Editing Ridley Scott (section)

===Upcoming projects===
In February 2024, it was announced that Scott will direct [[Paramount Pictures]]' [[Bee Gees]] biopic titled ''You Should Be Dancing'', written by [[John Logan (writer)|John Logan]] and [[Joe Penhall]]. The film is scheduled to begin [[principal photography]] in October 2025 in London and Miami.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2024-02-16 |title=Ridley Scott To Direct Paramount's Bee Gees Movie From GK Films |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/ridley-scott-bee-gees-movie-1235827580/ |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Gladiator3">{{Cite web |last1=Hibberd |first1=James |last2=Couch |first2=Aaron |date=2024-09-20 |title=Ridley Scott Planning a 'Gladiator 3': 'There's Already an Idea' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gladiator-iii-ridley-scott-1236008160/ |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-24 |title=You Should Be Dancing |url=https://productionlist.com/production/you-should-be-dancing/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Production List {{!}} Film & Television Industry Alliance |language=en-US}}</ref> In November that year, Scott was announced to be directing ''[[The Dog Stars (film)|The Dog Stars]]'', based on the Peter Heller novel that will star [[Jacob Elordi]], with principal photography set to begin in April 2025, in Italy.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stephan |first=Katcy |title=Ridley Scott and Paul Mescal to Re-Team After 'Gladiator II' on 'The Dog Stars' |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/ridley-scott-paul-mescal-the-dog-stars-1236205008/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=8 November 2024 |date=8 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |date=2025-01-07 |title=Jacob Elordi in Talks to Replace Paul Mescal in Ridley Scott's 'The Dog Stars' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/jacob-elordi-replace-paul-mescal-ridley-scott-the-dog-stars-1236267363/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

While promoting ''Gladiator II'', in a September 2024 interview for French network [[La Première (French TV network)|La Premiere]], Scott revealed that he was planning a ''Gladiator III'', comparing the ending of ''II'' to ''[[The Godfather]]'', "with [[Michael Corleone]] ending up with a job he didn't want [...] So the next [film] will be about a man who doesn't want to be where he is."<ref name="Gladiator3"/>