Ridley Scott has (despite some clearly weaker productions such as The Last Duel, House of Gucci, Gladiator 2, Napoleon, Alien Covenant) as we all know directed a bunch of the most remarkable films of all-time. Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, Black Rain, and Thelma & Louise is of course not a bad track record, and despite having turned 87 (!) he has no plans to retire. During his many years as one of the film world's greatest, he has turned down a bunch of projects and one of them was apparently Terminator 3. One of the most reviled sequels of all-time. In a recent interview with The Guardian He has said that he cannot be bought for money because he turned down $20 million to direct T3.
"I'm proud about this. I turned down a $20M fee. See, I can't be bought, dude.. Someone said: 'Ask what Arnie gets.' I thought: 'I'll try it out.' I said: 'I want what Arnie gets.' When they said yes, I thought: Fuck me."
Do you think Scott could have saved Terminator 3?