The "Indiana Jones" star said that he and British filmmaker Scott had been chatting about the film from quite a sometime, reported BBC online.
"I truly admire Ridley as a man and as a director. I would be very happy to engage again with him in the further telling of this story," Ford said.
Two years ago, producers announced that Scott was planning a follow-up to his mysterious 1982 tale, which blended sci-fi and noir detective novels.