Ridley Scott

Harrison Ford in talks to appear in Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner 2

Ridley Scott has been in talks to direct Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros.’ follow-up to the sci-fi cult classic Blade Runner, ever since news broke about the project. According to reports, Blade Runner 2 is likely to be a direct sequel and that Harrison Ford will not return. Producer Andrew Kosove previously even commented on ….

More details and images from Ridley Scott’s sci-fi thriller Prometheus

Months before the June 8th release of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi epic Prometheus, little is still known about the 3-D tentpole, whose ensemble cast includes Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron and Idris Elba. The LA Times nabbed a few details on the secret project from writer Damon Lindelof, a Lost alumni who also worked on ….

Poster released for Joe Carnahan-directed Ridley Scott-produced survival thriller The Grey

Open Road Films has revealed the first teaser one-sheet for Joe Carnahan’s survival thriller, The Grey, which stars Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, James Badge Dale, Frank Grillo, Joe Anderson, Nonso Anozie, Dallas Roberts and Ben Bray. Open Road will release the action-packed survival thriller The Grey, in theaters on January 27, 2012. In the film, ….

Let Me In director to helm another vampire movie, this one produced by Ridley Scott

Matt Reeves – the director behind Let Me In – has been tapped to develop and direct Fox 2000’s The Passage, an adaptation of a novel by Justin Cronin, that has Ridley Scott attached to produce, according to THR. The studio picked up the rights for The Passage and two possible sequels in a reported ….

Blade Runner prequels and sequels being developed

Variety reports that Blade Runner, Ridley Scott’s cult classic sci-fi noir, is being prepped for prequel and sequel development. Alcon Entertainment is in final discussions to secure film, TV and ancillary franchise rights to the 1982 thriller, which starred Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, M. Emmet Walsh, Daryl Hannah, William Sanderson, ….

Ridley Scott nabs Michael Fassbender for sci-fi thriller Prometheus

Michael Fassbender is in negotiations to star in Ridley Scott’s upcoming sci-fi thriller Prometheus for 20th Century Fox, according to Variety and THR. Fassbender was considering several roles, including Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman, but is circling the role of an android in Scott’s Prometheus, which was originally set to be a prequel to ….

Ridley and Tony Scott to produce A Conspiracy of Paper for Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. has nabbed film rights to David Liss’ 2000 period mystery thriller novel A Conspiracy of Paper for Ridley and Tony Scott to produce through their Scott Free banner, according to Variety. Danny Strong (Recount) – who plays the recurring role of Danny Siegel on Mad Men – has been tapped to write the ….

New villains cast in Mission: Impossible 4

Léa Seydoux, the French actress who recently appeared in Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood and the opening farmhouse scene of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, will butt heads with Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 4, according to RiskyBusiness. Seydoux will play the lead female villain in the sequel, which just began shooting in Europe. Mission: Impossible 4 ….

Fans can board “The Nostromo” during SDCC 2010 to celebrate release of Alien Anthology

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents one of the most successful and terrifying film franchises of all time when the Alien Anthology debuts on Blu-ray for the first time ever from October 25th internationally and on October 26th in North America. All four Alien films have been reinvigorated for an intense Blu-ray high-definition viewing experience. ….

Avatar success leads to renewed interest in sci-fi projects Ion, Pacific Rim, Logan’s Run and more

According to HeatVisionBlog, Fox 2000 Pictures is circling an original spec script by Will Dunn titled Ion, which is generating interest from several studios. Channing Tatum is attached to star in the project, with Ridley and Tony Scott attached to produce. Ion centers on a man who travels to different Earths and dimensions in order ….

Two new Alien prequels coming to theaters and at least one will be in 3D according to Ridley Scott

While at a press junket for his upcoming Robin Hood origin epic, Collider asked director Ridley Scott whether the upcoming Alien prequel would be shot in 3D, to which the iconic director answered “Absolutely.” According to the report, Scott is actively trying to figure out how to make 3D work for the currently developing film. ….

Starz to premiere Ridley Scott-produced epic Pillars of the Earth this summer

Starz is set to premiere a ground-breaking eight-hour adaptation of Ken Follett’s bestselling novel The Pillars of the Earth, which was produced by Tandem Communications and Ridley and Tony Scott, this summer on the cable network. The $40 million series is directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (Heroes, Into the West) and was shot on location in ….