One of the best aspects of the classic “Top Gun” is the visual style of the movie, which is thanks to legendary filmmaker Tony Scott. Sadly, Scott passed away well before they made “Top Gun: Maverick.” But according to Tony Scott’s famous directing brother, Ridley, the folks behind ‘Maverick’ were interested in keeping it in the family. 

READ MORE: ‘Gladiator II’ Review: Paul Mescal Gives A Mostly Worthy Fight In Sequel That’s Timelier Than It Seems 

Speaking in a recent interview with THR, where he talked about his career and the upcoming film, “Gladiator II,” Ridley Scott also talked about an offer he received to direct “Top Gun: Maverick.” According to the filmmaker, they approached him as a potential director of the blockbuster film, but Ridley turned it down because he didn’t want to follow his brother. 

Continue reading Ridley Scott Turned Down ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Because He “Didn’t Want To Follow” His Late Brother at The Playlist.

As recently covered in a conversation about “Batman Begins,” Academy Award winner Gary Oldman (“The Darkest Hour”) was recently on the Happy Sad Confused at 92 Street Y In New York. In the selection we covered, Oldman revealed that he was up for a villain role in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Batman’ movie but was sick of playing villains, and through his agent, they suggested Commissioner Jim Gordon instead, one of Batman’s most trusted allies.

Continue reading Gary Oldman Laments Not Working With Quentin Tarantino & Says He Won’t Be In ‘The Movie Critic’ at The Playlist.

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

After a bit of a break, we’re back with a big batch of new disc and streaming titles, including the latest from Pixar, a pair of stylish shoot-‘em-ups, two crime classics in 4K, a handful of blistering Westerns, and much, much more.

Continue reading The Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘Luca,’ ‘True Romance,’ ‘Snatch’ & More at The Playlist.

Some cult classics are so beloved, so perfect; a remake arguably shouldn’t even be attempted. But that’s apparently the case with Tony Scott’s 1983 sensualist horror-romance classic “The Hunger” starring David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, and Catherine DeNeuve. According to Deadline, Warner Bros. is slated to remake the picture. Currently, filmmaker Angela Robinson (“Professor Marston & the Wonder Women,” “D.E.B.S.

Continue reading ‘The Hunger’: Angela Robinson To Direct Warner’s Remake Of Tony Scott’s Cult Erotic Vampire Drama at The Playlist.

Quentin Tarantino hates “True Romance.” It’s one of those misheard and misunderstood bits of trivia that sticks in your head when you’re young. The truth is, the relationship between director Tony Scott and Tarantino was more collaborative and rewarding than trivia questions would have you believe. From the news that Scott initially offered to step back and let Tarantino direct “True Romance,” to Tarantino’s begrudging admiration of the film’s happy ending, there’s a lot worth exploring in the one collaboration between the two auteurs.

Continue reading Tarantino Says Tony Scott Asked To Direct ‘Reservoir Dogs’ But Had To Settle For ‘True Romance’ at The Playlist.

Quentin Tarantino is an uber-cinephile. His love of films knows no bounds. Whether it’s classics, Westerns, samurai films, or horror flicks about alligators, the filmmaker is someone that is able to enjoy just about any type of film. And so, it almost makes sense, in a very Tarantino way, that he’d choose “Unstoppable” as one of the best films of the 2010s.

Recently, Quentin Tarantino sat with the folks over at The Ringer for three episodes of the podcast, “The Rewatchables.” And while we only know two of the three films he talked about (the third episode has yet to be released), both the first two films — “Dunkirk” and now, “Unstoppable” — rank in his top 10 of the decade.

Continue reading Quentin Tarantino Says Tony Scott’s ‘Unstoppable’ Is One Of His Top 10 Films Of The Last Decade at The Playlist.

Few directors have managed to have as much of an impact on action films as the late, great Tony Scott. The filmmaker behind classics like “Top Gun,” “True Romance” and “Crimson Tide” (and younger brother to Ridley Scott) is largely responsible for many of the stylistic traits now associated with Hollywood action blockbusters — the roving camera, the frenetic editing, the bone-crunching fight sequences.

Continue reading Explore The Action-Packed Cinema Of Tony Scott at The Playlist.

25 Films About Lovers On The Lam

Continue reading 25 Films About Lovers On The Lam at The Playlist.

The Essentials: The 5 Best Tony Scott Films

Continue reading Remembering Tony Scott: His 5 Best Films at The Playlist.

Continue reading TV News: Ridley & Tony Scott Go Racing ; Liz Meriwether & Stephen Gaghan Get Pilot Pick Up at The Playlist.

The Films Of Tony Scott: A Retrospective

Continue reading The Essentials: The Films Of Tony Scott at The Playlist.

Continue reading Review: ‘Unstoppable’ Is One Of Tony Scott’s Most Enjoyable Films In Years at The Playlist.

Continue reading Tony Scott Evidently Not Sequelizing ‘Top Gun 2,’ He’s “Rethinking” It at The Playlist.

