From
Duelists
(1977), his first film, to
Last Duel
, Ridley Scott has a sense of combat.
"Every day of my life is a duel,"
confirms the Anglo-American filmmaker.
With the studios, the financiers… If you can't stand the stress, don't do my job. ”
When it comes to stress, Scott has been served throughout a prolific career.
One example among many: in 2017, when Kevin Spacey was accused of sexual assault while appearing in
All the Money in the World
, in the role of billionaire J. Paul Getty.
The film is good to throw in the trash.
Scott does not resign himself and returns the twenty-two necessary scenes with a new actor, Christopher Plummer.
A costly decision ($ 10 million, or a quarter of the budget) that saves the film.
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Even more devastating than the #MeToo wave, the Covid-19.
The global pandemic will have blocked two feature films shot by Scott in less than two years:
The Last Duel
and
House of Gucci
, on the assassination of the heir to the
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