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Ridley Scott Will Never Stop Directing: “Shut Up and Go Make Another Movie”
The Hollywood ReporterStory by James Hibberd
scrn logline
Iconic director Ridley Scott, at 86, remains a powerhouse, churning out blockbusters while still hungry to push creative boundaries and defend his legacy.
beat sheet
- Scott has directed 16 films since the original Gladiator, an impressive output for a director his age, as he's learned to 'cut away all the crap' and maintain a tight focus on just 3-4 projects at a time.
- Despite never winning an Oscar, Scott doesn't seem to care much, saying his 'reward is being allowed to do what I do' - though he did lament not locking down IP ownership of the Alien and Blade Runner franchises like peers Steven Spielberg and James Cameron.
call sheet
Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Tony Scott, Clint Eastwood, Quentin Tarantino, Joseph Kosinski, Pauline Kael, Russell Crowe, Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Michael Mann, James Cameron, Tom Rothman, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Gérard Depardieu, Kenneth Branagh, Cormac McCarthy, Nick Wechsler, Barry Gibb, Fox, Fox-Disney, British Empire, Director's Guild, BBC, Amazon, FX, Gladiator II, Gladiator III, The Duellists, The Martian, Blade Runner, Legend, Prometheus, Alien: Covenant, Alien: Romulus, Blade Runner 2099, Alien: Earth, Top Gun: Maverick, Jurassic Park, Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection, Napoleon, American Gangster, A Star is Born, The Counselor, Bee Gees biopic