Question: Who is the Enlglish film director and producer that was born in 1937 that is working on turning John Pearson's novel into a film? 
Sentence (from "Ridley Scott"): Following his commercial breakthrough with the science-fiction horror film "Alien" (1979), his best known works include the neo-noir dystopian science fiction film "Blade Runner" (1982), historical drama and Best Picture Oscar winner "Gladiator" (2000), and science fiction film "The Martian" (2015).
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