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According to the latest internet reports, Christian Bale may be doing the 40 days and 40 nights journey in the Twentieth Century Fox’s version of the biblical story of Moses. This is the latest news to surface about the colossal project titled Exodus, where Ridley Scott stands at the helm with a script from Bill Collage and Adam Cooper.
Moses is the Hebrew child who was spare from sacrifice of the oppressing Pharaohs is the bible. | Full Story
A recent article from Collider has claimed Ridley Scott will be taking on television in directing the pilot for The Vatican, a new series set to air on Showtime.
While Ridley Scott has already picked up the Cormac McCarthy written screenplay for The Counselor — casting the likes of Javier Bardem, Brad Pitt, Penelope Cruz and Michael Fassbender along the way – the seasoned director will first try his hand at television before moving ahead with another feature film. | Full Story
HitFix is reporting that the upcoming Blu-Ray release of Ridley Scott’s Prometheus on October 9th will finally shed some light on the film’s murky mythology. When the Alien prequel was released this past June, many fans and critics were left with more questions than answers. The Blu-Ray release could provide some much appreciated closure to those viewers who found Prometheus visually thrilling but narratively inconsistent.
There will be two versions of the film available to purchase: a two-disc Blu-Ray boasting fifteen minutes of deleted scenes, and a whopping four-disc collector’s edition Blu-Ray set. | Full Story
Prometheus won’t land in U.S. theaters until tomorrow, June 8th, but the film already debuted overseas. Therefore, critics have already weighed in on Ridley Scott’s first sci-fi movie in 30 years, and for the most part they were not impressed.
A few well known critics have taken no precautions to minimize the amount of spoilers contained in their take on Prometheus. However, the spoilers in this review roundup will be mostly filtered out. | Full Story
A true work-horse! That’s what many would call Ridley Scott.
According to IMDB, Scott has 13 films that he is currently working on. Now granted, most of these films will never see the light of day, but even if that workload is cut in half, that’s still six and half films! Wouldn’t you think that would be enough for the 75 year-old director?
As the movie-going community buzzes about his new sci-fi/horror film Prometheus, the director has already set his sights on The Counselor, which begins production later this month, and the epic tale of one of the Bible’s most famous characters: Moses. | Full Story
After months of rumors floating around, Alcon Entertainment (which produced Insomnia, The Wicker Man remake, The Blind Side, and The Book of Eli) announced on Thursday that Hampton Fancher is planning to reunite with Ridley Scott to create a sequel to the movie Blade Runner.
Alcon Entertainment’s press release claims Fancher is “in talks”, and the film would be set “some years after the first film concluded”. | Full Story
A new clip has hit the web for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, which features Idris Elba, who plays Captain Janek, responsible for landing his team of scientists and explorers in the perfect spot to begin their expedition.
Scott, after a long stretch of making films in other genres, returns to his roots with Prometheus. He creates a ground breaking mythology, in which a team of scientists and explorers discover clues to the birth of mankind on Earth, which leads them to an epic journey to the darkest corner of the universe. | Full Story
Cameron Diaz is in final negotiations to claim her role in The Counselor. She will play the role of Malkima. The film is based on the original script by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy. Diaz will be joining a star-studded cast, which includes Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Michael Fassbender, and Penelope Cruz.
Prometheus star Fassbender will lead the film as a respected lawyer who thinks he can get-in and get-out of the drug business without getting too deep in the game, which proves to be a fatal decision. | Full Story
A new trailer of Ridley Scott’s Prometheus was released over the weekend, revealing more information than the previous one. In the past, questions lingered of whether Prometheus is the prequel to Alien, but after watching this trailer fans may come closer to getting their answers.
Be warned that the new trailer reveals a lot of possibly big plot points and explains many parts of the movie’s exposition. Considering the massive marketing campaign, is it really necessary to watch another trailer to determine whether or not to see the movie? | Full Story
A new feaurette made it online for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus. There is some impressive B-roll footage of Scott doing what he does best, scouting locations and directing some awesome looking scenes. It’s all about Ridley Scott in this video.
The cast breaks down why he is the cream of the crop when it comes to directing sci-fi films. Charlize Theron praises the Oscar winning director by calling him her “fantasy director”. | Full Story
Movies have enriched Dan Schindel's life so much that he decided
the best way to give back was to become a critic. In addition to Who Got the
Role?, he writes for ScreenPicks, We Are Movie Geeks, Off to
See the Elephant, and several other sites. He spent a year watching and
reviewing a documentary every day for his blog, Days of Docs, so now he
knows everything.
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