Ridley Scott said in an interview with Vanity Fair that he was never asked to direct the sequels to “Alien” and “Blade Runner,” nor was he even told about their development at the time. Scott reasons that his status as an emerging filmmaker is why he got the boot, not that he was personally interested in directing sequels so early in his career. “I was slow out the starting gate,” Scott said.
“I mean, I should have done the sequels to ‘Alien’ and to ‘Blade Runner.’ You change over the years. At that time, I didn’t want to go through it again.
So Jim Cameron came in—and then David Fincher—on ‘Alien.’” Scott made headlines last fall for admitting regret over letting Denis Villeneuve direct “Blade Runner 2049,” the sequel to Scott’s “Blade Runner” that was released after a 35-year hiatus. The director told Vanity Fair that Villeneuve did “a good job” with the movie, although he’s still “regretful” over the decision.
Scott opted to film the “Alien” sequel “Alien: Covenant” instead of helming “Blade Runner 2049.” “I shouldn’t have had to make that decision,” Scott told Empire last year. “But I had to.
I should have done ‘Blade Runner 2.’” Now speaking to Vanity Fair , the director added: “I’m the author of two franchises. Most directors in Hollywood — certainly, let’s say, at my level — don’t let that stuff go.
But I did ‘Alien’ as my second movie, so I didn’t have much choice. And �.
