Editing Ridley Scott (section)

===2000s===
Scott's historical drama ''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]'' (2000) proved to be one of his biggest critical and commercial successes. It won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor for the film's star [[Russell Crowe]], and saw Scott nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Director]].<ref name="Britannica"/> Scott worked with British visual effects company [[The Mill (company)|The Mill]] for the film's computer-generated imagery, and the film was dedicated to [[Oliver Reed]] who died during filming – The Mill created a digital body double for Reed's remaining scenes.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hassan |first=Genevieve |title=Missing in action: The films affected by actors' deaths |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26039225 |date=10 April 2017 |access-date=11 August 2018 |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |archive-date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613191149/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26039225 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Patterson |first=John |title=CGI Friday: a brief history of computer-generated actors |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/mar/27/paul-walker-furious-seven-brief-history-of-computer-generated-actors |date=27 March 2015 |access-date=11 August 2018 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[Guardian News and Media Limited]] |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144515/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/mar/27/paul-walker-furious-seven-brief-history-of-computer-generated-actors |url-status=live }}</ref> Some have credited ''Gladiator '' with reviving the nearly defunct "[[sword-and-sandal|sword and sandal]]" historical genre. The film was named the fifth best action film of all time in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] special ''Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Best_Film/best-film-greatest-movies-time/story?id=13147020|publisher=ABC|date=4 October 2017|access-date=16 April 2020|archive-date=26 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326180618/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Best_Film/best-film-greatest-movies-time/story?id=13147020|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Oliver Mark - Ridley Scott, Berlin 2005.jpg|thumb|Portrait of Scott in Berlin in 2005 by German photographer [[Oliver Mark]]]]
Scott directed ''[[Hannibal (2001 film)|Hannibal]]'' (2001) starring [[Anthony Hopkins]] as Hannibal Lecter. The film was commercially successful despite receiving mixed reviews. Scott's next film, ''[[Black Hawk Down (film)|Black Hawk Down]]'' (2001), featuring [[Tom Hardy]] in his film debut, was based on a group of stranded US soldiers fighting for their lives in [[Somalia]]; Scott was nominated for an Oscar for Best Director.<ref name="Britannica"/> In 2003, Scott directed a smaller scale project, ''[[Matchstick Men]]'', adapted from the novel by [[Eric Garcia (writer)|Eric Garcia]] and starring [[Nicolas Cage]], [[Sam Rockwell]] and [[Alison Lohman]]. It received mostly positive reviews but performed moderately at the box office.

In 2005, he made the modestly successful ''[[Kingdom of Heaven (film)|Kingdom of Heaven]]'', a film about the [[Crusades]]. The film starred [[Orlando Bloom]], and marked Scott's first collaboration with the composer [[Harry Gregson-Williams]].<ref name="HG Williams">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/martian-composer-creating-matt-damons-828847|title='The Martian' Composer on Creating Matt Damon's Theme, Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus' Plans|first=Ryan|last=Gajewski|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=3 October 2015|access-date=5 January 2016|archive-date=5 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005091636/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/martian-composer-creating-matt-damons-828847|url-status=live}}</ref> The Moroccan government sent the Moroccan cavalry as extras for some battle scenes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mooviees.com/9136/1804-production_notes|title=''Mooviess.com'' Kingdom of Heaven production notes|access-date=16 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112081521/http://www.mooviees.com/9136/1804-production_notes|archive-date=12 November 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Unhappy with the theatrical version of ''Kingdom of Heaven'' (which he blamed on paying too much attention to the opinions of preview audiences in addition to relenting when Fox wanted 45 minutes shaved off), Scott supervised a director's cut of the film, the true version of what he wanted, which was released on DVD in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kingdomofheavendvd.com|title=''Kingdom of Heaven: Director's Cut'' DVD official website|access-date=28 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907232309/http://www.kingdomofheavendvd.com/|archive-date=7 September 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> The director's cut of ''Kingdom of Heaven'' has been met with critical acclaim, with ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine calling the film an "epic", adding: "The added 45 minutes in the director's cut are like pieces missing from a beautiful but incomplete puzzle."<ref name="Kingdom">{{cite magazine|title=Directors Cuts, the Good, the Bad, and the Unnecessary|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/special-editions-good-bad-unnecessary/|magazine=Empire|date=10 January 2015|access-date=19 February 2020|archive-date=2 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802231725/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/special-editions-good-bad-unnecessary/|url-status=live}}</ref> "This is the one that should have gone out" reflected Scott.<ref name="Kingdom"/> Asked if he was against previewing in general in 2006, Scott stated: "It depends who's in the driving seat. If you've got a lunatic doing my job, then you need to preview. But a good director should be experienced enough to judge what he thinks is the correct version to go out into the cinema."<ref name="totalfilm">''Total Film'' magazine, July 2006: 'Three hours, eight minutes. It's beautiful.' (Interview to promote ''Kingdom of Heaven: The Director's Cut'')</ref>

