Ridley Scott Shares Initial Reaction to 'Alien: Romulus' at the Film's Premiere

Ridley Scott shares the notes he gave to director Fede Álvarez, after he was shown the first cut of 'Alien: Romulus.' He also compares Paul Mescal's immediate casting in 'Gladiator II' to that of Sigourney Weaver.

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Ridley Scott Shares Initial Reaction to 'Alien: Romulus' at the Film's Premiere

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[nrgspike]

Ridley Scott: "You don't give this to a starter, the studio will eat you alive"
David Fincher: I felt that!

[johnjohn]

Ridley Scott is 86! He's incredible, great inspiration.

[LaBibliotecaDelNautilus]

I love how he uses his time to praise the people he worked with: O'Bannon, Giger, Sigourney... legend

[TheFantasticFox]

Ridley can say the most curt, blunt response and then smiles and you still have to love him ❤

[mateosimon]

Its admirable to see Mr Scott always talking about his method, his wisdom, and his love of film. For me he is one of the all time greats🎖️

[MavenMusic]

Giger deserves all the flowers, absolutely fascinating artist

[bigm]

Ridley Scott is the man. Thanks for a bunch of great movies bro

[cgovvok]

Ridley Scott is a legend. Looks fantastic for his age too.🎉

[adamJKpunk]

Ridley is a madman lol. He just straight up says whatever the hell pops into his maniac brain lol. I love it .

[darthcheeseburger]

Ridley Scott is easily top ten greatest directors of all time. Alien and Blade Runner alone were enough to secure a GOAT level legacy. What an icon of film making.

[otachi_rx]

This is why Ridley is one of the greatest of all time. He’s a gift to the art of film making.

[jekw]

His filmography is all over the place but he’s one of the few directors that has really earned the name. At his best he’s untouchable and he’s got more than one movie that shows it.

[andreasilvestri]

Great thing Mr Scott underlined the extraordinary work of Mr Giger. Without him no Alien saga would have ever began. Respect ❤❤❤❤

[LetsMakeSomeGames-hiiz]

I love Ridely Scott's honestly. Great short interview.

[VoodooPadre]

Damn, the shoutouts & respect for Dan O’Bannon & H.R. Giger. What a king. Can’t wait to check out the movie ‼️

[ianmeechan]

Ridley please make the final installment to Covenant and Prometheus to finish David's story arc.

[nigelcarren]

Very gracious of Ridley Scott here. He gave credit precisely where it is due. 🇬🇧🇺🇲🇨🇭

[TYLERbOONE]

Can’t believe this man is 86 and still directing such big projects. Hyped for Gladiator II

[cvijaymohan]

He was smart to not answer the question on how long the first cut was at least during the premiere. Else it would’ve led to speculation that would adversely affect the movie

[aboutface]

Love that Scott fully acknowledges the brilliance of HR Giger's unique artworks, and its impact in all this + Bannon. Shout out to Mobius, Chris Foss and Ron Cobb who also made great designs for 1979 Alien