Ridley Scott says he should have directed Alien and Blade Runner sequels but didn't get a choice: "You can imagine I wasn't happy"

Sir Ridley Scott
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Ridley Scott has spoken out about not being asked to dire🌳ct the Alien or Blade Runꦡner sequels – and says he wasn't happy about it.

"I was slow out the starting gate," Scott told . "I mean, I should have done the sequels to Alien and to Blade Runner. You change over the years. At that time, I didn't want to go through it again. So Jim Cameron came in – and then David Fincher – on Alien." Cameron directed 1986's Aliens, while Fincher helmed 1992's Alien 3. Denis Villeneuve took the reins for 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Blade Runner 2049, which was released in 2017.  

He continued, "🌜I'm the author of two franchises. Most directors in Hollywood – certainly, let's say, at my level – don't let that stuff go. But I did Alien as my second movie, so I didn't have much choice. And Blade Runner was my third movie. So, I had no choice because I had very tough partners. It was kind of 'Welcome to Hollywood.' I was never told or asked [about sequels]. You can imagine I wasn'♕t happy."

One sequel that Scott did get to make, however, is Gladiator 2. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Paul Mescal stars as Lucius Verus, the former heir to the Roman Empire. S﷽et 15 years after the first movie, Lucius has renounced his privilege for life as a gladiator. Separated from his family, he's been living in the wilderness for the last decade and a half. 

The movie sees Connie Nielsen return as Lucilla, Lucius' mother, and she's joined by new cast members includiᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚng Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Derek Jacobi, Stranger Things' Joseph Quinn, and The White Lotus' Fred Hechinger.

Gladiator 2 arrives in UK cinemas on November 15 and US theaters on November 22. While we wait, check out our guide to the rest of this year's most exciting 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:movie release dates

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