Ridley Scott's straight-talking, endearingly grumpy manner gives the impression that he doesn't really go in for regret. The man who, in a "Blade Runner" featurette, said. "I don't like discussion. I know exactly what I want [...] that's the director's job," doesn't seem like he'd be one for reminiscing or getting lost in any nostalgic reverie. But even he has regrets, and it seems one in particular has to do with not taking home a piece of cinematic history after shooting "Blade Runner."

Scott's actual biggest regret involves two legendary sci-fi franchises in "Alien" and "Blade Runner." Put simply, the director never secured the rights to either and has struggled to retain any kind of ownership over the direction of both franchises ever since, even though he did executive produce Denis

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