Ridley Scott was born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear (then Northumberland) on 30 November 1937. His father was an officer in the Royal Engineers and the family followed him as his career posted him throughout the UK and Europe before they eventually returned to Teesside. Scott wanted to join Army...See full bio »
[on
Prometheus] When the first
Alien movie and
Blade Runner were made. I thought that in the near future the world would be owned by large companies. That's why we have the Tyrell Corporation in
Blade Runner and Weyland-Yutani in
Alien. They sent the Nostromo spaceship. The Prometheus is owned by an entrepreneur called Peter Weyland...
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Trivia:
Divides his time among his homes in Hampstead (UK), France and Los Angeles.
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