Browsing: Ridley Scott

Deadline just reported that Oscar-nominated director Ridley Scott is in talks to finalize the finer points of a deal to adapt the story of the wizard Merlin. Based on the T.A. Barron book series about arguably one of the most famous wizards in lore, The Merlin Saga would follow the magic-slinger during the years long before King […]

The last few years’ filmography from Sir Ridley Scott has been….interesting….with some notable misses and at least one pleasant surprise, his movie magic prowess is world renowned. Of course one the titles most synonymous with the Englishman is 1982’s seminal work, Blade Runner.  We got a sequel to that sci-fi noir this year from Oscar nominated […]

Sir Ridley Scott made the directorial decision to digitally replace actor Kevin Spacey in his upcoming film All the Money in the World. Christopher Plummer took over the role of J. Paul Getty, and a new trailer for the movie has been released featuring Plummer replacing Spacey. All the Money in the World follows the 1973 kidnapping of John […]

Sir Ridley Scott made the directorial decision to digitally replace actor Kevin Spacey in his upcoming film All the Money in the World. Christopher Plummer took over the role of J. Paul Getty, and a new trailer for the movie has been released featuring Plummer replacing Spacey. All the Money in the World follows the 1973 kidnapping of John […]

If you are a fan of special features and documentaries on your blu rays, may we suggest Alien: Covenant for your next purchase?  Sure, while the film didn’t do so hot in theaters, the blu ray sort of picks up that slack. “What we’ve tried to do here, is really really scare the shit out of […]

One of the most celebrated years of film releases in the history of cinema, 1982 has probably the best spread of science fiction and genre releases ever.  We had Mad Max: The Road Warrior, Conan: The Barbarian, Poltergeist, Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan, E.T., The Thing, Megaforce, Tron, The Secret of NIHM, The Beast Master, Pink Floyd: The Wall, The Last Unicorn, The Dark Crystal, and the […]

Arguably one of the most anticipated films of 2017 is director Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049, a sequel to the genre defining Ridley Scott 1982 film. The announcement of a sequel came right around the release of Prometheus, and the project had been kicking around the ether for several years until it was jumpstarted by writers Hampton Francher (who also wrote the ’82 […]

Andy Weir’s first novel “The Martian” took the world by storm, a dusty red Mars storm.  It hit hard and fast, a masterful melding of humor, science, peril, and heart.  It was quickly scooped up by 20th Century Fox with Drew Goddard attached to direct the script he adapted. But then Sir Ridley Scott stepped in […]

Andy Weir’s first novel “The Martian” took the world by storm, a dusty red Mars storm.  It hit hard and fast, a masterful melding of humor, science, peril, and heart.  It was quickly scooped up by 20th Century Fox with Drew Goddard attached to direct the script he adapted. But then Sir Ridley Scott stepped in […]

One of the most brilliant minds in science fiction genre filmmaking is going to build a block of television for TNT.  Sure, maybe his panache is different than it was 30+ years ago, but no one does space quite like Sir Ridley Scott (Blade Runner, Alien). Scott has been tapped to develop a block of “original science […]