In the world of cinema there are a breed of classics that are forbidden to touch. Quick sequels or reboots are not permitted. They exist in a separate realm, where they continue to exert influence over other films and culture at large. The original Blade Runner is one such film. Released in 1982, the innovative visuals, artistic sensibility and underlying themes have earned it cult status and garnered a legion of fans. […]
If the audience knew more, the film would be much less compelling. [Warning: This story contains spoilers for Blade Runner 2049] Blade Runner is driven by a mystery bubbling underneath the surface, one that its final moments deliberately don’t resolve: is the 1982 film’s protagonist, Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a human or a lifelike replicant just like the ones that he’s tasked with hunting and killing? In the Final Cut, the version […]
Believe it or not, the events of the first Blade Runner have not even happened yet. The 1982 science fiction film starring a dashing Harrison Ford actually takes place in 2019, which is fitting because the new Blade Runner sequel Blade Runner 2049 is fast approaching its theatrical release on Oct. 6. But before the new film comes out and makes all this talk about time and the future even more complicated, we can all agree […]
The sci-fi classic “Blade Runner” is beloved — and rightly so — not just for its compelling narrative of the lonely hunter, but for the package that the futuristic fable came wrapped in. Based on a 1968 novel by Philip K. Dick, Ridley Scott’s 1982 film was notable for its screenplay of oblique, muscular poetry (by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples); a cynical and gorgeously gloomy film noir sensibility; and […]
House of Cards star Robin Wright is in final negotiations to star in Alcon Entertainment’s sequel to Blade Runner. The actress will join Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford in the sci-fi project, being directed by Denis Villeneuve, the acclaimed filmmaker behind drug drama Sicario. Other plot details are being kept under wraps, but it is known that the story takes place several decades after the conclusion of the 1982 original […]
Harrison Ford will be reprising his lead role as Rick Deckard for a Blade Runner sequel, producers have confirmed. Denis Villeneuve is in talks to direct the veteran actor in the next instalment of the sci-fi thriller, with Ridley Scott, who directed the first film, on board to produce. Plot details are being kept secret, but the movie will reportedly be set “several decades” after the 1982 neo-noir original, which […]
