Blade Runner, 1982. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah and Edward James Olmos. SYNOPSIS: A blade runner must pursue and try to terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator. As part of the BFI’s Science Fiction season, […]
Ridley Scott hasn’t ruled out directing Blade Runner 2
Last week it was reported – without any direct quotes from the man himself – that Ridley Scott has decided to pass on directing his planned Blade Runner sequel. However, it seems that isn’t quite the case, with Scott telling Yahoo! Movies that he’s yet to make up his mind and would find it difficult […]
Ridley Scott to “reintroduce a fresher form of alien” in Prometheus 2
Back in September, Ridley Scott ruled out the possibility of the Xenomorph making an appearance in Prometheus 2, and now the filmmaker has been speaking a little more about the sci-fi sequel, stating that he intends on reintroducing “a fresher form of alien.” [Prometheus 2] is fresh and getting away from gods and dragons and […]
Movie Review – Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
Exodus: Gods and Kings, 2014. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley, John Turturro, Aaron Paul and Sigourney Weaver. SYNOPSIS: The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues. When revered […]
Final, final trailer for Exodus: Gods and Kings
Last month 20th Century Fox released the “final” trailer for Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings, but it seems the marketing department got its maths wrong, as we now have another trailer for the biblical epic, which we’re assuming is the “final, final” trailer for the film. Until the next one, at least. Check it […]
New clip from Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings
Ahead of its release next month, 20th Century Fox has dropped a new clip from Exodus: Gods and Kings, director Ridley Scott’s (Prometheus) biblical epic starring Christian Bale (American Hustle) as Moses and Joel Edgerton (Warrior) as Ramses. Check it out below after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: Watch the final trailer for Exodus: Gods […]
Kristen Stewart’s Equals sparks bidding war after TIFF screening
Following its debut at the Venice Film Festival, there was some buzz around the sci-fi thriller Equals and now after its screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, a bidding war has broke out between distributors for the film’s rights. Equals stars Kristen Stewart (American Ultra) and Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: Apocalypse) and “tells the story […]
Alien: The Best & The Worst Sequels, Prequels and Spin-offs
Ben Robins ranks every single sequel, prequel and spin-off from the Alien series, ahead of the latest addition, Alien: Covenant. With the long-awaited Alien prequel/sequel Covenant very nearly upon us, it’s time to once again dig up one of sci-fi’s longest-running franchises, to finally, and definitively, separate the classic, from the garbage. Few expected a […]
Ridley Scott in talks for comic book adaptation Queen and Country
According to The Wrap, Ridley Scott may have found a new project, with the filmmaker in talks to direct the comic book adaptation Queen and Country for 20th Century Fox. Based on Greg Rucka’s Eisner Award-winning series from Oni Press, Queen and Country follows British Secret Intelligence service operative Tara Chace, who is used as bait […]
Ridley Scott tells aspiring filmmakers that they have “no excuses”
Veteran filmmaker Ridley Scott has dealt out some tough advice to aspiring filmmakers. Scott, one of cinema’s most iconic directors working today, having his hand in numerous classics from across the ages, is still hard at work in the industry. Speaking at a special BAFTA: A Life in Pictures event that was celebrating his acclaimed […]
