Though Ridley Scott praised his work on “Alien: Romulus,” filmmaker Fede Alvarez has revealed that Scott has a slightly different take on one of last year’s most acclaimed films.
Speaking at the recent DGA Latino Summit, Alvarez revealed that Scott was allegedly unimpressed with “Top Gun: Maverick,” the sequel to his late brother Tony Scott’s 1986 original.
Alvarez spoke (via JoBlo) about how tough Scott is on follow-ups to his films, a reason why he was highly nervous before showing the director his new “Alien” sequel. As we reported the other day, Scott’s response to the film was “f—ing great”.
He seemed less impressed with director Joseph Kosinski’s blockbuster from last year. Alvarez says:
“I asked him about the new ‘Top Gun,’ and he’s like ‘meh’. I’m like, ‘What are you talking about?’ And he was like, ‘My brother’s was original and this is like eh.’ He really respected it, but you could see how tough he was.”
Though not an outright pan, it does indicate Scott was a little underwhelmed. That stands in contrast to ‘Maverick’ producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s comments last year to Empire in which he said:
“One of the most heartwarming things I experienced was when we showed the movie to Tony\’s brother, Ridley. He was laudatory in his praise for the film, and the kind of care that Tom took to honour Tony throughout the movie. That was foremost in everybody’s mind.”
“Top Gun: Maverick” of course was a critical and commercial success, pulling in some of the year’s best reviews and grossing nearly $1.5 billion worldwide last year. The comments come ahead of Scott’s “Napoleon” opening in cinemas on November 22nd.
