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Sir Ridley Scott

Born 30 November 1937 (1937-11-30) (age 70)
South Shields, England, U.K.
Other name(s) Rid
R-Scott
Occupation film director and producer
Years active 1965 - present
Spouse(s) Felicity Heywood (1964-1975)
Sandy Watson (1979-1989)

Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear) is a British Academy Award-nominated film director and producer known for his stylish visuals and an obsession for detail. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. His films include Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, Kingdom of Heaven, and American Gangster. Alien is a 1979 science fiction / Horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver. Blade Runner is a 1982 American Science fiction Film, directed by Ridley Scott. Thelma & Louise is a 1991 American Road movie which breaks with tradition by featuring two female leads Gladiator is a 2000 Epic film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen Black Hawk Down is a 2001 Academy Award -winning War film directed by Ridley Scott, based on the book Black Hawk Down a Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 Epic film, directed by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan. American Gangster is a 2007 Crime film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe

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Background

Scott grew up in an Army family, meaning that for most of his early life his father — an officer in the Royal Engineers — was absent. The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers ( RE) and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps Ridley's older brother, Frank, joined the Merchant Navy when he was still young and the pair had little contact. The British Merchant Navy, known simply as the Merchant Navy is the maritime register of the United Kingdom, and describes the seagoing commercial interests During this time the family moved around, living in (amongst other areas) Cumbria, Wales and Germany. Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. After the Second World War the Scott family moved back to their native north-east England, eventually settling in Teesside (whose industrial landscape would later inspire similar scenes in Blade Runner). World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Teesside is the name given to the Conurbation in the North East of England made up of the towns of Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees Blade Runner is a 1982 American Science fiction Film, directed by Ridley Scott. He enjoyed watching films. Among Scott's favourites were (and remain) Lawrence of Arabia, Citizen Kane and Seven Samurai. Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 Epic film based on the life of T Citizen Kane ( 1941) is an American Dramatic film, and the first Feature film directed by Orson Welles, who also co-authored is a 1954 Japanese film co-written edited and directed by Akira Kurosawa. [1] Scott studied in Teesside from 1954 to 1958, at Grangefield School and later in West Hartlepool College of Art, graduating with a Diploma in Design. Grangefield Technology College is a Technology College located on Oxbridge Avenue Stockton-on-Tees, opposite Stockton Cricket Club Cleveland College of Art & Design is a further and Higher education Art and Design college based in the North East of England He progressed to an M. A. in graphic design at London's Royal College of Art from 1960 to 1962. The term graphic design can refer to a number of artistic and professional disciplines which focus on visual communication and presentation London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Royal College of Art ( RCA) is a University in London, England.

At the RCA, he contributed to the college magazine, ARK, and helped to establish its film department. For his final show he made a black and white short film, Boy and Bicycle, starring his younger brother, Tony Scott, and his father. Boy and Bicycle is the first film made by Ridley Scott. The black and white short was made on 16mm film while Scott was a photography student at the Royal Anthony D L "Tony" Scott (born 21 July 1944) is a British Film director. The film's main visual elements would become features of Scott's later work; it was issued on the 'Extras' section of The Duellists DVD. After graduation in 1963 he secured a job as a trainee set designer with the BBC, leading to work on the popular television police series Z-Cars and the science fiction series Out of the Unknown. Z-Cars (sometimes written as Z Cars) was a British Television drama series centred on the work of beat police in the fictional Out of the Unknown was a British Television Science fiction Anthology drama series produced by the BBC and broadcast on Scott was an admirer of Stanley Kubrick early in his development as a director. For his entry for the BBC traineeship Scott remade Paths of Glory as a short film. Paths of Glory ( 1957) is a Black and white war Film by Stanley Kubrick based on the novel of the same name by Humphrey

