Very few directors have longevity, success or diversity in their careers that Ridley Scott had. At 87, the man behind Blade Runner, Alien, Gladiator and so many other classics are still as active - probably more - than he returned in the 1980s. With such a long career, the inevitable missed opportunities come ... Or, if you are Scott, you are still royal glad you have rejected. The one in which you are? "Terminator 3: Picking the machines."

For years it has been known that Scott was one of the many directors to have been considering Trickel after Jamesesheims Cameron was removed from the project. But in a recent interview for The GuardianHe revealed how much he was offered to lead the film - an incredible $ 20 million, equal to what the Starwar was to do the Arnold Schwarzenegger series.

"I'm proud of this," Scott told the Guardian, referring to his refusal to take over Terminator films. "I rejected a $ 20 compensation (million). See, I can't buy, my friend said." Ask what Arnie gets. " I thought, "I try it." I said, "I want what Arnie gets." When they said yes, I thought, 'f *** me.' But I couldn't do it. "

At the time, Scott came out of one of the biggest hits of his career in Gladiator, and after extinguishing the sequel "Silence of the Lambs" "Hannibal", he announced "Black Hock Down" in 2002.

Giving an iconic film by a different director for a sequel is always a DISSUD proposal. When most fans of the film talk about successful examples, "foreign" and "foreigners" tend to jump at the top of the list. While Ridley Scott's original since 1979 is very different from a more action sequel directed by Jameseims Cameron, they both did a significant job of building a fictional universe that still goes strongly with films like "Alien: Romulul" and TV FX series "Alien: Country".

If Scott took the directorial duties for Terminator 3, he would do the same job for Cameron that Cameron did for him in the 1980s. That would mean that two of the largest scientific franchises of the era and both would be shaped by cooperative efforts by the same two legendary directors. Maybe it was too much synergy for the small world of Hollywood science fiction to deal with.

Although Ridley Scott's EVER is incredibly versatile, he always brings a strong directorial vision to both his hits and his apostles. "Terminator 3" is far from disaster, but it is also largely forgotten in the franchise volume. The worst quality is that it is fully forgotten, having no unforgettable moments or strong choices that made the first two films of Cameron instant classics.

It would certainly not be a problem with Scott behind the camera, although it would also probably deliver a different type of movie in its entirety - the one with a little more thematic resonance and less focus on pieces of actions. "It's not my job," Scott told the Guardian about Terminator 3 and that style of popcorn blockbuster. "It's like making a Bond movie. The essence of the Bond movie is fun and the camp. The terminator is a pure comic book." Instead of following in that mold and trying to deliver something light and glossy, the director said he would probably deliver a more ground -taking franchise.

"I would try to do it real," he said. "So they never asked me to make a Bond movie because I could level it."