Following its world premiere in Paris, the first reactions to Ridley Scott’s Napoleon historical epic have emerged. Ridley Scott has proven himself a master of the historical epic, with many fans eagerly awaiting the release of Napoleon. The film recently had its world premiere in Paris, and the first reactions to Napoleon have begun to … Read more
Daisy Ridley has signed on to star in We Bury the Dead, a survival thriller being directed by 1922’s Zak Hilditch Star Wars sequel trilogy star Daisy Ridley is set to return to the Star Wars universe for another film that is meant to launch “the next chapter” of the franchise – but before she … Read more
When Ridley Scott, the director of such historical epics as Gladiator, makes a new one, attention must be paid. (You all slept on The Last Duel, so get with it!) His new film is Napoleon, tackling the true story of the notorious general and dictator, as played by Scott’s Gladiator co-star Joaquin Phoenix. The script for the film was written by … Read more
Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez says that Ridley Scott has seen the film and called it “F***ing great.” Fede Álvarez’s new Alien movie, reportedly titled Alien: Romulus, won’t be released until next year, but Ridley Scott has already seen it. While speaking with Guillermo del Toro at the DGA Latino Summit 2023, Fede Álvarez confirmed … Read more
Ridley Scott is the king of the director’s cut. A huge swath of his films, from Alien to Blade Runner to Kingdom of Heaven to Black Hawk Down to Legend to The Counselor, are available in multiple versions. if you like a director who loves to tinker with (and extend) his work after the fact, Ridley is your man. So this is not shocking: … Read more
Ridley Scott has a four-and-a-half-hour director’s cut of Napoleon and hopes that Apple will eventually release it. Perhaps more than any other filmmaker, Ridley Scott has thoroughly embraced the use of the director’s cut. Many of his movies have received the director’s cut treatment, including Blade Runner, Legend, and Kingdom of Heaven, and it sounds … Read more
Movies about Napoleon are nothing new. Kubrick tried to do one back in the day. Fortunately, this one appears to be nearly finished. Ridley Scott’s vision of the rise of the French emperor stars Joaquin Phoenix, perhaps one of the most revered actors right now. Scott describes the film as: “Napoleon Bonaparte’s relentless journey to … Read more
During Apple’s 2023 WWDC event, the company gave a very brief tease of Ridley Scott’s highly anticipated Napoleon. The latest clip came during a highlight reel of Apple’s upcoming slate of content. In the short sequence, we get a brief look of a large ship, before Joaquin Phoenix’s titular Napoleon appears. Nothing more was shown, … Read more
According to Deadline, Star Wars vet Daisy Ridley has signed on for the leading role in Casino Royale director Martin Campbell’s upcoming action thriller movie titled Cleaner. Production is expected to begin in the late summer of this year. “Cleaner is a nail-biting thriller, unique and original in both its characters and its setting. Much … Read more
THE STORY: A corrupt American cop (Michael Douglas) and his partner (Andy Garcia) wind-up in Japan after a prisoner exchange gone awry. With their former captive cutting a swath through the local Yakuza in an attempt to establish himself as the new Tokyo boss, the cops are forced into an uneasy alliance with a by-the-book … Read more