Ridley Scott's Upcoming Projects

Ridley Scott, 83, is still one of the busiest men in Hollywood. The director of Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, American Gangster, The Martian, and All the Money in the World has plenty of stories left to tell.

==DIRECTING==

THE LAST DUEL (Oct 15, 2021) - Medieval movie starring Matt Damon and Adam Driver as the two men who participated in the last legally sanctioned duel by King Charles VI of France. Ben Affleck and Jodie Comer (Free Guy) co-star.

HOUSE OF GUCCI (Nov 24, 2021) - A decades-spanning story about the Gucci family and their billion-dollar fashion empire. It stars Adam Driver, Lady Gaga, Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Jared Leto, and Salma Hayek.

KITBAG (2023) - A biopic about the relationship between Napoleon and Josephine, to be played by Joaquin Phoenix and Jodie Comer.

QUEEN & COUNTRY (In development) - Sylvia Hoeks (Blade Runner 2049) to play a Special Ops agent on the run after she assassinates a powerful figure in Eastern Europe.

ALIEN PREQUEL (In development) - He'd originally planned to make another film that happens between Alien: Covenant and the original Alien on the timeline, but I've also heard this could take place before Prometheus, when Peter Weyland (Guy Pearce) is a younger man.

GLADIATOR 2 (In development) - This sequel would take place 25 years after the original, with Lucius, son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen), as the lead character. Lucius was played by Spencer Treat Clark in the original.

==PRODUCING==

DEATH ON THE NILE (February 11, 2022) - The next Hercule Poirot mystery directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh. This one co-stars Gal Gadot, Annette Bening, Armie Hammer, Letitia Wright, and Rose Leslie.

EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON (In development) - A biopic of Quanah, the last formally recognized chief of the Comanche tribe. It'll be written and directed by Derek Cianfrance (The Place Beyond the Pines).

WAR PARTY (In development) - A Navy SEALs adventure starring Tom Hardy, written and directed by Andrew Dominik (Killing Them Softly).

EMMA'S WAR (In development) - Based on the true story of a British aid worker who married a warlord in Sudan bent on controlling part of the country.

DAVID (In development) - A retelling of David & Goliath.