Ridley Scott, never one for refraining from sharing exactly what’s on his mind during presumably laborious (for him) interviews, is at it again.
This time, the director, whose Gladiator sequel is practically guaranteed to go full blockbuster upon its theatrical rollout later this month, is keeping candor at the forefront while offering his take on frequently headlined retirement talk from fellow revered filmmaker Quentin Tarantino. Speaking with James Hibberd for the Hollywood Reporter, the four-time Oscar nominee was asked about Tarantino’s long-held claims of planning to walk away from directing after his tenth picture.
“I don’t believe it,” Scott said. Elaborating further, he sprinkled in some undeniably effective sentence enhancers to drive home his point.
“I don’t fucking believe that bullshit,” he said, as seen here. “Shut up and go make another movie. Quentin wrote a few things for my brother [Tony Scott]. They got along great. I’m not sure I’ve met him.”
For some time, the tentatively titled The Movie Critic was being publicly touted as Tarantino’s final entry in his directorial catalog. In April, however, the world learned that Tarantino would not be moving forward with the project, which was initially set to see him again working with Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’s Brad Pitt. Current plans for Tarantino’s final project remain unclear.
While Scott and Tarantino have not directly worked together, both are rightfully considered as two of the greatest directors of their respective generations. Next for Scott, of course, is that aforementioned Gladiator sequel, which counts Denzel Washington among its expectedly stacked cast. Mercifully, the actor recently provided one of the most gloriously quotable observations about the production.
