Ridley Scott Says The Dog Stars May Be His Best Movie, and Why He Probably Won't Work with Gladiator II Cinematographer Again

Ridley Scott says The Dog Stars may be his best movie, and why he probably won't work with Gladiator II cinematographer again

Cinematographer John Mathieson has worked with Ridley Scott for two decades, beginning with the first Gladiator movie, but thanks to comments he made before the release of Gladiator II, it doesn’t sound like that relationship will continue. Mathieson had said that the use of multiple cameras on set, which Scott loves to do, is “really lazy” and “not very good for cinematography.” The DP later said the comments were taken out of context and heavi…

Ridley Scott won't, unsurprisingly, work with his Gladiator II cinematographer again

Cinematographer John Mathieson used the word ‘lazy’ in relation to Ridley Scott’s filmmaking last year. Ridley Scott isn’t impressed. As Ridley Scott’s sword-and-sandal sequel was working its way around cinemas in November 2024, its director of photography John Mathieson gave an unusually frank interview with The DocFix Documentary Storytelling Podcast. In it, he talked about Scott’s use of multiple cameras, minimal takes, and post-production to…