Luke Scott (director) explained

Luke Scott
Birth Name:Luke James L. Scott
Birth Date:1 May 1968
Birth Place:London, England
Occupation:Film director, second unit director
Years Active:1993–present
Father:Sir Ridley Scott

Luke James L. Scott (born 1 May 1968)[1] is a British film, commercial and television director. He was second unit director on and The Martian, both directed by his father, Sir Ridley Scott. He made his feature film directorial debut in 2016 with Morgan.

Career

In 2014, Scott worked as a second unit director on his father's biblical epic film , which starred Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton.[2] The film was released on 12 December 2014 by 20th Century Fox, grossing $268 million with a budget of $140 million.[3] Scott worked as second unit director again with his father on The Martian (2015).

Scott made his feature film directorial debut on the science fiction thriller Morgan.[4] His father Ridley produced the film. Morgan starred Kate Mara, and was released by 20th Century Fox in September 2016.[5] In February 2017, 20th Century Fox released the prologue short film entitled Last Supper directed by Scott in collaboration with the design consultant firm 3AM.[6]

Personal life

Luke is the son of director-producer Sir Ridley Scott and Felicity Heywood, and brother of Jake Scott and half-brother of Jordan Scott, both also directors.[7]

Filmography

As director

YearTitleNotes
1999The HungerEpisode: "Skin Deep"
2012LoomShort film
TED 2023
2016MorganFeature directing debut
2017Blade Runner 2049 short film
Prologue: Last Supper short film
Meet Walter
She Won't Go Quietly
2020Raised by Wolves3 episodes

Second unit director

Art director

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Index entry. 4 June 2021. FreeBMD. ONS.
  2. News: Chang. Justin. Film Review: ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’. September 8, 2015. variety.com. November 29, 2014.
  3. Web site: Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014). boxofficemojo.com. September 8, 2015.
  4. News: McCurry. Cate. Movie stars jet in as Luke Scott sci-fi thriller starts filming. September 8, 2015. belfasttelegraph.co.uk. May 11, 2015.
  5. News: Kit. Borys. Kate Mara to Star in Ridley Scott-Produced Sci-Fi Thriller 'Morgan' (Exclusive). September 8, 2015. hollywoodreporter.com. March 10, 2015.
  6. Web site: White. James. Alien: Covenant Prologue Short Hits. Empire. Bauer Media Group. 23 February 2017. 23 February 2017.
  7. News: Foundas. Scott. ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’ Director Ridley Scott on Creating His Vision of Moses. September 8, 2015. variety.com. November 25, 2014.