Tag Archives: Tony Scott

Some properties are considered so hot that studios snap up the rights even before they’re completed. Case in point, Tom Rob Smith’s “Child 44″, which was in development by Lionsgate and Summit as a feature film before the novel was even published back in 2008. Today, Deadline reported that the book adaptation has secured aContinue Reading

UPDATE: This just in, as of 1am, 21st August. ABC News has reported that Tony Scott had inoperable brain cancer, according to a source close to him. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ What a day of shocking news. According to LA’s Daily Breeze, director Tony Scott jumped to his death on Sunday from the Vincent Thomas Bridge (spanning SanContinue Reading

Electroshadow previously reported that a sequel to “Top Gun” was currently in the works. Today, Tom Cruise himself confirmed his involvement to MTV News. Cruise said: “We’re working on it.” By “we” he means director Tony Scott, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, and himself. All previous writers who were assigned to the project have since dropped out,Continue Reading

Director Tony Scott has been feeling the need, the need for speed. Which is why he is currently working on a sequel to “Top Gun”. Variety today reported that a pair of writers have been brought onboard by Paramount and production house Skydance. Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz, whose last writing credit was “X-Men: FirstContinue Reading

Tony Scott lives in the shadow of his big brother Ridley. The man’s had a very successful career, with more than a few good films on his CV. But nothing quite on the level of, say, “Blade Runner” or “Gladiator”. But in a way, what Tony does do better than Ridley is pure popcorn entertainment.Continue Reading

Park Chan-Wook is one of the most exciting directors to come out of Asia in the last decade. The South Korean gave us highly original, shocking, visceral experiences like “Oldboy”, “Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance” and vampire thriller “Thirst”. There’s a certain unpredictability in his style that I find very engaging. Park is now set toContinue Reading