Blade Runner Director Teaming Up With Machinima

Director Ridley Scott, known for hit films Blade Runner and Alien, is teaming up with video entertainment network Machinima to produce 12 science fiction short films.

Scott will not direct these shorts himself; instead he and Machinima will choose directors from RSA, Scott's production company, including Martin Scorsese, Sam Mendes, Kathryn Bigelow and Neill Blomkamp. The planned outcome of this collaboration is for some of these short films to eventually lead to a new franchise. Scott believes that Machinima is a great partner to collaborate on this "new model of delivering original content to fans" as well as pushing the creative boundaries for both filmmakers and audiences.

After the success with the webseries Mortal Kombat Legacy, which is spawning a second season as well as a feature film based off of it, it will be interesting to see what these short films will feature and how they will be received by viewers.