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DirectorRidley Scottdidn’t hold back on a journalist during an interview promoting his movieThe Last Duel.
In a clip froma Russian interviewon Thursday, Scott didn’t mince his words after a journalist called the film “realistic.”
“It looks more realistic thanKingdom of HeavenorRobin Hood,” the journalist said, mentioning two of his previous films, before Scott replied with, “Sir, f— you. F— you.”
“Thank you very much. F— you. Go f— yourself, sir. Go on,” Scott said.
The Last DuelstarsMatt Damon,Jodie Comer,Adam DriverandBen Affleck. The movie follows two knights who battle each other to death after one is accused of assaulting the other’s wife.
The film debuted in theaters in October and has made $29 million worldwide. It’s earned an 81% audience score and 85% Tomatometeron Rotten Tomatoes.
Scott, who also directed the recently releasedHouse of Gucci, recently expressed his disappointment inThe Last Duel’s box office performance on theWTFpodcast with Marc Maron.
“I think what it boils down to—what we’ve got today are the audiences who were brought up on these f—ing cell phones,” Scott said. “The millennian, who do not ever want to be taught anything unless you told it on the cell phone… this is a broad stroke, but I think we’re dealing with it right now with Facebook. This is a misdirection that has happened where it’s given the wrong kind of confidence to this latest generation, I think.”
Jodie Comer inThe Last Duel.walt disney studios
Despite its low performance in movie theaters, Scott said he was proud of the film and had no regrets making it.
“We all thought it was a terrific script. And we made it. You can’t win all the time,” he said. “I’ve never had one regret on any movie I’ve ever made. Nothing. I learned very early on to be your own critic. The only thing you should really have an opinion on is what you just did. Walk away. Make sure you’re happy. And don’t look back. That’s me.”
Scott recently faced criticisms onHouse of Gucci, which starsLady Gagaand reunites him with Driver.
The director defended the film — which dramatizes the murder of Gucci CEO Maurizio Gucci at the order of his ex-wife Patrizia — against Aldo’s granddaughter Patrizia Gucci, who criticized Al Pacino’s casting and the film itself back in April.
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(Patrizia told the AP that Pacino appeared in on-set photos as “fat, short, with sideburns, really ugly” and not resembling her “very handsome” grandfather “at all.")
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In an interview withTotal Filmpublished Tuesday, Scott defended the movie and Pacino’s performance. He explained that they tried to be “respectful” and “factual,” and added that Patrizia’s criticism of Pacino’s appearance was “alarmingly insulting.”
House of Gucciis now playing in theaters.
source: people.com
