Ridley Scott
English filmmaker
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| 2025 | Directed the pilot episode of Dope Thief television series |
| 2025 | Scheduled to produce 'Echo Valley' |
| 2025 | Ridley Scott is set to executive produce the television programs 'Dope Thief' and 'Alien: Earth' |
| 2024 | Appointed Knight Grand Cross by King Charles III. |
| 2024 | Scheduled to produce 'A Sacrifice' and 'Alien: Romulus' |
| 2024 | Ridley Scott was appointed a Knight Grand Cross by King Charles III. |
| November 22 2024 | Gladiator II, a sequel to Gladiator directed by Scott, is scheduled to be released. |
| June 2024 | Costume designer Janty Yates confirmed the Western project 'Freewalkers' was shelved due to weather and scheduling challenges, noting the film's snow setting made summer shooting impractical. |
| May 2024 | David Twohy completed writing the financial thriller 'Big Dogs', a project intended to be directed by Ridley Scott. |
| 2023 | Produced 'Boston Strangler' and 'A Haunting in Venice' |
| 2023 | Ridley Scott directed 'Behold', continuing his prolific directing career |
| December 16 2023 | Ridley Scott signed on to direct the action thriller 'Bomb' for 20th Century Studios, based on a screenplay by Kevin McMullin adapting his own short story. |
| November 22 2023 | Scott's film Napoleon, starring Joaquin Phoenix, was released. |
| November 14 2023 | Scott told Deadline he planned to begin shooting the Western project in March 2024. |
| November 6 2023 | Ridley Scott discussed a Western project with The New Yorker, indicating his intention to develop the film. |
| 2022 | Produced 'Death on the Nile' |
| November 24 2021 | Scott directed House of Gucci, which depicts the murder of Maurizio Gucci, and was released. |
| October 2021 | Scott departed The Merlin Saga project due to a busy schedule, with Michael Matthews set to direct and Chris Weitz writing the latest screenplay draft. |
| October 15 2021 | The Last Duel, directed by Scott and starring Adam Driver, Matt Damon, and Jodie Comer, was released to positive reviews. |
| August 2021 | A news report concluded that a sequel to Alien: Covenant was currently uncertain. |
| March 17 2021 | Ridley Scott announced as executive producer and first episode director for the World War II miniseries 'Roads to Freedom', based on works by military historian Antony Beevor, with Steven Knight co-writing the ten-episode series. |
| 2020 | The Brave New World project was revived and ultimately released as a TV series after being initially put on hold. |
| 2020 | Ridley Scott executive produced and directed two episodes of 'Raised by Wolves' |
| September 2020 | Scott confirmed that a new Alien film was in development. |
| 2019 | Ridley Scott and Lynda Obst revived the project and developed it as a National Geographic miniseries. |
| 2019 | Directed 'The Journey' commercial for Turkish Airlines. |
| 2019 | Produced 'Earthquake Bird' and was executive producer for multiple films including 'The Aftermath', 'Lyrebird', and 'The Friend' |
| 2019 | Ridley Scott directed 'The Journey', expanding his filmography |
| May 2019 | Variety reported that another Alien prequel was in the script phase, with Scott attached to direct. |
| 2018 | Received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement. |
| 2018 | Produced 'American Woman' and was executive producer for 'Zoe' |
| 2018 | Scott received the BAFTA Fellowship for Lifetime Achievement. |
| October 25 2018 | Scarlett Johansson dropped out of the 'It's What I Do' project after learning it was being funded by Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman. |
| October 24 2018 | Ridley Scott signed on to direct the Lynsey Addario biopic 'It's What I Do' for Warner Bros., taking over the project after Steven Spielberg left, and initially wanting Scarlett Johansson to play Addario. |
| June 19 2018 | Sylvia Hoeks was rumored to be cast as Tara Chace in the Queen & Country film project. |
| March 15 2018 | Ridley Scott took over directing the Oni Press comic book movie Queen & Country from Craig Viveiros. |
| January 2018 | Ridley Scott entered negotiations to direct The Merlin Saga, a Disney film based on T. A. Barron's books, with Philippa Boyens as the screenplay writer. |
| January 2018 | Ridley Scott confirmed he had a story ready for potential development of a third Blade Runner film, indicating ongoing interest in continuing the franchise. |
| 2017 | Produced 'Phoenix Forgotten', 'Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House', and 'Murder on the Orient Express', and was executive producer for 'Blade Runner 2049' |
| 2017 | Christopher Plummer was nominated for his performance in 'All the Money in the World'. |
| December 25 2017 | All the Money in the World, directed by Scott, was released, notable for replacing Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer after allegations against Spacey. |
| October 2017 | Denis Villeneuve expressed expectation for a potential third Blade Runner film if Blade Runner 2049 was successful, with potential story involvement from Hampton Fancher exploring Deckard traveling to another country. |
| September 2017 | 20th Century Fox CEO Stacey Snider confirmed the studio's intention to proceed with Scott's Alien: Covenant sequel, despite the film's financial disappointment. |
| May 2017 | Scott announced the cancellation of Neill Blomkamp's proposed Aliens sequel, which 20th Century Fox decided not to pursue. |
| May 19 2017 | Alien: Covenant premiered and received generally positive reviews, marking a return to form for Scott and the franchise. |
| March 2017 | Scott stated he could continue the Alien franchise for six more films and had no intention of closing it down. |
| 2016 | Created a commercial for IBM. |
| 2016 | Produced 'Morgan' and was executive producer for 'Mindhorn' |
| 2015 | Developed the television project 'Killing Jesus' |
| 2015 | Produced 'Child 44' and 'Concussion', and was executive producer for 'Equals' |
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