Hey, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab.
No. The movie that Ridley Scott is talking about making is not the same film that Arnold Schwarzeneggar and Paul Verhoeven have long harbored the dream of making.
Walon Green wrote that script, and you can click here if you want to read a script review for it.
According to VARIETY's Michael Fleming, Ridley Scott's project is something else entirely:
"Twentieth Century Fox, which last fall signed an overall deal with Ridley and Tony Scott's Scott Free banner that calls for each brother to direct a film there, has hired screenwriter William Monahan to create a film about the Crusades, when Christians were directed by the church to forcefully spread their faith across Europe and into Jerusalem."
Right now, Scott's film sounds like the merest hint of a concept. He wants to start the film by this winter, according to the article, so it looks like Monahan's got his work cut out for him.
So if you were hoping to see Arnold finally slip into the character of Hagen, looks like you've got some more waiting to do. And if you want to hear Ridley Scott talk about what he's up to, tune in to Wednesday's "Fresh Air" on NPR. Maybe he'll discuss this himself.
"Moriarty" out.
