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Showtime Casts Kyle Chandler as Lead in 'The Vatican' Pilot

February 15, 2013 By Greg Gilman 17 weeks ago

Emmy-winning "Friday Night Lights" star will play a cardinal in Ridley Scott and Paul Attanasio's contemporary drama

  

Showtime Orders Marriage Drama Pilot From 'In Treatment' Producers

February 8, 2013 By Greg Gilman 18 weeks ago

Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi's "The Affair" explores two marriages rocked by infidelity

  

Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace in Talks for Soviet Thriller

January 30, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 19 weeks ago

Ridley Scott will produce the movie from Tom Rob Smith's novel "Child 44", which Daniel Espinosa will direct

  

Bill O'Reilly, National Geographic Team Up Again for 'Killing Kennedy' Movie

January 3, 2013 By Tim Kenneally 23 weeks ago

Scott Free Productions will work with National Geographic Channel to produce adaptation of Bill O'Reilly's book "Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot"

  

Ridley Scott, Paul Attanasio Working on 'Vatican' Pilot for Showtime

December 20, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 25 weeks ago

Ridley Scott takes his first crack at directing a pilot, which will explore the intrigues and power plays within the Catholic church

  

'Welcome to the Punch' Trailer: Slow-Mo Gunfights and James McAvoy (Video)

December 11, 2012 By Greg Gilman 27 weeks ago

The "Wanted" actor returns to slow-motion gunfighting in this upcoming British crime thriller

  

Christian Bale Bails on Ridley Scott's 'Child 44' (Exclusive)

November 14, 2012 By Liza Foreman 30 weeks ago

Christian Bale has passed on an offer to star in “Child 44” for Scott Free Productions and director Daniel Espinosa

  

Ridley Scott to Executive Produce 6 Low-Budget Sci-Fi and Horror Films

October 31, 2012 By Brent Lang 32 weeks ago

The films will be produced by Scott Free London and Orchard Media

  

Penelope Cruz in Play for 'Gucci' Film (Exclusive)

October 12, 2012 By Liza Foreman 35 weeks ago

Penelope Cruz is considering the lead role in "Gucci," a drama about the fashion empire and an ex-wife who gunned down the patriarch

  

'Milk' Cinematographer Harris Savides Dies at 55

October 11, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 35 weeks ago

Prolific cinematographer Harris Savides worked with Gus Van Zant, Ridley Scott and Sofia Coppola and did music videos for Madonna and R.E.M. He died Thursday at 55

  

Tokyo International Film Festival Celebrates Ridley Scott, Kyoko Heya

October 4, 2012 By Liza Foreman 36 weeks ago

Ridley Scott's film "Japan in a Day," about the Japanese tsunami and earthquake, opens this year's Tokyo International Film Festival, which announced the fifth member of its jury on Thursday

  

In Venice, Spanish Film 'The Guilt' Wins YouTube's Your Film Festival

September 2, 2012 By Steve Pond 41 weeks ago

"The Guilt" director David Victori wins $500,000 for his next project from online film festival sponsored by YouTube (video)

  

'The Good Wife' Creators Developing Military Drama With Showtime

August 29, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 41 weeks ago

The drama, which will be executive-produced by Ridley Scott, centers on a pair of sisters from L.A. who move to Israel

  

Coroner's Office Defers Ruling on Tony Scott's Death

August 20, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 43 weeks ago

Scott, director of "Top Gun" and "Man on Fire" died Sunday at 68

  

Tony Scott Stars in Brother Ridley's Movie as a Teen (Video)

August 20, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 43 weeks ago

In "Boy and Bicycle," Tony Scott portrayed a teenager playing hooky

  

Tony Scott, Director of 'Top Gun,' Dies in Apparent Suicide

August 19, 2012 By Tim Molloy & Sharon Waxman 43 weeks ago

Tony Scott, director of 'Top Gun' and 'Crimson Tide,' and brother of Ridley Scott, has died in an apparent suicide after leaping from a bridge

  

'Killing Lincoln' Casts Its John Wilkes Booth and Mary Todd Lincoln

July 16, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 48 weeks ago

The National Geographic Channel film "Killing Lincoln," based on a Bill O'Reilly book, begins production Monday for a 2013 premiere

  

Box Office Preview: 'Rock of Ages' and 'That's My Boy' Will Battle for No. 2

June 14, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 1 year ago

"Madagascar 3," still alone in the family market, is expected to stay No. 1 at weekend box office. "Rock of Ages" and "That's My Boy" are pegged for mid-twenties to $30M

  

Adult Swim Parodies Paper "Prometheus" Trailer Parody (Video)

June 8, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 1 year ago

"Prometheus" trailer remade with construction paper apparently gets remade by late night TV network

  

'Prometheus': What the Critics Think of Ridley Scott's Return to the World of 'Alien'

June 8, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Roger Ebert, A.O. Scott and other top critics praise the visual style of "Prometheus" but find the plot lacking

  

'Prometheus' Review: Serviceable Sci-Fi Flick Doesn't Live Up to 'Alien' Legacy

June 4, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 1 year ago

Ridley Scott’s return to the franchise delivers the scares and the monsters but still pales next to the saga’s legendary first two chapters

  

'Prometheus' Lands With $35M at Overseas Box Office

June 3, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 1 year ago

"Men in Black 3" powers to $79 million in second week. Fox's Ridley Scott sci-fi epic "Prometheus" is tops in 14 of the 15 countries it plays in

 

  

Ridley Scott Wants Harrison Ford for 'Blade Runner' Sequel

May 28, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 1 year ago

"I've got to have him in it somewhere," director Ridley Scott says of Harrison Ford, who starred in the original "Blade Runner"

  

'Bladerunner' Writer Cooks Up Sequel Plans

May 17, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Ridley Scott may team up with Hampton Fancher, a co-writer of his 1982 cult classic, for a sequel

  

'Prometheus' Writer Damon Lindelof Teases Possible Sequels

May 16, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The co-writer of the (sort-of) prequel to "Alien" hints that the story might continue beyond this summer's outer-space chiller

  

'Prometheus' International Trailer Shows Quick Glimpse of Alien Creatures

April 30, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The latest preview for Ridley Scott's "Alien" prequel, "Prometheus," shows a tantalizing look at some angry extraterrestrials 

  
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