Scott brothers to rescue MGM?

What should disgruntled, studio-hampered filmmakers do to ease their film woes? Why, buy out the studios!

Not that we’re saying Ridley and Tony Scott have had much trouble with the big Hollywood bosses in their careers, but it’s certainly a poetic idea.

And if anybody can save a sinking film ship, it’s the might of the Scotts. They’re not the first to come to a studio’s rescue, with Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner also helping United Artists recently.

Would the Scott brothers’ own studio Scott Free become a part of MGM in an attempt to boost its profit margins? That’s unclear just yet.

But if they do sign on, and successfully manage to steer MGM into calmer waters, we can expect The Hobbit and Bond 23 to get a much-needed kick up the backside - hopefully into production.

Good planning or another barmy Scott idea?

Josh Winning has worn a lot of hats over the years. Contributing Editor at Total Film, writer for SFX, and senior film writer at the Radio Times. Josh has also penned a novel about mysteries and monsters, is the co-host of a movie podcast, and has a library of pretty phenomenal stories from visiting some of the biggest TV and film sets in the world. He would also like you to know that he "lives for cat videos..." Don't we all, Josh. Don't we all.