‘Partly my fault’: Ridley Scott admits guilt in one of his most controversial films

Ridley Scott, 86, is still as funny as ever! The latter just gave us “Gladiator 2” in cinemas from November 13. The sequel to the June 2000 classic has already earned $87 million worldwide, a promising score if ever there was one.

However, when questioned termThe British director discussed another of his feature films, the controversial Prometheus, which was heavily panned by fans. “With a great screenwriter Damon LindelofWe sat and tried to reconstruct the era of aliens. But we fell asleep on the way.”– admitted the director.

Lack of vigilance

“My advisors weren’t vigilant enough either, no doubt. I’m partly responsible because I was busy with other films; that’s how the project ended up, when it wasn’t meant to be. When you bring something to life, you better do it 100%.”Ridley Scott added, correcting himself.

At the time, the filmmaker wanted to breathe new life into the franchise, 33 years after his original opus. Indeed, in an interview with Deadline, he disapproved of Alien 3 and 4. According to him, David Fincher and Jean-Pierre Jeunet criticized it. “everything is broken”. He therefore had the ambition to return to the sources for his own rebirth of the viscous xenomorph.

As it continued, I said to myself: Oh my God, they’re ruining everything.

“One James Cameron It was a very good sequel. 3 and 4 were getting harder and harder. As it turned out, I said to myself, “Oh my God, they’re ruining everything.” And after that, honestly, I said to myself, well, it’s over.”he argued.

Despite mixed reviews, Prometheus still grossed $403 million worldwide on a $130 million budget. Thus, Ridley Scott was able to make a sequel, Alien Covenant. Unfortunately, it was not a success and in 2017 it only made $240 million.

The jaded Xenomorph will return in 2024 with Alien Romulus, directed by Fede Alvarez. Thus, the work attracted $350 million internationally for a budget of $80 million. In addition, a spin-off series: Alien Earth will be released soon. You’re not done screaming yet as you try to escape the clutches of one of the scariest monsters in movie history.