Legendary Hollywood manager Ridley Scott has said Gladiator 3 is "in the process close now," and that he’s unfastened to doing different Alien prequel if helium has a bully capable idea.
Gladiator 2 came retired past twelvemonth and made $462 cardinal worldwide. IGN’s Gladiator 2 reappraisal returned an 8/10. We said: “Gladiator 2 finds spot and grant successful a acquainted story, with capable caller position to consciousness applicable and an unmissable Denzel Washington supporting crook which practically screams “are you not entertained!?”
So, volition determination beryllium a Gladiator 3? That’s precisely what the 87-year-old English movie manager and shaper was asked successful an interrogation with The Guardian, and helium replied to suggest it was precise overmuch on. “Gladiator is successful process close now,” helium insisted.
In the aforesaid interview, Scott was asked if he’d marque different Alien prequel. Scott directed 1979’s seminal sci-fi fearfulness Alien, past years aboriginal returned to the franchise for prequels Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. Given the renewed involvement successful Alien aft the merchandise of the well-received Alien: Romulus and TV bid Alien: Earth, fans are wondering whether Scott volition dip his toes backmost into the franchise.
“Another Alien prequel — yeah, if I get an idea, for sure,” helium said.
This latest remark seems to contradict a connection Scott issued conscionable 2 months ago, successful June. Then, Scott indicated helium had moved connected from the Alien franchise, declaring: “I deliberation I’ve done enough.”
Scott talked astir however the Alien franchise dropped disconnected aft 1997’s Alien: Resurrection, and however that fueled his tendency to revive the bid with Prometheus. Scott followed up connected Prometheus with 2017’s Alien: Covenant, wherever the Alien franchise was near successful presumption of mainline films until past year’s Alien: Romulus.
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"I deliberation I felt it was deadened aft 4," helium said. "I deliberation excavation was beauteous damn good, and I deliberation Jim's [Aliens manager James Cameron] was good, and I person to accidental the remainder were not precise good. And I thought, 'F**k, that's the extremity of a franchise which should beryllium arsenic important arsenic bloody Star Trek oregon Star Wars,' which I deliberation is phenomenal."
He added: “A fig of years after, I said, 'I'm going to resurrect this,' [and wrote] Prometheus from scratch — a blank expanse of paper. Damon Lindelof and I sat past hammered retired Prometheus.
"It was precise contiguous and precise welcome. The assemblage truly wanted more. I said, 'It needs to fly.' No-one was coming for it, [and] I went erstwhile again [and made] Alien Covenant, and it worked too. Where it's going now, I deliberation I've done enough, and I conscionable anticipation it goes further."
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There’s a batch much amusive worldly successful the interview, including the revelation that Scott turned down $20 cardinal to nonstop 2003’s Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines because, arsenic helium explained, “it’s not my thing.”
“I’m arrogant astir this. I turned down a $20 cardinal fee,” helium said. “See, I can’t beryllium bought, dude. Someone said: ‘Ask what Arnie gets.’ I thought: ‘I’ll effort it out.’ I said: ‘I privation what Arnie gets.’ When they said yes, I thought: ‘Fuck me.’ But I couldn’t bash it. It’s not my thing. It’s similar doing a Bond movie. The essence of a Bond movie is amusive and camp. Terminator is axenic comic strip. I would effort to marque it real. That’s wherefore they’ve ne'er asked maine to bash a Bond movie, due to the fact that I could fuck it up.”
And, possibly inevitably, Scott was asked astir the assorted cuts of Blade Runner, his influential cyberpunk film. “I deliberation they each had their day,” helium said.
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