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  1. www.polygon.com › 24086844 › napoleon-extendedIs Ridley Scott releasing his Napoleon director’s cut ...

    Mar 1, 2024 · By November, Scott seemed to be explaining to Sky News that there was no longer an extended cut at all, citing the “bum ache factor” of people getting weary in their seats. “I think that’s what...

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  2. collider.com › kingdom-of-heaven-directors-cutWhy Kingdom of Heaven Director's Cut Is One of Ridley Scott's ...

    • The Theatrical Version of 'Kingdom of Heaven' Did Not Tell The Whole Story
    • 'Kingdom of Heaven's Director's Cut Expanded More on Character Motivations
    • 'Kingdom of Heaven's Director's Cut Is One of Ridley Scott's Best Movies

    As far as action movies go, it's not a terrible plot, but it's not really the totality of the story Scott intended to tell. Due to test screenings and studio fears, Scott took out 45 minutes from what was planned as a historical epic. Instead, 20th Century Fox saw it as a summer blockbuster with Oscar potential similar to Gladiator. They opened the...

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    These deeper relationships and characters permeate the entirety of the Director's Cut with just about every lead being provided with more nuance and shading so that Kingdom of Heaven stops being a blockbuster action movie, but more of a character drama that happens to have some large set pieces. As for the action scenes, they also work better as th...

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    But the Director's Cut shouldn't languish as some neat curiosity in Scott's filmography. It is unquestionably one of the best films Scott has ever made even though it never got a wide theatrical release. While some Director's Cuts are nifty "what ifs" with some deleted footage put back in, the Director's Cut of Kingdom of Heaven changes the entire ...

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ridley_ScottRidley Scott - Wikipedia

    In 1991, Scott's notes were used by Warner Bros. to create a rushed director's cut which removed the main character's voiceover and made a number of other small changes, including to the ending. Later Scott personally supervised a digital restoration of Blade Runner and approved what was called The Final Cut .

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kingdom_of_Heaven_(film)Kingdom of Heaven (film) - Wikipedia

    Unhappy with the theatrical version of Kingdom of Heaven (which he blamed on paying too much attention to the opinions of preview audiences, and acceding to Fox's request to shorten the film by 45 minutes), Ridley Scott supervised a director's cut of the film, which was released on 23 December 2005 at the Laemmle Fairfax Theatre in Los Angeles ...

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  7. www.imdb.com › name › nm0000631Ridley Scott - Biography - IMDb

    His father was an officer in the Royal Engineers and the family followed him as his career posted him throughout the United Kingdom and Europe before they eventually returned to Teesside. Scott wanted to join the...

    • Producer, Director, Production Designer
    • November 30, 1937

  8. news.sky.com › story › ridley-scott-on-napoleon-andRidley Scott on Napoleon and 'bum ache': 'The truth is the ...

    Nov 22, 2023 · Director Ridley Scott says the real director's cut of his new film Napoleon is not the three-and-a-half-hour version that comes to Apple TV+ later this year, but the shorter cinema cut, which has an hour shaved off. Scott tells Sky News: "I think that's what the director's cut is - the two and a half hour - that's the truth of it.

  9. www.newyorker.com › ridley-scott-director-profileRidley Scott’s “Napoleon” Complex | The New Yorker

    Nov 6, 2023 · Jake Scott has a theory about what is driving his father’s turbocharged late period: “I think he didn’t get to do it early enough.” Ridley reminded me twice that he didn’t release his ...