He was assigned to design the second Doctor Who serial, The Daleks, which would have entailed realising the famous alien creatures. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The Daleks (also known as The Mutants) is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor However, shortly before he was due to start work a schedule conflict meant that he was replaced on the serial by Raymond Cusick. Raymond Cusick, also known as Ray Cusick or Raymond P Cusick, was a designer for the British Broadcasting Corporation. [2] At the BBC, Scott was placed into a director training programme and, before he left the corporation, had directed episodes of Z-Cars, its spin-off, Softly, Softly, and adventure series Adam Adamant Lives!. Softly Softly was a British Television drama series produced by the BBC and screened on BBC 1 from January 1966 Adam Adamant Lives! was a British Television series that ran from 1966 to 1967 on the BBC

Five members of the Scott family are directors, all working for Ridley Scott Associates (RSA). Brother Tony has been a successful film director for more than two decades; sons, Jake and Luke are both acclaimed commercials directors as is his daughter, Jordan. Jake and Jordan both work from Los Angeles and Luke is based in London.

Early career

Scott left the BBC in 1968 and established a production company, Ridley Scott Associates, working with Sir Alan Parker, Hugh Hudson, Hugh Johnson and employing his younger brother, Tony. Sir Alan William Parker, CBE (born 14th February, 1944) is a British Film director, producer, Writer, and Hugh Hudson (born 25 August 1936) is an British Academy Award -nominated Film director. Hugh Johnson is an Irish Cinematographer and Film director. Selected works A Line in the Sand ( 2008 Having cut his teeth on UK television commercials in the 1970s — most notably the 1974 Hovis advert, "Bike Round" (New World Symphony), which was filmed in Shaftesbury, Dorset — he graduated to Hollywood, where he produced and directed a number of top box office films. Hovis is a UK Brand of Flour and Bread, now owned by Premier Foods. "New World Symphony" redirects here for the Miami -based orchestra see New World Symphony Orchestra. Shaftesbury is a Town in North Dorset, England, situated on the A30 road near the Wiltshire border 20 Miles west of Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast

The Duellists

Main article: The Duellists

The Duellists of 1977 was Ridley Scott's first feature film. The Duellists is a 1977 film which was Ridley Scott 's first Feature film as a director The Duellists is a 1977 film which was Ridley Scott 's first Feature film as a director It was produced in Europe and won a Best Debut Film medal at the Cannes Film Festival but made limited commercial impact in the US. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, Set during the Napoleonic Wars, it featured two French Hussar officers, D'Hubert and Feraud (played by Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel). The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions Hussar (original Hungarian spelling huszár, plural huszárok, Husaria refers to a number of types of Light cavalry created in Hungary Keith Ian Carradine (born August 8, 1949) is an American Academy Award -winning Actor and Songwriter, born into a family Harvey Keitel (born 13 May 1939 is an Academy Award -nominated American actor Their quarrel over an initially minor incident turns into a bitter, long-drawn out feud over the following fifteen years, interwoven with the larger conflict that provides its backdrop. The film is lauded for its historically authentic portrayal of Napoleonic uniforms and military conduct, as well as its accurate early-nineteenth-century fencing techniques recreated by fight choreographer William Hobbs. Fencing is the art of armed Combat involving Cutting, Stabbing, or slapping bludgeoning Weapons directly manipulated by hand William Hobbs may refer to William Herbert Hobbs, geologist William Hobbs (choreographer William G

Alien

Main article: Alien (film)

Scott's box office disappointment with The Duellists was compounded by the success being enjoyed by Alan Parker with American-backed films — Scott admitted he was "ill for a week" with envy. Alien is a 1979 science fiction / Horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver. Scott had originally planned to next adapt an opera, Tristan und Isolde, but after seeing Star Wars, he became convinced of the potential of large scale, effects-driven films. Tristan und Isolde ( Tristan and Isolde, or Tristan and Isolda) is an Opera, or Music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope (originally released as Star Wars) is a 1977 Space opera He therefore accepted the job of directing Alien, the ground-breaking 1979 horror/science-fiction film that would give him international recognition. Alien is a 1979 science fiction / Horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver. Whilst mostly filmed in 1978, Scott's talent for high-quality production design and atmospheric visuals, and the film's emphasis on realism over movie heroics have given Alien almost ageless appeal.

