Ridley Scott has now committed to direct and has been talking with Michael Fassbender ("Shame," "X-Men: First Class") about starring in "The Counselor", a film based on author Cormac McCarthy's first original spec screenplay says Deadline. A formal offer hasn’t been made, but it's looking likely that Fassbender would play a respected lawyer who … [Read more...]
Scott Clears Up “Blade Runner 2” Talk
February 8, 2012 by
With the film news world and even the producers quarrelling over Harrison Ford's involvement in Ridley Scott's in-development "Blade Runner" sequel, it comes as no huge shock that it's up to the straight-talking filmmaker himself to clear things up and bring some common sense to all of this. Speaking with EW, Scott says it's so early that frankly … [Read more...]
Tony Scott To Ride A “Narco Sub”
November 29, 2011 by
20th Century Fox has closed a preemptive deal for David Guggenheim's action thriller spec script "Narco Sub" with action helmer Tony Scott ("Crimson Tide," "Unstoppable") attached to direct and produce reports Variety. Story details are being kept under wraps but the title of course refers to the semi-submersible crafts that South American drug … [Read more...]
Ridley Scott Talks “Blade Runner” Sequel
November 5, 2011 by
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...]
Scott Cooper Slips On A “Rockefeller Suit”
October 21, 2011 by
"Crazy Heart" writer-director Scott Cooper is setting up a deal to direct and possible adapt Mark Seal’s nonfiction book "The Man In The Rockefeller Suit" for Fox Searchlight reports Deadline. The title refers to German-born conman Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter who passed himself off as a member of the Rockefeller clan and got away with it for … [Read more...]
Stabbing at Scott Road SkyTrain station
September 12, 2011 by
One man is in serious condition in hospital after a stabbing at the Scott Road SkyTrain station in Surrey Sunday night. R.C.M.P. staff sergeant Blair McColl says police arrived on-scene around 8:00 p.m. "There was an incident where a male was stabbed, and there was some kind of dispute, and now we're at the hospital and we're … [Read more...]
Ridley & Tony Scott Play Some “Call of Duty”
September 5, 2011 by
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...]
Tony Scott Remaking “The Wild Bunch”
August 20, 2011 by
Tony Scott ("Deja Vu," "Unstoppable") is in talks to direct a remake of the 1969 Sam Peckinpah-directed classic western "The Wild Bunch" at Warner Bros. Pictures says Deadline. The original starred the likes of William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan and Warren Oates and followed an aging group of outlaws out for one last score on the … [Read more...]
Scott Directing “Blade Runner” Sequel
August 18, 2011 by
Ridley Scott's revisiting of the "Alien" universe in his upcoming epic "Prometheus" has obviously inspired the helmer who intends to give a similar treatment to his other seminal sci-fi classic - 1982's "Blade Runner". Deadline reports that Scott is committing to both direct and produce a "new installment of Blade Runner" for Alcon … [Read more...]
Casting News: Bennett, Scott, Wilson
August 17, 2011 by
Divorce Invitation Jonathan Bennett, Lainie Kazan, Elliott Gould, Richard Kind, Ian Alda, Keith Robinson, Andrea Bowen, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, and Nadia Bjorlinto have joined the cast of the romantic comedy "Divorce Invitation". Indian director S.V. Krishna Reddy helms the story of a happily married man who runs into his high school sweetheart and … [Read more...]
