Ridley Scott at Marvel or DC? He turned down a lot of superhero movies
The filmmaker, however, considers Alien, Gladiator and Blade Runner to be superhero films in a certain way.
The highly anticipated biopic Napoleon comes out this Wednesday and Ridley Scott reveals to Deadline that he declined many offers to direct superhero films. Indeed, the filmmaker is used to large productions and knows how to make blockbusters generally combining public and critical success. While other authors have tried the exercise, Tim Burton has Christopher NolanPassing by Sam Raimi Or Chloe Zhao, Ridley Scotthe will not join either Marvel or DC.
He states that he considers that he has already given superhero films in his filmography in a certain way: “Yes, I was offered some, but I said no, thank you. (…) Not for me. I’ve already done two or three superhero films. I think Sigourney Weaver is a superhero in Alien. I think Russell Crowe is a superhero in Gladiator. And Harrison Ford is a great anti-hero.”
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Indeed, one might think that these films are not really part of the superhero film genre but he ends the discussion with a weighty argument: “The difference is my fucking stories are better.”
The director is taking on big projects since now that Napoleon came out, with Joaquin Phoenix And Vanessa Kirby to casting, he is now working on the sequel to Gladiator.
Gladiator 2 will follow the adventures of Lucius, the son of Maximus, who will be played by Paul Mescal. Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen And Pedro Pascal will also be in the casting of this sequel. Waiting for, Napoleon is currently in cinemas, here is the trailer:
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