While Scott would not direct the three Alien sequels, the female action hero Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) introduced in the first film, would become a cinematic icon. The phrase " Girl Power " is a term of empowerment expressed a cultural phenomenon of the mid-late 1990s to the early 2000s and is also linked to Third-wave feminism Lieutenant Ellen Ripley is a Science fiction heroine played by Sigourney Weaver. Sigourney Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress, best known for her roles as Lt Scott was involved in the 2003 restoration and re-release of the film including media interviews for its promotion. At this time Scott indicated that he had been in discussions to make the fifth and final film in the Alien franchise. However, in a 2006 interview, the director remarked that he had been unhappy about Alien: The Director's Cut, feeling that the original was "pretty flawless" and that the additions were merely a marketing tool. [3]

Blade Runner

Main article: Blade Runner

After a year working on the film adaptation of Dune, Scott signed to direct the film version of Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, (which would be retitled Blade Runner), following the sudden death of his brother Frank. Blade Runner is a 1982 American Science fiction Film, directed by Ridley Scott. Dune is a Science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert and published in 1965. Philip Kindred Dick (December 16 – March 2) was an American Science fiction Novelist and Short story Writer. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968 by Philip K Dick, is a Science fiction Novel about Rick Deckard, a Bounty hunter Starring Harrison Ford and featuring an acclaimed soundtrack by Vangelis, Blade Runner was a flop when released in theatres in 1982, and was pulled shortly thereafter. Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an Academy Award - and BAFTA -nominated as well as Golden Globe -winning American Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (Born March 29, 1943 in Volos, Greece) ( Greek: Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου However, it would eventually achieve cult status through re-issue on television and through home video. Scott's notes were used by Warner Brothers to create a rushed director's cut in 1991 which removed the voiceovers and modified the ending. A director's cut is a specially edited version of a Film, and less often TV series, Music video, commercials or Video games Today Blade Runner is often ranked by critics as one of the most important science fiction films of the 20th century[4] and is usually discussed along with William Gibson's novel Neuromancer as initiating the cyberpunk genre. William Ford Gibson (born March 17 1948 is an American - Canadian writer who has been called the "noir prophet" of the Cyberpunk subgenre Neuromancer is a 1984 novel by William Gibson, notable for being the most famous early Cyberpunk novel and winner of the science-fiction "triple Cyberpunk is a Science fiction genre noted for its focus on " High tech and low life. Scott personally supervised a digitally restored Blade Runner and approved the Final Cut, which was released theatrically in Los Angeles, New York and Toronto on 5 October 2007, and as an elaborate DVD release on 18 December 2007, following the resolution of a number of rights issues between Warner Bros and the film's guarantors. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the [5] Scott regards Blade Runner as his "most complete and personal film". [6]

"1984" Apple Macintosh commercial

Main article: 1984 (television commercial)

1984 is a 1984 American television commercial directed by Scott, written by Steve Hayden and Lee Clow, produced by Chiat/Day, and starring Anya Major as the unnamed heroine and David Graham as Big Brother. 1984 is the American Television commercial which introduced the Macintosh Personal computer for the first time Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced Steve Hayden is a well-known figure in the field of Advertising. Lee Clow is currently the Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of TBWA\Worldwide. TBWA Worldwide is an international advertising agency headquartered in New York City. Anya Major (born 1966 is an athlete and model who starred in Apple Computer 's famous "1984" commercial David Graham is a British Character actor and voice artist whose work may be more familiar than his name [7][8] It was released for a single airing in the United States on 22 January 1984 during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Super Bowl XVIII was an American football game that was played on January 22, 1984 at Tampa Stadium in Tampa Florida to decide [9] It introduced the Macintosh personal computer for the first time and is now considered a "watershed event" [10] and a "masterpiece. Macintosh, commonly nicknamed Mac is a Brand name which covers several lines of Personal computers designed developed and marketed by Apple Inc A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated "[11]

1984 used the unnamed heroine to represent the coming of the Macintosh (indicated by her white tank top with a Picasso-style picture of Apple’s Macintosh computer on it) as a means of saving humanity from "conformity" (Big Brother). Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso (October 25 1881 &ndash April 8 1973 Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics Macintosh, commonly nicknamed Mac is a Brand name which covers several lines of Personal computers designed developed and marketed by Apple Inc Big Brother is a Fictional character in George Orwell 's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, the [12]

