Ridley Scott and 13 Other Directors Over 80 Still Making Movies

The “Gladiator II” filmmaker is showing no signs of slowing down

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Ridley Scott (Credit: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

At 87, Ridley Scott, who released “Gladiator II in 2024, has at least two additional projects lined up for 2025, a reteam with Paul Mescal and a Bee Gees biopic.

He’s not the only Hollywood veteran who is still making movies: Martin Scorsese, who turned 82 in 2024 made one of the best films of his career with “Killers of the Flower Moon” while Clint Eastwood delivered “Juror #2,” shortly before turning 95.

Here are 13 directors over 80 who are still busy making movies. (And if you’re wondering why we have left off Steven Spielberg, he’s a relatively youthful 78.)

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