I see this phrase used over and over in media hype.
His first movie flopped.
Scott brought in Lindelof to fix Prometheus, his 2nd movie.
The guy's agent/promoter is very talented, that is for sure.
Oh; I was going to say that the "go-to guy" for sci-fi movies would depend on what the impending project is about.
Personally, I want to see Sir Ridley do a Killzone™ movie. My friend suggested it first, though he also thinks the director of the movie Children of Men would suffice as well.....however I've not seen Children of Men so for now I'm all for Sir Ridley.
I am referring to Spaihts. He was hyped by a clever PR team as the "go to guy" for sci-fi movie scripts. You will see this line, spoon fed to hollywood journalists, all over the interwebs in various articles.
His first feature film, Their Darkest Hour, flopped big time.
His 2nd feature film, Prometheus, was it seems, rescued by Lindelof.
So why didn't Scott simply fire Spaihts? My guess is to avoid controversy. A director never wants even a hint that the script is horrible and had to be fixed. Furthermore this movie is not simply another big budget shoot. It is the epic return of Ridley Scott to science fiction. It has to be perfect.
Lindelof just made it "not an alien prequel", otherwise leaving the damn thing alone. Spaihts' scripts have more than once been included in the black list of top unfilmed scripts. Passengers is going to rock. Get your ****ing facts straight.
