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Ridley Scott Will Never Stop Directing: “Shut Up and Go Make Another Movie”

The legendary director, who turns 87 this month, looks back on his five-decade career: From 'Alien' to 'Blade Runner' to his best film in years — 'Gladiator II.'

He’s also become more prolific as a producer via his company Scott Free, generating a storm of projects which include this summer’s surprise hit Alien: Romulus and Amazon’s upcoming series Blade Runner 2099. I saw your 1979 original on the big screen a few years back and I could not believe how well it holds up in a theater — the visuals, the sound design, how much the ship is a living, breathing character that’s like an extension of the creature… I binge TV and saw this thing, Normal People, and thought: “This kid [Paul Mescal] is interesting,” and, “Fuck me, he looks like Richard Harris.” Suddenly it came together: “This is Lucius.” And from that I asked him, “Do you want to do the film?”

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