These images were an allusion to George Orwell's noted novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four, which described a dystopian future ruled by a televised "Big Brother. An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference or representation of or to a well-known person place event literary work myth, or work of art Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950 who used the Pseudonym George Orwell, was an English writer Nineteen Eighty-Four (also titled 1984) by George Orwell (the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair) is a 1949 English Novel A dystopia (from the Greek δυσ- and τόπος alternatively cacotopia, kakotopia, cackotopia, or anti-utopia) is the vision of a society Big Brother is a Fictional character in George Orwell 's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, the "

Legend

Main article: Legend (film)

In 1985, Scott directed Legend, a fantasy film produced by Arnon Milchan. Legend Legend Arnon Milchan (ארנון מילצ'ן December 6, 1944) is Film producer and businessman Having not tackled the fairy tale genre, Scott decided to create a "once upon a time" film set in a world of fairies, princesses, and goblins. Scott cast Tom Cruise as the film's hero, Jack, Mia Sara as Princess Lily, and Tim Curry as the Satan-like Lord of Darkness. Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer Mia Sarapochiello (born June 19, 1967 in Brooklyn Heights, New York) is an American actress who uses the Stage name Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946 is an English Actor, Singer, Voice actor, and Composer, as well as having a career as a Satan, ( Standard Hebrew Satan'el, English accuser) is a term that originates from the Abrahamic faiths, being traditionally But a series of problems with both principal photography and post-production (including heavy editing and substitution of Jerry Goldsmith's original score) hampered the film's release and as a result Legend received scathing reviews. Jerrald King "Jerry" Goldsmith ( February 10, 1929 – July 21, 2004) was an American Film score Composer It has since become a cult classic thanks to a DVD release that restores Scott's original, intended vision. A cult film is a Film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans.

Someone to Watch Over Me and Black Rain

Hungry for a real box office hit and also for respect from the press which considered him a commercial filmmaker devoted only to fantastic visuals without much substance, Scott decided to postpone further incursions into the science fiction and fantasy genre, in order to avoid being typecast, by focusing more in down to earth mature suspense thrillers.

Among them came Someone to Watch Over Me, a romantic police drama starring Tom Berenger, Lorraine Bracco and Mimi Rogers in 1987, and Black Rain, a 1989 cop drama starring Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia, shot partially in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. Someone to Watch Over Me is a film starring Tom Berenger and Mimi Rogers and directed by Ridley Scott. Tom Berenger (born May 31, 1948) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American Actor known mainly for Lorraine Bracco (born October 2, 1954) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and Emmy Award -nominated as well as Screen Actors Mimi Rogers (born January 27 1956 is an American movie actress and competitive Poker player Black Rain is a 1989 American action - thriller Film starring Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American Actor and producer, primarily in Movies and Television Andy García (born Andrés Arturo García y Menéndez; April 12, 1956) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor Both met with mild success at the box office.

Again, Scott was praised for his lavish visuals, but was still being criticised for making films that were little more than extended versions of his glossy TV commercials, which he kept directing due to the lucrative nature of the advertising business.

Thelma & Louise

Thelma & Louise (1991) starred Geena Davis as Thelma, Susan Sarandon as Louise who are on a journey of personal discovery, friendship, and love. Thelma & Louise is a 1991 American Road movie which breaks with tradition by featuring two female leads Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning and Emmy -nominated Susan Sarandon (born Susan Abigail Tomalin; October 4 1946 is an American Actress. The movie has overtones of a lesbian relationship, with the two committing crimes along the cross-country trek. These crimes strengthen Thelma and Louise's bond. Harvey Keitel is featured as a sympathetic detective who trys to solve crimes that the two women commit. Harvey Keitel (born 13 May 1939 is an Academy Award -nominated American actor The movie proved to be a success and revived Scott's reputation as a film maker.

However, Scott's next project was less successful. He oversaw the making of an independent movie 1492: Conquest of Paradise. 1492 Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 American / European adventure / Drama film. It is a visually striking film about the story of Christopher Columbus. However, it is considered to be his slowest paced movie. Scott would not release another film for four years after 1492: Conquest of Paradise. 1492 Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 American / European adventure / Drama film.

