Tag: Ridley Scott

  • Gladiator 2 Budget is Insane

    Gladiator 2 Budget is Insane

    Get set for the next high-profile Hollywood cash-burner… well, probably not the very next one, but one of many upcoming drains. Ridley Scott wrapped filming on the sequel to his 2000 hit Gladiator on January 17, 2024, and initial reports had the budget at $165 million. But according to The Hollywood Reporter, it’s gone way beyond…

  • REVIEW: Napoleon (2023)

    REVIEW: Napoleon (2023)

    Napoleon feels like a clip show of what may well be a great movie. At two and a half hours, it feels rushed, with too little time devoted to establishing the titular conqueror or his beloved Joséphine, not to mention the many battles and political maneuvering that defined his career. We get snippets of almost everything,…

  • Napoleon Trailer Makes a Bid for Conquest

    Napoleon Trailer Makes a Bid for Conquest

    The Emperor has arrived, as Sony has released a trailer for Napoleon. The upcoming film from legendary director Ridley Scott examines Napoleon Bonaparte’s military career and rise to power in France, as well as his marriage to Joséphine Bonaparte. Joaquin Phoenix stars as Napoleon, with Vanessa Kirby as Joséphine; Tahar Rahim, Ben Miles, Ian McNeice,…

  • Ridley Scott Announces Gladiator 2 Is On the Way. WHY?

    Ridley Scott Announces Gladiator 2 Is On the Way. WHY?

    Quite possibly the most unnecessary sequel of all time is coming. Ridley Scott announced that after Kitbag, a movie documenting the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte starring Joaquin Phoenix as the titular Emperor of France, he will be moving forward with a sequel to the 2000 Academy Award-winning masterpiece Gladiator. According to Empire, the…

  • Raised by Wolves Trailer Dazzles the Internet

    Raised by Wolves Trailer Dazzles the Internet

    HBO Max is looking to wow potential subscribers with its original content, as a trailer for sci-fi series Raised by Wolves has hit the internet today. The show, about androids raising human children on another planet, was created by Aaron Guzikowski, with Guzikowski and Ridley Scott, among others, producing. Scott will direct the first two…

  • Sigourney Weaver Has Read the Treatment for Alien 5

    Sigourney Weaver Has Read the Treatment for Alien 5

    Ellen Ripley is done fighting aliens. In a recent interview with Empire Online, franchise star Sigourney Weaver stated that producer Walter Hill has sent her a 50-page story treatment for a fifth Alien movie following director Neil Blomkamp’s departure. However, Weaver doesn’t believe that  the film will happen and that Ripley is done, citing the…