Ridley Scott's Next Film Is...

CREMILDO - Hmm, this is extremely intersting news. That's the first I've ever heard of The Martian. I agree with you whole-heartedly - I really hope Scott won't step aside and let someone else to take the helm for the next Prometheus film. I can't help but feel that it would somehow lessen the film's creative and psychological impact. Regardless, thank you ever so much for sharing this information with us! :)

I have also heard that hes working on that project titled Pharaoh with ET help but its not going to be a series but a movie...thats where I read it. I honestly dont believe that Scott will step aside for P2. He'll probably work on two at the same time. He doesnt work on one project a year thats just not Ridley hes a busy guy with a show to host called Prophets of Science Fiction in the UK and USA Science Channel. Good show, they talk about how science fiction influences us for the future. H.G. Wells, Arthur C. Clark, Isaac Asimov, and others.

Wow. I didn't expect that. Is it still up-to-date that the filming of 'Prometheus 2' is this fall? What about the release date of 4 March 2016??

Is it possible that the film 'The Martian' will be released 2016 too?? If thats right that would be so awesome. Two Sci-Fi films by Ridley Scott in one year. 

So the films which are remaining are just 'Blade Runner 2' and 'The Forever War'... I am looking forward to all of his films. Have you guys seen 'The Counselor'? It was a very thrilling film. The style was quite different to what we have seen before in gangster films. The dialogues were philosophical but comprehensible. I think that was the most thing I liked about it. But it was too much violence in the film. Escpecially the last scene with Brad Pitt... 

123Engineer: it is highly possible that the March 2016 release date actually refers to The Martian. Remember, Fox never manifested themselves officially about those "leaks" in which "sources" claimed the date was for Prometheus 2.

Man if Ridley messes up prometheus then leaves it to someone else to patch up thats very poor indeed after all surely he had some deep well thought through story from part one up to part three inside his head. And never just made it up as he went along willy nilly... nooo that could never of happened :D ! And like people keep saying it was a rip roaring sucess so Ridley is bound to be directing the second with gusto :P ...

No but seriously that is bad news common ridley! I suppose it could get better without him directing but just adds to the disappointment of people expecting something brilliant from him. Just hope it pans out differently!

djamel, you childish baiting has gotten really tiresome. I'll leave it to someone else to take it. Each made-up point you cynically make ("making up the plot as he goes along, the film wasn't a success, yak yak yak") can be and have been easily refuted with facts.

Yes we all know your stand point crem not even Ridley and lindelof shouting through loud speaker would change your mind denial is a strange thing. Lol :D

Said it before and I'll say it again. I'll believe P2 is "a go" when they actually start filming. P2 just simply isnt as high profile as other franchises right now. Not to mention that Scott has plenty of other ideas/movies lined up and he isnt getting any younger.

I'm hoping Ridley comes back to direct, but I'm thinking if P2 ever gets done, it will probably be someone else in the director's chair. 

draekus: at least Fox have been developing it and two writers have been brought onboard already. But you're right, unless they hire another director, Prom 2 will take a while to reach the screens.

Yup. That being said...should we start yet another thread on which replacement director we would like for P2? :)

That'd be cool, yeah.

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One more thing: the next time someone interviews Scott, please just ASK HIM him whether he is planning to direct Prom 2 himself. It can't be that difficult to just ask!

Well His Schedule is packed, he has a lot of movies he wishes to do, and then we got Prom 2/3 and Blade Runner 2, and Ridley is not getting any younger.

I am sure that Ridley has sat down with Fox and thrashed out the bare bones back story to how they want to go with Prometheus 2 etc and this information would then be given to the Script Writers.

So even if Ridley does not take a very active role in the movie when ever it gets shot, i am sure that his ideas would be taken on board.. i.e it wont go in a direction differently to what Ridley had planned, for example how Aliens introduced that a Queen Laid the Eggs and thus hint maybe thats how they got onto the Derelict, this idea of Queen and laying Eggs was not one Ridley thought of.... dont want this to go into a Aliens bashing thread or pro Queen one.

My point is that the Evolution of how the sequel would go from Alien had no input off Rildey only as far as it followed and used the Xeno Cycle Egg - Face Huger- Chest Buster -  Xeno.....

So my point is that even if Ridley does not take full control i am sure his ideas for how he roughly wants to go would already be known by the production team and writting staff.

For Example... If Ridley wants to scrab the Elders look from Prometheus deleted scenes, and basically only have one kind of Engineers and that higher than them is a new Race that looks different and more Alien...  Then i am sure this would be taken on board for the sequel.

If Ridley had idea that they explore the Deacon and that it some how can implant Embryos into Victims, then this would be taken on board for the Sequel.

In a nutshell regardless if Ridley has a major part to play i am sure he has thrashed out with Fox etc how he wants to go as far as broad stokes, to Xeno connection and Orgin, Engineers connection and reason for Sacrifice/Create Mankind, and where the Bio Tech comes from and the connection with Goo etc etc.

#Big Dave

Why are you talking about Prometheus 3? He never said that he want to make a trilogy. Just two prequels to Alien. I'm sure that someday there will be a sequel or something else but not by Ridley Scott. 

Rright!?

I cant seem too find a article but maybe someone here can or back me up.. ;)

But Ridley has said that the movie is set up for a sequel and that the franchise would not be able to be told in one movie that it would require two and maybe three movies in total.

So he has not said there will be a 3rd part but he has said that it COULD span over 3 parts.

When you think of the scope of the movie it would require at least 3 hours more to even start to fit everything in, so 3 parts would make sense.

But with all rumours going around, there could indeed be just one more movie that wil centre more around LV 223 and the Xeno and so who knows maybe a U-Turn and thus the Engineers become as much a Enigma with Questions never to be answered as the Space Jockey was near 35 years ago.

Spaights said in an interview that the story was always meant to be told over multiple films, and that what he discussed with Ridley was: " sometimes a duology, but more often a trilogy". Which was certainly what I was hoping for!

There was supposed to be a trilogy not some double movie special. If you're going to explain the species and motives of all alien and human origins its not going to be in two movies. Star Wars almost has 7 and yet according to some unreliable sources we only get 2? Thats not quite what Ridley had in mind or FOX they also were behind SW success so why not Alien/Prometheus movies?!...

I am going by memory here, but way back when Prom was still fresh Ridley Scott alluded to a planned trilogy.

Finding it out shouldn't be difficult: one just needs to find a source of archived news from the film. Perhaps SlashFilm or The Playlist have it?

I also would be satisfied if there is just one sequel to Prometheus. A trilogy sounds good but what if the second director cannot capture the feeling of Prometheus 1 and 2? I don't want it to be like Alien and Aliens. Aliens was very good but the style was different. It was more of an action-movie than a scifi-horror-thriller like the first one.