Mature period

In 1995 Scott, together with his brother Tony, formed the film and television production company Scott Free Productions in Los Angeles. All of his subsequent feature films, starting with White Squall and G.I. Jane, a female tabloid version of Full Metal Jacket starring Demi Moore and Viggo Mortensen, have been produced under the Scott Free banner. White Squall is a 1996 movie directed by Ridley Scott, starring Jeff Bridges and John Savage. GI Jane is a 1997 Action film that tells the fictional story of the first woman to undergo training in U Full Metal Jacket ( 1987) is a War film based on the novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford. Demi Moore (born Demetria Gene Guynes on November 11 1962 is an American Actress. Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr (born October 20 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Academy Award -nominated Danish American Theater and movie Also in 1995, the two brothers purchased a controlling interest in Shepperton Studios that was later merged with Pinewood Studios. Shepperton Studios, located in Shepperton, Surrey, England is a film studio with a long history of film making Pinewood Studios is a major British Film studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. Scott and his brother are currently producing (since 2005) the CBS series Numb3rs — a crime drama focused on a mathematician who helps the FBI solve crimes using his genius in mathematics. NUMB3RS (pronounced Numbers) is an American Television show produced by brothers Ridley and Tony Scott.

Gladiator and subsequent works

The huge success of Scott's film Gladiator (2000) has been credited with the revival of the nearly defunct genre of the "sword and sandal" historical epic. Gladiator is a 2000 Epic film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen Sword and sandal films or pepla (singular= peplum) are a Genre of adventure or Fantasy films that have subjects set in Biblical Scott then turned to Hannibal, the sequel to Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs. Hannibal is a 2001 Thriller film directed by Ridley Scott, adapted from the Thomas Harris novel of the same name. Robert Jonathan Demme (born February 22 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer and The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 suspense film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, 2001 also saw the release of Scott's war film Black Hawk Down (2001), which further established Scott's position as both a critically and financially successful film maker and went on to earn two Oscars. Black Hawk Down is a 2001 Academy Award -winning War film directed by Ridley Scott, based on the book Black Hawk Down a

In 2003, Scott directed Matchstick Men, adapted from the novel by Eric Garcia, and starring Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell and Alison Lohman. Matchstick Men is a 2003 American Drama film starring Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell and Alison Lohman. Eric Garcia (b 1972 Miami Florida) is the author of several humorous novels including Matchstick Men which was made into a movie directed Nicolas Cage (born Nicholas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award -winning American actor Sam Rockwell (born November 5, 1968) is an American Actor. Biography Early life Rockwell was born in Daly City Alison Marion Lohman (born September 18, 1979) is an American Actress. It received mostly positive reviews and performed moderately at the box office.

In 2005, the director made the internationally successful Kingdom of Heaven, a movie about the Crusades that consciously sought to connect history to current events. Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 Epic film, directed by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan. The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents While on location in Morocco during filming, Scott reportedly received threats from extremists. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa The Moroccan government also sent the Moroccan cavalry as extras in the epic battle scenes.

Unhappy with the theatrical version of the film (which he blamed on paying too much attention to the opinions of preview audiences), Scott supervised a director's cut of Kingdom of Heaven, which was released on DVD in 2006. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is [13] In an interview to promote the latter, when asked if he was against previewing in general, Scott stated:

"It depends who's in the driving seat. If you've got a lunatic doing my job, then you need to preview. But a good director should be experienced enough to judge what he thinks is the correct version to go out into the cinema. "[14]

A Good Year and American Gangster

Scott teamed up again with actor Russell Crowe, directing the movie A Good Year, which is based on the best-selling book. Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964 is an Academy Award - BAFTA - Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning New Zealand and A Good Year is a 2006 Romantic comedy film starring Russell Crowe and directed by Ridley Scott. The film was released on 10 November 2006, with a score by Marc Streitenfeld. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp and Subsidiary studio 20th Century Fox (who backed the film) dismissed A Good Year as "a flop" at a shareholders' meeting only a few days after the film was released. is gay Bold text' Keith Rupert Murdoch', AC, KCSG (born Melbourne, March 11 1931 usually known as Rupert Murdoch, is an Australian-American [15]

