Ridley Scott's Brave New World

Having tentatively dipped his toe back in the water by co-producing the recent TV version of Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain, Sir Ridley Scott will finally make his return to the sci-fi genre that made his name. Scott enjoyed cult (and sometimes commercial) success in the sci-fi and fantasy genres with early entries Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982) and Legend (1985), but has since concentrated on real-world and period drama such as Gladiator (2001), Thelma and Louise (1988) and American Gangster (2007). The director has often spoken of a return to the genre, but many mooted projects over the years have come to nothing, including the increasingly unlikely - but often talked about - Alien 5 (what's a predator?).

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"I waited for a book for 20 years and I have got the book." Scott told Eclipse. "I am not going to tell you what the book is but that film is going to probably be written within the next month. That will definitely be what I do next after Nottingham". Nottingham, currently in pre-production, is Scott's take on the Robin Hood myth, and constitutes his fourth outing with Russell Crowe after Gladiator (2001), A Good Year (2006) and American Gangster (2007).