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Don Winslow’s ‘The Cartel’ Trilogy Is Being Developed As a FX Series!!!

The feature film adaptation of Don Winslow’s bestselling novel The Cartel is dead, but for good reason. While Ridley Scott had been planning on directing an adaptation of Winslow’s sprawling chronicle of the War on Drugs, it had yet to come to fruition following the project’s 2015 announcement. Today, FX Networks announced that it has landed the rights to not only The Cartel, but the … Continue reading Don Winslow’s ‘The Cartel’ Trilogy Is Being Developed As a FX Series!!!

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Ridley Scott in Talks to Direct Adaptation of Comic Book Series ‘Queen & Country’!!!

Ridley Scott likes to keep busy, and he keeps busy by always making sure he has a slate full of potential projects ready to go. Whatever is funded first usually becomes Scott’s next project. Now he’s adding a comic adaptation to his list of potential features. According to The Wrap, he’s in talks to direct an adaptation of Greg Rucka’s spy thriller Queen & Country. … Continue reading Ridley Scott in Talks to Direct Adaptation of Comic Book Series ‘Queen & Country’!!!

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Ridley Scott’s Next Movie Might Be Disney’s ‘Merlin Saga’ Adaptation!!!

Add another project to Ridley Scott‘s never-ending pile. The director provided the definitive example of his speedy workmanship with the whole All the Money in the World SNAFU, which the director solved by cutting Kevin Spacey from the film, recasting Christopher Plummer, re-filming all the scenes, and still having the film ready to go by the original release date only weeks later. I mean, damn. “I … Continue reading Ridley Scott’s Next Movie Might Be Disney’s ‘Merlin Saga’ Adaptation!!!

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Ridley Scott Says The ‘Alien: Covenant’ Sequel Will Start Filming “Within 14 Months”!!

Ridley Scott is wasting no time getting started on his next Alien sequel. Alien: Covenant hasn’t even hit theaters yet, but as you probably know by now, Covenant is only the first in a series of films that connect the mythology he built in Prometheus to franchise roots in his 1979 classic. The script for the Covenant follow-up has been in development for a while … Continue reading Ridley Scott Says The ‘Alien: Covenant’ Sequel Will Start Filming “Within 14 Months”!!

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Ridley Scott to Direct World War II Drama for 20th Century Fox!!!

Coming off the critical and commercial success of The Martian, Ridley Scott is keeping himself busy with an ever-growing slate of films. The latest to join the pile is yet another historical passion project for the director, a film based on the Battle of Britain; the air campaign waged in the skies over the United Kingdom that was a definitive turning point in World War … Continue reading Ridley Scott to Direct World War II Drama for 20th Century Fox!!!

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Ridley Scott Wants Natalie Portman for His Next Picture, A High-Profile Kidnapping Drama!!!

Ridley Scott‘s current directorial effort Alien: Covenant rolls out May 19th, but what’s the Oscar-nominated director got planned for the near future? Well there’s the announced TV series The Hot Zone that focuses on the Ebola epidemic, the adaptation of Don Winslow‘s bestseller The Cartel, and of course there’s always another Alien picture waiting in the wings. But it sounds like his next big-screen venture will be something else … Continue reading Ridley Scott Wants Natalie Portman for His Next Picture, A High-Profile Kidnapping Drama!!!

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