Grover C. Magnus 
Ridley Scott has confirmed that the live-action TV series of two of his most enduring films, “Blade Runner” and “Alien,” are progressing rapidly, with pilots written for both shows.
Speaking to the BBC on Monday, the “House of Gucci” director suggested that the adaptation of “Blade Runner” was intended as a 10-episode series: “We [have already] wrote the pilot of ‘Blade Runner’ and the bible. So we are already presenting “Blade Runner” as a TV show, the first 10 hours. “
Scott said “Alien” was receiving “similar” treatment. A pilot is being written with a bible of what happens within 8-10 hours of the show.
News of an “Alien” series was first announced in December 2020. The show is being edited at cabler FX, with Noah Hawley attached as showrunner. FX boss John Landgraf described the project last year as “the first ‘Alien’ story to take place on Earth – and mixing both the timeless horror of the first ‘Alien’ movie with the action no -stop the second, it will be a frightening thrill ride that will knock people over in their seats.
Scott has never discussed a “Blade Runner” TV show. An animated series based on the iconic film “Blade Runner: Black Lotus” premiered earlier this month on Adult Swim.
Asked by interviewer Mishal Husain about the Gucci family’s comeback on Scott’s latest, “The House of Gucci,” which tells the story of the unfortunate romance between Patrizia Reggiani and Maurizio Gucci that ends in the murdering the latter, Scott said he “don’t go into it.
“It was a murder. They forget: he was murdered, ”Scott said. “One of the brothers went to jail for tax evasion. Don’t talk to me about making a profit. When you do this, you tend to become in the public domain.
Patrizia Gucci, Guccio Gucci’s great-granddaughter, told The Associated Press in April that the project was “stealing the identity of a family to make a profit, to increase the income of the Hollywood system.
Elsewhere in the interview, which aired as part of the popular BBC radio show “Today Show”, the director opened up about the tragic death of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
“I don’t know what a real gun or real ammo was doing on the fucking set,” Scott said. “Someone should be in trouble for this. Absolutely crazy. You never have live bullets near the board.
The director said he frequently used “guns that are not hollow, but the barrel is solid, so nothing can happen.”
“You get a click and a recoil but nothing will happen,” he continued. “You can put a cap on it, but it’s not a blank. “
Scott’s next film is “Kitbag”, a biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, with Joaquin Phoenix as the French Emperor and Jodie Comer as Joséphine Bonaparte. The director has confirmed that production will begin on January 15.
