Renowned director Ridley Scott's comments about Malta discourage tourism despite praising its architectural beauty.
Director Ridley Scott has sparked controversy in Malta by saying he 'wouldn't advise' holidaying on the island after filming there for Gladiator 2 . The 86-year-old British director was discussing Malta 's appeal as a filming location with fellow director Christopher Nolan when he told the audience that he 'wouldn't advise going there on holiday', according to Business Insider.
While praising Malta as 'a treasure trove of architecture' that 'goes from medieval right through to renaissance', he still insisted he would 'not go back there on holiday'. Johann Grech, Malta's film commissioner, shared a clip of Scott's positive remarks on Facebook, including the director saying 'when it's good, it's spectacular' - but omitted the advice against Malta as a vacation destination. Scott's comments have angered Maltese politicians after the country's government paid £48million in rebates for the movie being filmed there. Julie Zahra, the culture spokesperson for the opposition party in Malta's parliament, said on Facebook that Grech had been 'humiliated' by Scott saying he would not recommend going on holiday to Malta and should resign from his post. She also criticized Grech for only uploading Scott's positive comments, saying Grech had 'censored' and 'manipulated' what was actually said. Another member of Malta's parliament, Adrian Delia, condemned Scott who 'mesmerized millions with tales of historic legend brought to life' but seems to 'have not managed to learn respect'
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