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Future Alien prequels could feature a ‘de-aged’ Sigourney Weaver

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Ridley Scott has recently confirmed that he is working on a series of prequels that will lead up to the first Alien film. This begs the question: what about Ellen Ripley? The latest issue of Empire magazine features a slew of information about Alien: Covenant, and also includes a very interesting response to a question about […]

Ridley Scott may use CGI to add Ellen Ripley into his Alien prequels

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Although the disappointing box office returns for Alien: Covenant may have harmed Ridley Scott’s hopes of a further four entries in his Alien saga. However, it seems he still intends on at least one more instalment to bring the franchise full circle, and during a recent Q&A he has now suggested using CGI to bring Sigourney […]

Transformers: The Last Knight box office struggles, Blade Runner 3, Spider-Man: Homecoming a hit and more – Weekend News Roundup

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THE LAST OUTING? Back in 2014, Transformers: Age of Extinction was roundly trashed by critics but the film ended up being the only release to pass $1 billion at the box office that year. It seemed like Transformers was a critic-proof franchise. However the fifth outing, Transformers: The Last Knight, has had a very poor […]

Ridley Scott confirms that Prometheus 2 is his next film

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This won’t come as a surprise at all considering we heard earlier this month that it will start shooting in January, but Ridley Scott has confirmed that Prometheus 2 will be his next film. “I was already on to my next movie,” Scott told Empire Magazine when talking about the decision to shift the release […]

Adam Driver joins Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel

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With Ben Affleck forced pass on one of the lead roles to a scheduling conflict, Variety is reporting that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s Adam Driver is in talks co-star alongside Matt Damon and Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer in Ridley Scott’s new project The Last Duel. A revenge story set during the 14th century, […]

The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #18 – Film critic Amon Warmann on Gladiator

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On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite movie. This week, film critic Amon Warmann divulges his love for Ridley Scott’s historical epic Gladiator… This week, film journalist and critic Amon Warmann is the guest and he has chosen to discuss Gladiator – Ridley […]

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck to reunite for Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel

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According to Deadline, not only are Matt Damon and Ben Affleck set to star alongside each other for the first time (cameos aside) since Dogma way back in 1999, but they’re rumoured to be performing script-writing duties alongside Nicole Holofcener on an adaptation of Eric Jager’s book The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by […]

Reports suggest Ridley Scott will direct another Alien prequel

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Ridley Scott is going to return to direct another prequel in the Alien franchise according to a report in Variety. Alien is one of cinema’s longest-running movie franchises but the last two prequels, Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, haven’t made the same impact as the earlier movies. Coupled with the franchise moving to Disney as part […]

FX to adapt Don Winslow’s Cartel Trilogy for TV

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FX Networks has announced that it has snapped up the rights to Don Winslow’s acclaimed Cartel Trilogy which it is developing as a TV series with Shane Salerno (Armageddon) scripting. The three books – The Power of the Dog, The Cartel and The Border – follow a DEA agent, Art Keller, on a harrowing 45-year journey through […]