Continue reading Christopher McQuarrie Says The Lead Role In ‘Top Gun 2’ Belongs To Tom Cruise’s Maverick at The Playlist.

Continue reading Tony Scott Confirmed To Direct ‘Top Gun’ Sequel at The Playlist.

Vulture reports that things are definitely moving forward on a proposed “Top Gun 2” following a hint earlier this summer by producer Jerry Bruckheimer that a film was in the works. Paramount has made offers to both Bruckheimer and director Tony Scott to return to producer and direct the film and even more, Tom Cruise is said to be interested in reprising his role as Lt.

Continue reading Paramount Makes Offers To Tony Scott & Jerry Bruckheimer For ‘Top Gun 2’; Tom Cruise Interested In Returning at The Playlist.

Well, that’s all changed tonight, as Deadline has reported that Nolan and partner/producer Emma Thomas have started to met with prospective helmers for the project, and it’s a somewhat surprising list, one without Jonathan Nolan anywhere near it.

Continue reading Christopher Nolan Considering Tony Scott, Matt Reeves, Jonathan Liebesman, Duncan Jones and Zack Snyder To Direct ‘Superman’ Reboot at The Playlist.

Continue reading Dream On: Mark Millar Says Tony Scott Wants Brad Pitt Or Johnny Depp For ‘Nemesis’ Film; Says ‘Kick Ass 2’ Green Lit at The Playlist.

Included, in order of most interesting to least interesting (at least in our estimation) is another shot of James Franco in Danny Boyle’s mountain expedition-gone-wrong drama, “127 Hours,” Anne Hathaway in Ed Zwick’s Viagra-based salesman rom-com “Love & Other Drugs,” and Zach Galifianakis and Keir Gilchrist in Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden’s psychiatry ward comedy, “It’s Kind of a Funny Story.”
Additionally there’s new photos of Russell Crowe in Paul Haggis’ thriller, “The Next Three Days” and Chris Pine in Tony Scott’s train-gone-amok actioner, “Unstoppable.”

Below, there’s a set photo of Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan” with Vincent Cassel (of peak interest, but just a set photo) and Jack Black in “Gulliver’s Travels.”

MTV has additional photos of “The American,” “Welcome To The Rileys” (Kristen Stewart looking her most acne-ridden), Ryan Reynolds in “Buried,” Dwayne Johnson in “Faster,” plus a pretty hilarious shot of Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington who is apparently in “Saw 3D” (the still looks exactly the same as any of their videos).

Continue reading New Photos: ‘127 Hours,’ ‘Love & Other Drugs,’ ‘Unstoppable,’ ‘The Next Three Days’ & More at The Playlist.

Continue reading ‘Twilight’ Helmer David Slade Front-Runner To Direct ‘Wolverine 2,’ Robert Schwentke Also In Contention at The Playlist.

Continue reading Tony Scott To Direct Adaptation Of Mark Millar’s ‘Nemesis’ at The Playlist.

This time, Washington plays an experienced train engineer, who’s teamed with a rookie conductor (Chris Pine, in his first big role since “Star Trek”), but an ordinary day turns dramatic when an unmanned train full of toxic chemicals starts speeding down the tracks.

Continue reading Full Trailer For ‘Unstoppable’ Debuts: Tony Scott and Denzel Washington Sure Do Love Them Trains at The Playlist.

In fact, none of Grisham’s last fifteen books have reached the big screen, after the author became fed up with a lack of creative involvement, although a few of his works are being developed: “The Testament” was sold last year, while George Clooney held the rights to the true crime saga “An Innocent Man,” which David Gordon Green was briefly going to direct.

Continue reading Tony Scott May Tackle John Grisham’s ‘The Associate’ With Shia LaBeouf; ‘Potzdamer Platz’ & ‘Hell’s Angels’ Still In The Mix at The Playlist.

We’re hearing that the search for the director for “Wolverine 2” has quietly been underway and a host of Hollywood players have been courted for the gig. Several directors including Kathryn Bigelow, Timur Bekmambetov (who seems to be approached for anything and everything) and Daniel Espinosa (who helmed the buzzed about Swedish flick “Snabba Cash” and was considered for “X-Men: First Class”) have talked to the studio about the gig, but apparently Fox has narrowed it down to two choices: Matt Reeves and Tony Scott.

Continue reading Are The Final Contenders To Direct ‘Wolverine 2’ Tony Scott & Matt Reeves? at The Playlist.

The project has been coming together over the last few months, with only Rourke’s name being officially confirmed as part of the film. The now on board Bardem was circling the film earlier this year along with Jason Statham, while Scott was hoping to get Al Pacino and the now retired Gene Hackman to take on roles as well.

Continue reading Mickey Rourke, Javier Bardem, Christopher Walken & Johnny Hallyday Join Tony Scott’s ‘Potsdamer Platz,’ Filming Starts In January at The Playlist.