Ridley Scott and Alcon Entertainment are now pursuing a sequel (perhaps in name only) to Blade Runner, the 1982 film which was received poorly upon initial release.  This looks to follow Prometheus, Scott’s most recent project, and a spin-off of his 1979 film Alien. Little is known about the project in terms of the narrative, but Ridley Scott is the only person who could helm this material without complete skepticism.

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This afternoon in Comic Con’s Hall H, screenwriter and Lost co-creator Damon Lindeloff, joined by star Charlize Theron, presented a short behind the scenes look at Ridley Scott’s much rumored Prometheus.  The panel also included a special visit live via satellite from Sir Ridley himself, as well as cast member Noomi Rapace, all the way from the movie’s set in Iceland.  To find out more about what was screened and discussed, check out the rest of the article after the jump!

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Though Ridley Scott is hard at work on his sort of prequel, sort of spin-off Alien film Prometheus, that’s not stopping him from lining up his next project. Currently he and his producing partner Giannina Facio have hired screenwriter Jeffrey Caine to turn Gertrude Bell’s life into a film. Brittish-born Bell is most famous for her work in the Middle East. There she was once a spy, only to fall out of favor for advocating Arab self-rule over colonial involvement.

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The cast of Ridley Scott’s Prometheus continues to grow with the addition of three new actors. According to Mail Online, Idris Elba, Sean Harris and Kate Dickie have all signed on to co-star in the film. They also learned a little more about the tone of the movie from the director himself who spoke to the site about the upcoming production.

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Hearing that the Scott Brothers have produced a film of entirely of user-submitted content means one of two things — this is going to be a complete, chaotic mess, with random thoughts, and scattered ideas that don’t lead up to anything OR this is a film that will change cinema as we know it and absolutely shock and amaze audiences. For me there was really no in between. So what was it….

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The Hollywood studios continue to play a game of release date shuffle. Last week we learned that Frankenweenie and John Carter of Mars‘ respective dates had been moved, and now according to Heat Vision John Carter’s has been changed again. This time, the decision has to do with Ridley Scott’s upcoming sci-fi epic Prometheus.

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After months of waiting, the premiere of Kevin Macdonald and Ridley Scott’s ambitious project Life in a Day is almost here. The film that started off as a huge experiment to capture the actions of people all over the world in a single day is finished and ready to go. YouTube has announced that the movie will appear on the site later this month, where it will steam live for all to see.

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Do remember when Ridley Scott and Kevin MacDonald conducted an open casting call for their upcoming YouTube inspired movie? The film is called Life in a Day, and it’s a documentary that’s produced by Scott and directed by MacDonald that centers on a day in the life of thousands of YouTube users. The first official poster promoting the film has been released as well as its official synopsis. Take a look…

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Over the weekend a report surfaced regarding Ridley Scott’s upcoming Alien prequel. According to Digital Spy, the director has his eye on Gemma Arterton to star as the female lead in the latest installment of the sci-fi series. Does this mean that her character will be a complete rip off of Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley? We’re not sure but we do know that Scott was impressed by Arterton’s performance in The Disappearance of Alice Creed.

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