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Harrison Ford In Talks For New Blade Runner

@coltondaniel — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:51:32 +0000

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Is Deckard back?!

According to TwitchFilm this morning, Harrison Ford is in talks for the next film in the Blade Runner franchise. Director Ridley Scott signed on to direct and produce back in August, but it hasn’t been confirmed whether the next installment will be a prequel or sequel. He had already said that Ford and the Deckard character wouldn’t return.

However, Twitch assures that Ford ”has entered early talks” to join the film. Which is likely, because these days Indiana does just about everything. It’s a sure thing that the film would be a blockbuster success with their lethal collaboration.

New Cast Members Announced for Ridley Scott “Alien” Prequel

RM Franks — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:17:07 +0000

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Ok ok, so it’s not “officially” an Alien prequel anymore (even though it really is). Nonetheless, the new cast members announced for Ridley Scott’s upcoming sci-fi film Prometheus are outta this world.

The film is set to star The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo actress Noomi Rapace, which has been confirmed for some time, but Perez Hilton is now reporting Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Idris Elba, Sean Harris, Scoot McNairy, and Kate Dickie will all be getting in on the intergalactic fun.

Scott, as per usual, has been very tight-lipped about the project, but did relay the following:

“I was insistent that the script not leak onto the internet, where it gets dissected out of context, which spoils it for everyone. It’s the story of creation, the gods and the man who stood against them. It’s not a small film. I’m using the giant James Bond 007 stage at Pinewood and six other sound stages to film it.”

Your move, James Cameron.

Martin Scorsese to Direct Wolf Of Wallstreet With Leonardo DiCaprio

Lauren Treihaft — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:01:40 +0000

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Wolf Of Wallstreet is a film that has been long in the works. Director, Ridley Scott has just dropped out of the project due his new development the Alien prequel, Prometheus. According to Totalfilm.com, veteran director, Martin Scorsese has just signed on to direct the film and he will be working with his favorite young actor, none other than Leonardo DiCaprio. This will mark the fifth time that the duo has collaborated.

Wolf Of Wallstreet is based on Jordan Belfort’s autobiographical novel. The story follows Belfort’s rise and demise. He was one of the most infamous names in American finance, a savvy millionaire stock-trader. But as the story goes, Belfort got a little off track and found himself in a whirlpool drugs, alcohol, sex, and just happened to sink a 170ft motor yacht. He ended up in prison for 22 months on charges of market manipulation.The story line sounds something like a mix between a Bret Easton Ellis novel (American Psycho) and a Thom Wolfe novel (Bonfire of the Vanities).

Hopefully Scorsese and DiCaprio will deliver. They certainly need a comeback after last year’s atrocity, Shutter Island.

Before directing Wolf Of Wallstreet, Scorsese has another project in the works, Silence, also a book adaptation a Jesuit drama set in the 17th century that follows two priests facing Japanese persecution.

‘Tell-Tale Heart’ To Beat For Moviegoers

Eva Lam — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:57:05 +0000

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Ridley and Tony Scott are back with another horror film – this time, it’s an adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poetic classic short story “The Tell-Tale Heart.”

Dubbed “Tell-Tale,” the film will be a modern reimagining of the story, first published in 1843, about a killer haunted by the incessant sound of his victim’s heart.

The movie is described as “a psychological thriller that sets Poe’s haunting tale against the backdrop of modern science,” with a tone halfway between “Jacob’s Ladder” and “Marathon Man.”

The Scott brothers will produce and be involved in developing the film, which is budgeted at $20 million.

Michael Cuesta will direct, having previously helmed the films “L.I.E.” and “12 and Holding,” as well as episodes of “Six Feet Under” and “Dexter.”

Casting is underway on the movie, which is scheduled to film in 2008.

It’s a return to the horror genre for the Scott brothers. Ridley Scott directed “Alien” in 1979 and Tony Scott directed “The Hunger” in 1983.

Recently, Ridley Scott directed and produced “American Gangster,” which opens in theatres Friday. Tony Scott directed the 2006 thriller “Deja-Vu” and will begin shooting a remake of “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three,” starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta, in 2008.

Ridley Scott Gets His Hip Hop On

andPOP Staff — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:43:45 +0000

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The cast of Ridley Scott’s new film is getting a little help from the world of hip hop.

Variety reports that rappers Common, TI, and RZA will star alongside Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe in the director’s crime drama “American Gangster.”

The film centres around Washington, who plays a Harlem crime leader who smuggled heroin into the U.S. via the coffins of soldiers killed in Vietnam.

Crowe plays the role of lead investigator into the incident.

The film’s script was penned by Steven Zaillian, know for his writing credits on movies like “Gangs of New York” and “Schindler’s List.”

The film, which has no set release date yet, will be co-produced by Scott and Brian Grazer.