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Ridley Scott is ruining himself with flop after flop – and Hollywood isn’t helping

COMMENT: The British genius behind ‘Alien’ and ‘Gladiator’ has presided over a string of creatively uninspiring blockbusters of late, from ‘Gladiator II’ to this month’s ‘The Dog Stars’. And despite the feeling that the 88-year-old is phoning it in, he keeps drawing sky-high budgets. It’s spoiling his legacy in the…

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The Uprising review – the peasants are revolting in muddled historical epic

Andrew Garfield’s charisma can’t save Paul Greengrass’s grim and depressingly generic period piece

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Ridley Scott Breaks Silence About Claim That He Blames Paul Mescal For Gladiator II’s Reception

Scott’s side of the story is finally on the record.

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Was Paul Mescal being ‘not masculine enough’ the reason Gladiator II flopped?

Mescal’s nuanced performance in Ridley Scott’s belated sequel has been blamed by some for the film’s box office underperformance. May I suggest Jason Statham for Gladiator III?

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Hideo Kojima has reviewed The Dog Stars, and it sure doesn't seem like he was a fan

Our favorite movie critic's latest review is scathing for what it doesn't say

Total Film

Ridley Scott says he "made the best Alien by far" and I'm inclined to agree

A sequel to Alien: Covenant is also on the way

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Ridley Scott claims he saved Alien franchise with controversial 2012 film

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Ridley Scott says Alien 4 ‘killed’ the franchise before he revived it with Prometheus

Ridley Scott believes the Alien film series was dead and buried before he made 2012’s Prometheus.

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Sir Ridley Scott still sketches his films on paper

Sir Ridley Scott still sketches his films on paper before making them.

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Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars falls short at box office as Spider-Man continues to dominate

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ has earned nearly $900 million in the US since opening last month

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Wins Fifth-Straight Box Office Amid Coyote Vs. Acme’s Triumphant Debut

The MCU blockbuster continues its climb.

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Hollywood star Josh Brolin has 'softened a bit'

Sir Ridley Scott has explained how Josh Brolin has "softened" over the last 20 years.

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Ignore 'The Dog Stars' 40% Rotten Tomatoes score — here's why you should go see it this weekend

“The Dog Stars” has been savaged by some critics, and I think they got it wrong. Here's why you should go see Ridley Scott's latest movie this weekend.

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The Dog Stars director Sir Ridley Scott explains the importance of a film script

Sir Ridley Scott, the director of The Dog Stars, has opened up about his approach to filmmaking.

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Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'The Dog Stars' - A smouldering Jacob Elordi can't save us

Ridley Scott's latest film proves that while a smouldering Jacob Elordi and his faithful dog can't save us in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, Josh Brolin’s goatee can spark some hope.

The Guardian - UK

Memo to Ridley Scott: no one needs more Alien: Covenant movies – get the franchise back to stalk’n’slash

News that Scott is working on a follow-up to his maligned 2017 film leaves me worried the franchise has run out of shocks

The Independent UK

Callum Turner and Jacob Elordi are top Bond contenders. Their flop movies might hurt their chances

COMMENT: Screen tests are reportedly being held in early September for the men competing to be the new 007. So it’s not especially helpful that two of the buzziest contenders for the role are headlining expensive, poorly reviewed bombs on the same weekend, writes Adam White

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Sir Ridley Scott hadn't read The Dog Stars

Sir Ridley Scott has discussed his experience of shooting The Dog Stars.

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9 Years Later, 'Alien' Could Finally Be Fixing Its Biggest Plot Hole

It's been almost ten years since the release of 'Alien: Covenant,' but Ridley Scott might be returning to cap off his Alien prequel trilogy.

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Tim Curry's devilish charm

The actor, who died at 80, had a persuasive way of making wickedness look hot

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Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant sequel is back in the works, with Michael Fassbender’s David at the center

Ridley Scott has officially stated that a new installment in the Alien prequel saga is underway. Set to follow the narrative of android David post-Alien: Covenant, the film promises to chart David's ambition in creating a new world. With talks of Michael Fassbender reprising his role, audiences can expect a…

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I Didn’t See Jacob Elordi Getting Compared To (Young) Kevin Costner Coming In The Dog Stars Reviews

Ridley Scott's new movie has Jacob Elordi, thank goodness.

Total Film

A sequel to Alien: Covenant about Michael Fassbender's David "creating a brave new world for himself" is in the works, according to Ridley Scott

"AIs can go off, and if they do, it’s like a bomb"

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How Aliens became the rare sequel that was as good as – or better than – the original

In 1986, seven years after the groundbreaking Alien, director James Cameron released its long-awaited sequel. Rather then trying to recreate Ridley Scott’s claustrophobic 1979 horror, Cameron transformed it into something bigger, louder and more militaristic.

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‘The Dog Stars’ review: Ridley Scott finds humanity at the end of the world

“The Dog Stars” sees a young pilot surviving alongside his dog in a brutal post-apocalyptic world, until a mysterious radio transmission sends him beyond their isolated homestead.

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