How long does it take to shoot an epic historical drama for Ridley Scott? As it turns out, a lot less time than we would have ever guessed. When CinemaBlend’s ReelBlend podcast spoke to the iconic director of Alien and Blade Runner about the making of his Napoleon Bonaparte biopic starring Joaquin Phoenix, he revealed the film was shot in just two months we now know his next film, Gladiator 2, is on track to be filmed in even less time.
As Scott told ReelBlend’s hosts Sean O’Connell, Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy during their exclusive interview in Paris, France , it all comes down to the director opting for numerous cameras to be rolling at once when he films sequences. In his words:
