Ridley Scott was not given the opportunity to have a direct involvement in either sequel. alien or Blade Runnerand apparently, alien or Blade Runner 2049 Scott was offered the role after the project had already been earmarked for James Cameron and Denis Villeneuve. As a rising star in the Hollywood industry, Scott was extremely unhappy with this development, but did not push back too hard against the studio system for fear of being blacklisted and labeled as difficult to work with.
Instead, Ridley Scott took the failure of these sequels and turned them into 2000’s Gladiator2001s Black Hawk Downand in 2015 MartianIn fact, Scott’s catalog, arguably excluding the sequel to his greatest masterpiece, is filled with phenomenal successes that prove he was destined for great success as a filmmaker. Today, the acclaimed director boasts over 60 directing credits and over 100 producing credits on IMDb.
