Sir Ridley Scott

A portrait of the acclaimed South Shields film director Sir Ridley Scott is going on show at the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle.

South Shields-born Sir Ridley Scott paid tribute to his former teachers at Hartlepool College of Art in his acceptance speech.

Charlize Theron lit up the red carpet as she arrived for the UK premiere of Prometheus - a prequel to Sir Ridley Scott's 1979 film Alien.