Ridley Scott is enormously busy at the moment; he’s putting the finishing touches to Alien: Covenant (and has plans for four more Alien movies), is gearing up to go into production on All the Money in the World, and is also attached to direct The Cartel and War Party.
However, that hasn’t stopped him from adding another project to his slate, as Variety is reporting that he is in early development on a Battle of Britain World War II movie at Fox, which he will direct and produce from a script by Matthew Orton (Operation Finale).
The Battle of Britain ran throughout July and October 1940, as the Nazis launched a campaign to achieve air superiority over Britain in order to pave the wave for Operation Sea Lion, a planned invasion of the United Kingdom. However, the Luftwaffe were unable to overcome resistance from the Royal Air Force, who inflicted the first major defeat on Nazi Germany and forced Hitler to abandon his plans to invade.
Originally published April 5, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
