April 18, 2024

“The Day Britain Stopped” For Ridley Scott

"American Gangster" director Ridley Scott and scribe Steve Zaillian have acquired feature film rights to the 2003 BBC pseudo-documentary "The Day Britain Stopped" which their Scott Free and Film Rites companies are setting up at 20th Century Fox says The Hollywood Reporter. Gabriel Range's original BBC2 telemovie took place around a fictional … [Read more...]

Ridley Scott Talks “Blade Runner” Sequel

Film director Ridley Scott gave a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal about the announced follow-up to his 1982 film classic “Blade Runner” at Alcon Entertainment. At last report it wasn't known what kind of follow-up would be - all that was certain is that it would NOT be a remake or reboot. Now, Scott says the film he's directing is … [Read more...]

Ridley & Tony Scott Play Some “Call of Duty”

It's one of the biggest franchises of console gaming, now filmmakers Ridley and Tony Scott are set to become involved in the "Call of Duty" series albeit in an unexpected way. Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg used his keynote speech at the "Call of Duty XP" video game festival to announce that the Scott's are creating the exclusive online series … [Read more...]

Teck, Ridley reach coal agreement

VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.B) and Ridley Terminals have reached a 10-year agreement for the shipment of steelmaking coal from Teck's mines in British Columbia.The new agreement contemplates Teck shipping 2.5 million tonnes of coal per year throughout the contract period, which will run from Jan. 1, 2015 to Dec. 31, 2024. Teck has the … [Read more...]