How Ridley Scott’s ‘The Last Duel’ Crafted a Medieval World Through Costumes, Music and Lighting

Four-time Oscar nominee Ridley Scott will receive the Cinema Audio Society Filmmaker Award at the 58th Annual CAS Awards, taking place at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown on March 19, 2022.

Anna Tingley All products and services featured by Variety are independently selected by Variety editors. However, Variety may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.Lady Gaga is always glam, but she takes the drama up a notch in “House of Gucci,” whose star-studded trailer dropped this week.In the much-anticipated Ridley Scott film, which premieres Nov.

Undoubtedly one of the most anticipated titles of the coming fall movie season is Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci.” The film, based on Sara Gay Forden’s 2001 book “The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed,” is a spicy slice of true-crime drama concerning the intersection of murder and high fashion, one that will almost assuredly kick up some controversy in time for the Oscars.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorDenis Villeneuve’s “Dune,” with cinematography by Greig Fraser, Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch,” with cinematography by Robert D. Yeoman, and Ridley Scott’s “The Last Duel,” with cinematography by Dariusz Wolski, are among the movies selected in the main competition section of EnergaCamerimage.

When Joe Russo recently predicted the arthouse independent box office wouldn’t be coming back, following the damage the pandemic did to the theatrical industry, we didn’t think his prediction would come correct so soon. But when you think about it, his prediction is off.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorJodie Comer was immediately intrigued by “The Last Duel” when she was asked to meet with director Ridley Scott about starring in the period film.In the drama, based on true events and adapted from Eric Jager’s 2004 book “The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France,” Comer stars as Marguerite de Carrouges, a French noblewoman in the late 1300s who is raped by her husband Jean de Carrouges’ friend Jacques Le Gris (Adam

Dodgy haircuts were one of the realities of lockdown living for some and it seems no one knows that more than Hollywood-star-turned-beloved-Dalkey-resident Matt Damon.

Anything for his daughters. On a recent episode of The Tonight Show, Matt Damon, 50, shared a hilarious story about his daughters giving him quite the hair makeover — a red mohawk. It just so happens the actor had a FaceTime with the mayor of Dalkey, Ireland.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck last collaborated on a movie script. Let’s make it 100 next time!The insufferable new film from the “Good Will Hunting” duo, “The Last Duel,” doesn’t make a strong argument for them as some of our greatest scribes. It does, however, torment viewers with nails-on-the-chalkboard writing and the pace of the World’s Slowest Snail. Running time: 152 minutes.

Best dad ever! Matt Damon may be rocking his normal hairdo in present day, but as it turns out, he let his kids give him quite the tress transformation during their stay in Ireland over the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Alien limited series, believing it’ll never match up to his 1979 movie classic.The director, who is set to release two new films – The Last Duel and House of Gucci – before the end of the year, spoke out about the current state of the Alien franchise following his attempts at a revival with 2012 prequel Prometheus and 2017’s Alien: Covenant.Speaking to the Independent, Scott expressed some frustration over the latter film’s low box office returns.

Ridley Scott makes BIG films. Dating back to features like “Alien” and “Blade Runner” all the way to more modern films like “The Martian” and his latest feature-length movie, “The Last Duel,” the filmmaker creates movies that almost demand to be seen on the biggest screen possible.

Change of plans! When Nicole Holofcener, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon wrote The Last Duel, one scene included a kiss between the actors — but it never made it to the final script.

A kiss too far? Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s new period drama ‘The Last Duel” is a serious look at 1300s France — but the stars say that some historical accuracy may have been a little too unexpected for audiences.

Ben Affleck is sharing some interesting info about his new movie The Last Duel!

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez couldn't keep their hands or their eyes off each other at the New York City premiere of Affleck's latest project, .

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's new period drama is a serious look at 1300s France — but the stars say that some historical accuracy may have been a little too unexpected for audiences.ET's Lauren Zima spoke with Affleck, Damon and co-writer Nicole Holofcener about the hotly anticipated historical drama, and they revealed that one scene almost had Damon planting a kiss on Affleck.