No one can ever accuse director Ridley Scott of being stuck in a rut. He's tackled gladiators, love stories, the Crusades, war stories, and political thrillers. Now he's returning to the genre that, arguably, made his name -- science fiction. According to Variety, he is finally in possession of the rights to Joe Haldeman's 1974 novel, "The Forever War."

Scott has wanted to adapt this book for over 20 years, and originally intended it as a follow-up to "Blade Runner" and "Alien." Can you imagine? We would have had a trilogy of Scott sci-fi! Complications ensued when Scott tried to get the rights, but as you can see, he triumphed in the end. Read more...