Quote from: kwisatz on Jun 20, 2021, 01:18:03 PM
With Ridley you get the whole package:
"Russell Crowe? Actually I wanted a female lead.."
"Streitenwho is scoring my series?"
"Luke Scott? He your son?"
Or maybe Mr. Hawley is audacious like Kimarhi?
Aside from David, Scott hasn't given the franchise anything worth talking about since 1979.
I suspect he grows bored having to stay with any one franchise for too long, or doesn't like playing in others established universes (yes he started it and has spent the most time in it but other directors have been involved as well its not only his), and thus he always is looking to radicalize anything to do with the Alienverse to make it more interesting to him.
I personally cannot stand Prometheus, and despite its strong sales figures, going by the law of diminishing returns with Covenant, I don't think many other people cared for the arc either.
His involvement in the franchise is overrated. At this point I'd rather have Cameron's input. Or even Fincher's. Scott is too unfocused with no clear idea on where he wants to go and everybody hanging on to every word he says like he is going to turn around the franchise boggles the mind when he had two more attempts to do it than anyone else .......AND STILL FAILED.
He is not an overrated director, but as a statesman of the series, his input is overrated.