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Movie Review – Alien: Covenant (2017)

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Alien: Covenant, 2017 Directed by Ridley Scott Starring Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez, Amy Seimetz and James Franco. SYNOPSIS: 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 […]

Ridley Scott confirms that he will direct all three Prometheus sequels

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Ridley Scott has confirmed that he will direct all three of the currently announced Prometheus sequels, in an interview with Den of Geek. SEE ALSO: Ridley Scott reveals Prometheus 2 will be titled Alien: Paradise Lost SEE ALSO: Ridley Scott to “reintroduce a fresher form of alien” in Prometheus 2 Promoting his new release The […]

Ridley Scott talks Philip K. Dick adaptation The Man in the High Castle, new images released

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Entertainment Weekly has debuted two new images from The Man in the High Castle, Amazon Studios’ adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s Hugo Award-winning 1962 novel The Man in the High Castle, which takes place in an alternate history 20th Century where the Allies lost World War II and the globe is now split between German […]

November 2019: Welcome to Blade Runner

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at Blade Runner in the month and year it was set… Remember when 2014 was coming to an end? There was a clamour of snorting giggles as people bemoaned the impending 2015’s lack of self drying clothes, flying cars, hydropizza and hover-boards. Granted, Back to the Future Part II did get […]

The Greatest Director of All Time?

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Tom Jolliffe ponders the question: who is the greatest director of all time? One of the toughest of tough film related questions. Who is the greatest director ever? Think over all the icons throughout history. There have been countless, many who crossed from silent to sound, such as Fritz Lang, Carl Theodore Dreyer, D.W Griffith […]

Blade Runner 2 is the best thing Harrison Ford has ever read, according to Ridley Scott

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Ridley Scott may still be undecided about whether he’s going to direct Blade Runner 2, but the filmmaker is still determined to push ahead with the sequel to his 1982 sci-fi classic, and now he’s offered a brief update to MTV, with the Exodus: Gods and Kings helmer saying the script is the best thing […]

Mare of Easttown’s Cailee Spaeny heading to space for Fede Álvarez’s Alien sequel

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The Alien franchise has featured some iconic female characters, and now Mare of Easttown‘s Cailee Spaeny is in talks to join the illustrious likes of Sigourney Weaver, Noomi Rapace, and Katherine Waterston by heading to space for Fede Álvarez’s Alien sequel.  The Hollywood Reporter reveal that Spaeny, who is currently shooting Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla Presley […]

Ridley Scott: All Guns Blazing

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Ridley Scott’s recent tirade against Marvel and Millennials after the box office failure of The Last Duel… It should have been simple right? Ridley Scott delivers a film for Fox (and in essence through Disney) that is heaving with star power. Matt Damon is A-list, if not box office certified predominantly […]

Amazon greenlights Blade Runner 2099 series with Ridley Scott producing

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Back in February it was announced that Alcon Entertainment and Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions had teamed with Amazon Studios for a live-action series set within the world of Blade Runner, and now we have confirmation that Blade Runner 2099 has officially been given the green light and will be heading to Prime Video. Blade […]

HBO Max cancels Raised By Wolves after two seasons

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HBO Max has swung the axe on Raised By Wolves, with the streaming cancelling the Ridley Scott-produced sci-fi drama after two seasons. “While we are not proceeding with a third season of Raised by Wolves, we are beyond grateful to the stellar cast and crew, including our creators Aaron Guzikowski, Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, and […]