Scott's next directorial work was on American Gangster, working for the first time with Denzel Washington and again with Russell Crowe. American Gangster is a 2007 Crime film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe Denzel Hayes Washington Jr (born December 28 1954) is an American Actor and director. He is the third director to attempt the project after Antoine Fuqua's attempt (under the working title Tru Blu) was shut down by the studio due to an escalating budget. Antoine Fuqua (born May 30, 1965 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an African-American Film director. Washington had been cast in that incarnation of the project (reuniting him with Fuqua who had directed him in his Best Actor Oscar-winning performance in Training Day) as well as Benicio del Toro, who were both paid salaries of $20m and $15m respectively without doing any production on the film. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Training Day is a 2001 Crime film directed by Antoine Fuqua, starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (born February 19 1967 is a Puerto Rican Actor and Film producer. The project was then handed to the director of Hotel Rwanda, Terry George, who was rumoured to be working on a less harsh version of the script with Don Cheadle in the starring role. Hotel Rwanda is a Historical drama film about the hotelier Paul Rusesabagina (played by Don Cheadle) during the Rwandan Genocide Terry George (born December 20, 1952) is an Irish screenwriter and director. Donald Frank "Don" Cheadle (born November 29, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe Award -winning American Eventually George and Cheadle dropped out and Scott took over the project in early 2006. The film finally premiered in October 2007.

Planned projects

Scott is set to direct an adaptation of Robin Hood called Nottingham in which Russell Crowe will portray the Sheriff of Nottingham. Robin Hood is an archetypal figure in English folklore, whose story originates from medieval times but who remains significant in popular culture where See also The Sheriff of Nottingham in classic stories The Sheriff of Nottingham was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order in Nottingham [16]

Rumoured future projects include Shadow Divers (though currently unattached) and The Invisible World (production notes unknown). Shadow Divers is a non-fictional recounting of the discovery of a World War II German U-Boat sixty miles off the coast of New Jersey, USA He also has a historical epic called Tripoli planned, with Russell Crowe and Ben Kingsley attached, and a western in development, Blood Meridian, based on the book by Cormac McCarthy. Sir Ben Kingsley, CBE (born 31 December, 1943) is an English Actor. The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. Cormac McCarthy, born Charles McCarthy (born July 20, 1933 in Providence Rhode Island) is an American Novelist and In 2000, he was attached to do an adaptation of Ben Elton's novel Popcorn. Benjamin Charles Elton (born 3 May 1959 is an English Comedian, writer and director. Popcorn is a 1996 novel and play by the British writer Ben Elton. He and brother Tony are also looking at remaking the 1979 film The Warriors, with Tony set to direct as his next film after Déjà Vu. The Warriors is a 1979 cult classic action / thriller film directed by Walter Hill and based on the 1965 novel Déjà Vu is a Science fiction Crime thriller directed by Tony Scott, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and starring It was recently announced that he will direct Brave New World[17]

Recently it was announced that his next project would be Body of Lies, the adaptation of the fiction bestseller of the same name, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe once more attached to star. Brave New World is a 1932 Novel by Aldous Huxley. Set in the London of AD 2540 (632 A Body of Lies is a 2008 American thriller Film adaptation of the novel of the same name by David Ignatius about Body of Lies is an American spy thriller novel by David Ignatius, a columnist for The Washington Post. Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11 1974 is a three-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American film actor. Previously the project had been named Penetration. On 19 June 2007 it was announced that Scott would direct a film version of the game Monopoly. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Monopoly is a Board game published by Parker Brothers, a subsidiary of Hasbro. [18]

