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Noah Hawley says Alien TV series is “going great” but “going slowly”

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We’ve heard Ridley Scott dropping the odd soundbite about the status of his Alien TV series, but now showrunner Noah Hawley has provided an update on how their small screen world-building is coming along, admitting that “it’s going great” but “it’s going slowly”. A man of many talents, the Fargo and Legion creator was speaking […]

Vanessa Kirby replaces Jodie Comer as Empress Josephine in Ridley Scott’s Napoleon biopic

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Having proven adept at playing Royalty thanks to her portrayal of Princess Margaret in The Crown, Vanessa Kirby is now crossing the channel to play Empress Josephine in Ridley Scott’s Napoleon biopic Kitbag. According to Deadline, Kirby, who received an Academy Award nomination last year for her harrowing performance in Pieces of a Woman, will […]

Movie Review – The Last Duel (2021)

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The Last Duel, 2021. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Jodie Comer, Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Ben Affleck, Marton Csokas, Harriet Walter, Clare Dunne, Zeljko Ivanek, Nathaniel Parker, Michael McElhatton, Alex Lawther, Zoé Bruneau, Ian Pirie, William Houston, Sam Hazeldine, Brian F. Mulvey, Caoimhe O’Malley, Serena Kennedy, and Julian Firth. SYNOPSIS: King Charles VI declares that […]

Raised By Wolves season 2 trailer released by HBO Max

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HBO Max has released a trailer for the second season of the Ridley Scott-produced sci-fi drama Raised By Wolves ahead of its premiere this February; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Raised By Wolves season one here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhUTqO4Ci68 In season two of RAISED BY WOLVES, Android partners Mother (Amanda Collin) and Father […]

Ridley Scott has some very Ridley Scott-like comments for the Gucci family over House of Gucci criticism

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Never one to bite his tongue, the legendary Ridley Scott is back with some more comments. And in proper form, he has some spicy things to say about the complaints surrounding his latest film House of Gucci. Recently, the Gucci family made a public statement about Scott’s latest, bashing how it handles the events and […]

David Dastmalchian joins Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon in Boston Strangler

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Dune and The Suicide Squad star David Dastmalchian is set to join Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon in the cast of 20th Century Studios’ Boston Strangler movie in a role described as ‘pivotal’ by The Hollywood Reporter. Alessandro Nivola and Chris Cooper will also star in the true crime drama, which is being written and […]

Ridley Scott’s Napoleon biopic Kitbag to begin production in January

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Ridley Scott has scheduled his next film Kitbag, a historical biopic on the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, for a January 2022 production start date. Speaking with the BBC’s Today, Scott confirmed Kitbag would be his next project with a start date of January 15th. The film will reunite him with his Gladiator and The Last Duel stars Joaquin Phoenix […]

Ridley Scott reveals Blade Runner TV show in the works alongside Alien series

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Ridley Scott releases soundbites at a rate as impressive as his cinematic turnover, with some of his recent greatest hits being his claim that superhero movies are “f*cking boring as sh*t”, his opening up about the box-office failure of The Last Duel, and that the forthcoming Alien TV show will “never be as good as […]

Ridley Scott confirms Gladiator 2 script is finished

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Back in November 2018, it was announced that Paramount had officially greenlit a sequel to Gladiator, and now, director Ridley Scott has provided an update on the long-gestating project. In an interview with Deadline, Scott confirmed that the script has been written and the sequel is currently set to enter production after Kitbag, the next film Scott […]

Ridley Scott says he doesn’t read critiques, opens up about The Last Duel flopping

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For any artist, it’s never a good feeling to have your work do poorly. No one is safe from that, not even legendary filmmakers like Ridley Scott. His latest film, The Last Duel, came and went at the box office with very little fanfare. In a recent interview with The New York Times, Scott opened […]