Sir Ridley Scott has been his usual candid self when discussing the state of the film industry, declaring that most movies being made today ‘are s**t’.

The Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind the likes of Gladiator, Blade Runner, and Alien, was reflecting on his career during a talk at the BFI Southbank on Sunday, attended by Metro, as part of a special season celebrating his work.

Having worked at the forefront in Hollywood for several decades now, the 87-year-old director has seen a lot of change over his career.

Discussing the increased output of films around the world nowadays, in the age of streaming, he observed: ‘The quantity of movies that are made today, literally globally – millions. Not thousands, millions… and most of it is s**t.’

He continued: ‘80% – 60% – eh, 40% is the rest

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