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Ridley Scott and Noah Hawley team for Alien TV series

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During Disney’s Investor Day virtual presentation, it has been announced that Ridley Scott is set for a return to the Alien universe for a brand new TV series at FX. Scott is set to team with Fargo and Legion creator Noah Hawley on the live-action series, the franchise’s first foray onto the small screen, and […]

Jeremy Irons joins Lady Gaga in Ridley Scott’s Gucci

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The fashion-focused crime drama Gucci is heating up with some talented actors as THR is reporting that Jeremy Irons will join the cast of Ridley Scott’s upcoming project, which stars Lady Gaga. Scott’s Gucci will be based on the book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed and will focus […]

TV Review – Raised By Wolves

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Martin Carr reviews Raised By Wolves… Several serious questions are raised in this science fiction series created by Aaron Gozikowski and overseen by Ridley Scott. Featuring colonising androids, desolate scrubland and fossilised dinosaur remains Raised By Wolves is an intriguing hybrid. Opening innocently with a spandex wearing pairing landing on an unpopulated rock known as […]

Gladiator’s Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix to re-team for Napoleon epic

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Could Joaquin Phoenix be gearing up for another Oscar campaign in the future? Deadline reports that the actor is re-teaming with Gladiator director Ridley Scott for an upcoming Napoleon-focused film. Phoenix will play the French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Titled Kitbag, the name is derived from the old saying: “There is a general’s […]

Ridley Scott’s Raised By Wolves renewed for second season by HBO Max

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It seems like Kepler-22b will have more secrets as HBO Max has confirmed that Raised by Wolves will see another season. Executive produced by Ridley Scott, the bizarre sci-fi series follows two androids on a mysterious alien planet tasked with raising human children on a burgeoning colony, which threatens to be torn apart by religious […]

New Alien film in the works but unlikely to revisit Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, says Ridley Scott

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Original Alien director Ridley Scott has confirmed that a new instalment in the long-running horror franchise is currently in development but it is unlikely to revisit the worlds and storylines set up by 2012’s Prometheus and 2017’s Alien: Covenant. “That’s in process. We went down a route to try and reinvent the wheel with Prometheus and Covenant,” Scott said […]

Ridley Scott sci-fi series Raised By Wolves gets a new trailer

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With a little over a week to go until the premiere of Raised By Wolves, HBO has released a second trailer for the Ridley Scott-produced sci-fi drama series which follows two androids who are tasked with raising children on a mysterious planet, as its burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious […]

Ridley Scott looks to add Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Adam Driver, and Jared Leto to Lady Gaga-led Gucci movie

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With Ridley Scott still shooting his latest period piece, The Last Duel, the filmmaker is looking ahead to his next project in a big way. MGM’s Gucci, which will see Scott team up with Lady Gaga, is reportedly looking to add some major names to its call sheet. Deadline is reporting that Scott is eyeing […]

First trailer for Ridley Scott’s sci-fi drama Raised By Wolves

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HBO Max has revealed a poster and trailer for the upcoming sci-fi drama Raised By Wolves, ahead of its premiere next month. Produced by Ridley Scott, the series centers on two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious planet and features a cast that includes Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim, Winta McGrath, Niamh Algar, […]