Scott will also direct Child 44 an adaptation of the novel by Tom Rob Smith, a period thriller set during the Stalinist-era about a Russian secret police officer who is framed by a colleague for treason. Tom Rob Smith (born 1979 is an English writer Smith was born in 1979 as the son of a Swedish mother and an English father and was brought up in London where he lives today He will be producer of the horror movie Tell-Tale, which Michael Cuesta is set to direct and Josh Lucas to star in as a man whose heart-transplant leads him to find the killer of his heart's previous owner before its past catches up to him. Michael Cuesta (Born July 8, 1963) is a American film and television director. Josh Lucas (born Joshua Lucas Easy Dent Maurer; June 20, 1971) is an American Actor. And Factor X about a young counter-terrorism expert from Washington who works with Wichita police detective Ken Landwehr (Eric Bana) to solve the infamous case of the BTK serial killer active in Kansas from 1974-91, but who was finally captured in 2005. Eric Bana (born Eric Banadinovich; 9 August 1968 is an Australian Film and Television Actor.

Scott is currently making a film about Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician The film could be complete by the end of 2008 and released in early 2009. The film is set 1987.

In April 2008, Scott announced his new project The Kind One, a period drama set for release in 2010. The film will star recent Academy Award nominee Casey Affleck. Casey Affleck (born August 12, 1975) is an Academy Award - SAG Award- and Golden Globe -nominated American Actor [19]

Approach and style

Initially Scott was hardly known as an actors' director, but he has become more receptive to ideas from his cast as his career has developed. Examples include Susan Sarandon's suggestions that the character of Louise pack shoes in plastic bags in one scene of Thelma & Louise, and another where her character exchanges jewellery for a hat and other items, as well as Tim Robbins' collaboration with Scott and Susan Sarandon to rework the final scene with a more upbeat ending. Russell Crowe has commented, "I like being on Ridley's set because actors can perform [. . . ] and the focus is on the performers. "[20]

On the other hand, he can be a demanding and difficult director to work for. He was nicknamed "Guvnor" in the Blade Runner production. Several crew members wore protest t-shirts with slogans such as "Yes Guvnor, my ass" and "Will Rogers never met Ridley Scott" in reference to Will Rogers' most famous quotation, "I never met a man I didn't like". This page is about the humorist for others with similar names see William Rogers. [21] This was mainly in response to the way that Scott directed his first American crew, which some considered too harsh.

His striking visual style, incorporating a detailed approach to production design and innovative, atmospheric lighting, has been influential on a subsequent generation of filmmakers — many of whom have simply imitated his style. Scott commonly uses slow pacing until the action sequences, which are characterised by frequent, rapid edits. Examples include Alien and Blade Runner; the LA Times critic Sheila Benson, for example, would call the latter "Blade Crawler" "because it's so damn slow". Another commonly employed technique is his use of sound or music to build tension, as seen in Alien with hissing steam, beeping computers and the noise of the machinery in the space ship.

Scott has developed a method for filming intricate shots as swiftly as possible:

"I like working, always, with a minimum of three cameras. [. . . ] So those 50 set-ups [a day] might only be 25 set-ups except I'm covering in the set-up. So you're finished. I mean, if you take a little bit more time to prep on three cameras, or if it's a big stunt, eleven cameras, and — whilst it may take 45 minutes to set up — then when you're ready you say 'Action!', and you do three takes, two takes and is everybody happy? You say, 'Yeah, that's it. ' So you move on. "[20]

Although Scott is often known for his painterly directorial style, other techniques and elements include:

Criticism

The criticism most often levelled against Scott is that he is a stylist whose overriding interest in visuals comes at the expense of believable characters and a strong narrative.

Although some of his films have been highly praised, others have been less successful with audiences and critics. White Squall, G.I. Jane and Hannibal are the three major works most often attacked by critics, while 1492: Conquest of Paradise was a major commercial failure. White Squall is a 1996 movie directed by Ridley Scott, starring Jeff Bridges and John Savage. GI Jane is a 1997 Action film that tells the fictional story of the first woman to undergo training in U Hannibal is a 2001 Thriller film directed by Ridley Scott, adapted from the Thomas Harris novel of the same name. 1492 Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 American / European adventure / Drama film. Legend (1985) was, like Blade Runner three years before, an initial box-office disaster, but it too has since found cult status. Legend