Scott teamed up again with ''Gladiator'' star [[Russell Crowe]] for ''[[A Good Year]]'', based on the best-selling book by [[Peter Mayle]] about an investment banker who finds a new life in [[Provence]]. The film was released on 10 November 2006. A few days later [[Rupert Murdoch]], chairman of studio [[20th Century Fox]] (who backed the film) dismissed ''A Good Year'' as "a flop" at a shareholders' meeting.<ref>{{cite news | title=A Good Year is a 'flop', Murdoch admits | date=16 November 2006 | url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1949283,00.html | work=The Guardian | location=UK | access-date=24 February 2007 | archive-date=12 October 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012184730/http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1949283,00.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

Scott's next film was ''[[American Gangster (film)|American Gangster]]'', based on the story of real-life drug kingpin [[Frank Lucas]]. Scott took over the project in early 2006 and had screenwriter [[Steven Zaillian]] rewrite his script to focus on the dynamic between Frank Lucas and [[Richie Roberts]]. [[Denzel Washington]] signed on to the project as Lucas, with Russell Crowe co-starring as Roberts. The film premiered in November 2007 to positive reviews and box office success, and Scott was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Golden Globe for Best Director]].<ref name="Britannica"/>

In late 2008, Scott's espionage thriller ''[[Body of Lies (film)|Body of Lies]]'', starring [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] and Russell Crowe, opened to lukewarm ticket-sales and mixed reviews. Scott directed a revisionist adaptation of ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]'', which starred Russell Crowe as [[Robin Hood]] and [[Cate Blanchett]] as [[Maid Marian]]. It was released in May 2010 to mixed reviews, but a respectable box-office.

[[File:Ridley_Scott,_Charlize_Theron_%26_Michael_Fassbender_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg|thumb|right|Scott speaking with ''[[Prometheus (2012 film)|Prometheus]]'' stars [[Charlize Theron]] and [[Michael Fassbender]] at Wondercon 2012 in Anaheim, California on 17 March 2012]]

On 31 July 2009, news surfaced of a two-part prequel to ''Alien'' with Scott attached to direct.<ref name="Alien prequel">{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/apr/27/ridley-scott-alien-prequels-3d | work=The Guardian | location=London | title=Ridley Scott plans two-part Alien prequel | first=Ben | last=Child | date=27 April 2010 | access-date=22 May 2010 | archive-date=3 March 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303022131/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/apr/27/ridley-scott-alien-prequels-3d | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17890 |title=Ridley Scott Talks 'Alien' Prequel and Timeline |date=29 October 2009 |publisher=Bloody-disgusting.com |access-date=6 March 2010 |archive-date=28 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100428204153/http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17890 |url-status=live }}</ref> The project, ultimately reduced to a single film called ''[[Prometheus (2012 film)|Prometheus]]'', which Scott described as sharing "strands of ''Alien'''s DNA" while not being a direct prequel, was released in June 2012. The film starred [[Charlize Theron]] and [[Michael Fassbender]], with [[Noomi Rapace]] playing the leading role of the scientist named Elizabeth Shaw. The film received mostly positive reviews and grossed $403&nbsp;million at the box office.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=prometheus.htm | title=Prometheus Box Office | work=boxofficemojo.com | access-date=26 December 2015 | archive-date=26 October 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026064630/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=prometheus.htm | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Prometheus 2 synopsis reveals Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant will feature Michael Fassbender but not another main character|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/prometheus-2-synopsis-reveals-ridley-scotts-alien-covenant-will-feature-michael-fassbender-but-not-a6737751.html|newspaper=The Independent|date=28 December 2015|access-date=10 September 2017|archive-date=4 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004143041/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/prometheus-2-synopsis-reveals-ridley-scotts-alien-covenant-will-feature-michael-fassbender-but-not-a6737751.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2009, Scott planned to direct an adaptation of [[Aldous Huxley]]'s ''[[Brave New World]]'' set in a [[dystopian]] London with [[Leonardo DiCaprio]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Brave move for DiCaprio and Scott|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8187942.stm|work=BBC News|date=5 January 2015|access-date=5 January 2016|archive-date=28 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728112005/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8187942.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2009, the TV series ''[[The Good Wife]]'' premiered with Ridley and his brother [[Tony Scott|Tony]] credited as executive producers.