Why Ridley Scott's New Western Movie Has Been Scrapped Explained By Longtime Collaborator

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Summary Ridley Scott's Western film, Freewalkers, has been canceled, due to its snowy setting.

Filming restrictions due to climate concerns have hindered production plans.

Costumes designer Janty Yates hopes for the film's eventual development.

Ridley Scott's next Western won't be coming to theaters anytime soon, because production has officially been canceled. As the director of Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982), Gladiator (2000), and Hannibal (2001), Scott is known as a prestigious filmmaker with considerable creative control. Ridley Scott's best movies vary wildly with different genres and themes, including science-fiction, comedy, noir, and drama. He has multiple movies in development, but his planned Western, Freewalkers, will not be moving forward.

In an interview with Awardsdaily, costume designer and longtime Scott collaborator, Janty Yates, explained that the movie is no longer in development. Because it is a Western set in a snowy environment, there are only some particular times that they can film. They would have begun filming in the summer, so they were forced to stop any production plans. Yates still hopes to see the movie eventually reach development. Check out her quote below:

It’s a film that’s not going to happen because it’s set in the snow, and it’s called Freewalkers. Basically, the snow went. By the time we prepped it, we would have been shooting in mid-summer. I don’t know what will happen. We shall see. I would love if it would happen because it’s such a gorgeous script.

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Source: Awardsdaily