization ship on its way to a remote planet to form a new human settlement, the main crew (all couples) and their android, Walter, enjoy their final meal together before cryosleep. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkXgRlRao5IVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Alien: Covenant | Prologue: Last Supper | 20th Century FOX (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkXgRlRao5I)   Conceived by[...]
Batfleck No More?! Ben Affleck Reportedly "Wants Out" Of Batman Role
Ridley Scott and Fede Alvarez have also been rumored as "backups" in case Reeves doesn't work out. Bleeding Cool theorized that Affleck, fearing a repeat of his post-Daredevil career slump, was executing an exit strategy to get away from the Batman role entirely. Now, on the Collider Movie Talk show, John Campea claims to have heard from three[...]