Ridley Scott Archives

Gladiator 2 | It’s not sounding like Russell Crowe is too keen on the idea

by Simon Brew | Jun 13, 2024 | News

Russell Crowe has been chatting about Ridley Scott's Gladiator 2, and has admitted he has a concern or two about the film....

Gladiator 2 | Paul Mescal pictured on set as reshoots commence

by Ryan Lambie | Jun 11, 2024 | News

Ridley Scott's sword-and-sandal sequel Gladiator 2 is out in November, but is now undergoing reshoots in Sussex. Paul Mescal's been photographed in...

Alien: Covenant which isn't Alien: Romulus

Alien | Ridley Scott apparently working on his own TV series

by Dan Cooper | May 24, 2024 | News

An interesting development arises in the ongoing return of Alien to our screens: series regular, Ridley Scott is said to be developing his own...

Ridley Scott revisited: Hannibal | A sleazy, neo-Gothic horror hiding inside a blockbuster

by A J Black | May 21, 2024 | Feature

Ridley Scott's 2001 movie Hannibal took a tonal shift away from predecessor The Silence Of The Lambs - with mixed results....

Alien | The birth and curious death of HR Giger’s Space Jockey

by Ryan Lambie | Apr 26, 2024 | Feature, News

To mark Alien Day, we head back to the late 1970s to see how HR Giger designed the Space Jockey - and its strange fate after the film's premiere......

Ridley Scott revisited: Matchstick Men and A Good Year | two playful misfires about growing up

by A J Black | Apr 01, 2024 | Feature

In the 2000s, Ridley Scott went smaller with Matchstick Men and A Good Year - a pair of oddball entries into his filmography....

Gladiator 2 | Paramount disputes $310m budget figure

by Dan Cooper | Feb 26, 2024 | News

Given the film's torturous production, Gladiator 2 is undoubtedly over budget. But just how much is a point of contention, it seems....

Ridley Scott | Now he’s wrapped Gladiator 2, it’s onto the Bee Gees biopic

by Simon Brew | Feb 16, 2024 | News

Ridley Scott looks set to take on the long-in-gestation biopic of the Bees Gees, according to a new report: more here....

Napoleon to debut on Apple TV+ on 1st March

by James Harvey | Feb 15, 2024 | News

Strap on your bayonets and make a noise like a horse - Ridley Scott's Napoleon is heading to Apple TV+ in just a few short weeks. Don't wash....

Ridley Scott revisited: Gladiator | An epic examination of Pax Americana

by A J Black | Dec 19, 2023 | Feature

One of the defining films of the 2000s, Gladiator might also be the first epic piece of blockbuster American cinema released in the 21st...

Ridley Scott | After Gladiator 2, he's also lining up Bomb

by Dan Cooper | Dec 18, 2023 | News

Ridley Scott is reportedly attached to a smaller-scale thriller called Bomb, which he's said to be taking on after Gladiator 2 and his 'bucket list'...

Ridley Scott revisited: 1492, White Squall and G. I. Jane | Less than stellar 90s output

by A J Black | Dec 01, 2023 | Feature

Digging through Ridley Scott's mid-1990s work, and films such as 1492, White Squall and G I Jane struggled to break through....

Napoleon | Can historical epics save the box office?

by James Harvey | Nov 27, 2023 | Feature

Ridley Scott's Napoleon fought off Wish and The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes to top the global box office this week - is the historical movie making a comeback?

Ridley Scott on the set of Napoleon with Joaquin Phoenix

Ridley Scott | The best moments on the Napoleon press tour

by James Harvey | Nov 24, 2023 | Feature

As Napoleon finally marches into UK cinemas, another work of epic movie entertainment makes its final bows. That’s right, it’s the end of another Rid...

Joaquin Phoenix's Napoleon hat is made out of a tree

by James Harvey | Nov 22, 2023 | News

The emperor's iconic headgear provided a unique challenge for costume designer David Crossman....

Bonnie And Clyde, Napoleon, and the problem with historical accuracy

by James Harvey | Nov 22, 2023 | Feature

Rarely one to mince words, Ridley Scott has annoyed every historian on the internet with his Napoleon comments. But does historical accuracy really...

Napoleon review | A chilly skewering of great man history

by James Harvey | Nov 21, 2023 | Reviews

Joaquin Phoenix’s Napoleon is as pathetic as he is brilliant in Ridley Scott’s clinically observed historical biopic. Here’s our Napoleon revie...

Ridley Scott revisited: Legend - the director's sole attempt at fantasy

by A J Black | Nov 21, 2023 | Feature

In 1985, Ridley Scott followed the commercial disappointment of Blade Runner with a more mainstream fantasy. We take a look back at Legend......

Ridley Scott on Aliens | “I think I was hurt”

by Simon Brew | Nov 15, 2023 | News

Ridley Scott wasn't offered the chance to make Alien 2 - and when James Cameron got the job, he wasn't too happy....

Ridley Scott plans to make a western next

by Dan Cooper | Nov 15, 2023 | News

After he finishes up on Gladiator 2, a 'bucket list' project - a western - is next on the list for non-stop Ridley Scott. More here....

Napoleon | Ridley Scott says “get a life” over film’s reported inaccuracies

by Simon Brew | Nov 07, 2023 | News

Ridley Scott is back out promoting one of his films - Napoleon in this case - which means a bit of press tour gold again......

Thelma & Louise confirmed for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK

by Simon Brew | Oct 30, 2023 | News

The Criterion Collection confirms that Ridley Scott's Thelma & Louise is getting a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release in the UK....

The top 41 must-see movies of 2023

by Film Stories | Oct 24, 2023 | Feature

2023 promises to be quite the year for movies - and we've brought together our list of the must-see films of the next 12 months....

Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon in Ridley Scott's Napoleon.

Napoleon | Main trailer release for Ridley Scott's latest

by Dan Cooper | Oct 19, 2023 | News

No pesky actors' strike will get in the way of Ridley Scott's upcoming historical epic, starring Joaquin Phoenix, as a Napoleon trailer charges into...