Some actors who have worked with Scott have argued that he puts more emphasis on the sets and lining up shots than on them. Perhaps most famously among them, Harrison Ford complained that his relationship with Scott while making Blade Runner left a lot to be desired. Blade Runner is a 1982 American Science fiction Film, directed by Ridley Scott. The legend holds that the infamous chestbursting sequence in Alien is so effective partly because the director purposely did not warn most of the cast what exactly was about to take place - i. Alien is a 1979 science fiction / Horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver. e that some of their shocked expressions are real. Paul M. Sammon, in his book Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner, commented in an interview with Brmovie. com that Scott's relationship with his actors has improved considerably over the years. [24]

DVD format and director's cut

Scott is known for his enthusiasm for the DVD format, providing audio commentaries and interviews for all his films where possible. On disc based video formats an audio commentary is an additional audio track consisting of a lecture or comments by one or more speakers that plays in real time with video In the July 2006 issue of Total Film magazine, he stated:

After all the work we go through, to have it run in the cinema and then disappear forever is a great pity. Total Film, published by Future Publishing, is the United Kingdom 's second best-selling Film Magazine. To give the film added life is really cool for both those who missed it and those who really loved it. [14]

The special edition DVDs of Scott's films are often well regarded for their high quality picture and sound, as well as comprehensive documentaries and commentaries, produced by his longtime DVD producer, Charles de Lauzirika. Charles de Lauzirika is an award-winning American documentary filmmaker and DVD / Blu-Ray producer.

Running alongside his enthusiasm for DVD, Scott is sometimes considered the "father" of the director's cut, a description which is somewhat ironic considering that the impetus to produce such Scott directors cuts has sometimes begun with other parties. A director's cut is a specially edited version of a Film, and less often TV series, Music video, commercials or Video games The positive reaction to the Blade Runner Directors Cut encouraged Scott to re-cut several movies that were flops at the time of their release (including Legend and Kingdom of Heaven). Today the practice of alternative cuts is more commonplace, though often as a way to make a film stand out in the DVD marketplace by adding new material.

Awards

Scott has been nominated for three Academy Awards for Directing: for Thelma & Louise, Gladiator and Black Hawk Down. The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to [25] He was knighted in the 2003 New Year honours. The British honours system is a means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery achievement or service to the United Kingdom. [26]

Personal life

His partner in life is the actress Giannina Facio, whom he has cast in all his movies since White Squall. Giannina Facio (born September 10 1955) is a Costa Rican actress who has appeared in a number of films including and more recently A Good Year

Filmography

Year Film No. of Oscar nominations No. of Oscar wins
1965 Boy and Bicycle
1977 The Duellists
1979 Alien 2 1
1982 Blade Runner 2
1985 Legend 1
1987 Someone to Watch Over Me
1989 Black Rain 2
1991 Thelma & Louise 6 1
1992 1492: Conquest of Paradise
1996 White Squall
1997 G.I. Jane
2000 Gladiator 12 5
2001 Hannibal
Black Hawk Down 4 2
2003 Matchstick Men
2005 Kingdom of Heaven
2006 All the Invisible Children
A Good Year
2007 American Gangster 2
2008 Body of Lies
2009 Nottingham
Blood Meridian
2010 The Kind One
TBA Tripoli
Factor X

Music video

Commercials

TV shows (as producer)

External links

References

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  4. ^ The Guardian: Top 10 sci-fi films
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  10. ^ Apple's '1984' Super Bowl commercial still stands as watershed event
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  14. ^ a b Total Film magazine, July 2006: 'Three hours, eight minutes. It's beautiful. ' (Interview to promote Kingdom of Heaven: The Director's Cut)
  15. ^ "A Good Year is a 'flop', Murdoch admits", Guardian Unlimited, 2006-11-16. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Retrieved on 2007-02-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the  
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  17. ^ Ridley Scott to Direct Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World? - Film Junk
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  24. ^ BRmovie.com: Paul M. Sammon interview
  25. ^ IMDb: Ridley Scott — awards
  26. ^ BBC News: Bates and Scott lead showbiz honours


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NAME Scott, Ridley
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Scott, Sir Ridley
SHORT DESCRIPTION English film director, and producer
DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH South Shields, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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