Blade Runner 2049

[crocodile 9,724]

I agree. He's doing exactly the opposite kind of cinema to BR.

Karol

[Charlie Brigden 7]

Perhaps because of that he could make something that wouldn't just be a Singeresque slavish retread.

[A24 5,156]

Well, Nolan would probably succeed in making a Blade Runner for the Blade Runner hater. Sorta like those people who prefer 2010 to 2001.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

Nolans BR would be far to plot driven.

[Charlie Brigden 7]

So who would be a suitable director?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

Ridley Scott 30 years ago or Stanley Kubrick.

[crocodile 9,724]

It reminds me of the situation when Terry Gilliam asked Alan Moore: "How would you do a Watchmen movie?" and Moore said: "I wouldn't".

Karol

[Charlie Brigden 7]

Realistically, I mean. Given the remake/sequel climate as it is, I can't see this not happening. Is there really someone that could ease any pain or are they just better off giving it to someone terrible so we don't have to worry about whether it'll be good or not (ala Terminator 3/4/5)?

[A24 5,156]

So who would be a suitable director?

Snyder.

A 30 years younger Ridley Scott, like Steef has suggested, will also do.

It reminds me of the situation when Terry Gilliam asked Alan Moore: "How would you do a Watchmen movie?" and Moore said: "I wouldn't".

Karol

Nah, that's a typical attitude of the rebellious book author against film adaptations. Philip K. Dick also had problems with Hollywood making a film about DADOES.

[Quintus 6,496]

Danny Boyle might be capable. But anyway, it should be left alone.

Or if they absolutely must make it because they simply can't help themselves, then I want a Verhoeven/Arnie reunion.

Blade Runner 2: Replicant Recall.

[A24 5,156]

The perfect actor for a Blade Runner prequel?

Alex

[A24 5,156]

Do androids dream of Polaroid film?

The polaroid of Hauer and Young together ... they look so young! And there's something really sexy about the photo of Young (in white top) and Ford (with goofy "What are you doing?" face and who is probably taking the picture). Rare stuff!

Alex

[Luke Skywalker 2,383]

The perfect actor for a Blade Runner prequel?

Alex

that was .... scary XD

if i were harrison i would freak out and think someone had cloned me...

[A24 5,156]

I agree, it is scary. In fact, if I was Lucas or someone who plans a Blade Runner prequel, or Witness: The Barn Is Still Standing, I would take notice of this guy. OTOH, the audience might freak out, saying the resemblance is too close. The idea that nobody can replace Harrison Ford must remain intact! Clones are scary!

[Henry B 51]

He's got the look down, but the voice is quivery.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

He's just a bad copy!

[A24 5,156]

He's an imitator, doing all kinds of actors. To him "a bad copy" must be quite a compliment.

[Melange 448]

if i were harrison i would freak out and think someone had cloned me...

Some of his other ones are eery too.

I particularly like his George McFly and Bill the Butcher impressions (he's got the facial look down on the later,in particular)

[Jay 46,244]

Harrison Ford talks Blade Runner sequels and prequels

http://www.movieweb.com/news/harrison-ford-talks-blade-runner-prequels-and-sequels

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

It's happening Alex, better get used to the idea!

[A24 5,156]

What if the boys from Alcom are only using Blade Runner to make some publicity from themselves?

[Quintus 6,496]

Love Ford's pragmatic tone when he gets asked about things he's genuinely not bothered about.

[A24 5,156]

Scott Z. Burns Is Ridley Scott’s Rumored “Top Choice” to Write New BLADE RUNNER Movie:

http://collider.com/...-runner/116719/

Good luck, Burns, you're gonna need it!

[crocodile 9,724]

Scott confirms that he is indeed directing the new film.

Karol

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

Alex must be delighted.

[crocodile 9,724]

Not anymore. He watched Body of Lies lately.

Karol

[Brónach 1,330]

As long as it's like a completely different story set in the same universe it's fine. It wouldn't even be a sequel as I see it.

But how this film could be, I don't know...

[A24 5,156]

Strange, because it wasn't a rumor at all. It was already set in stone. OTOH, signing to direct doesn't mean the movie will ever see the light of day (meaning that it's still not a guarantee it will made)

Alex

As long as it's like a completely different story set in the same universe it's fine. It wouldn't even be a sequel as I see it.

But how this film could be, I don't know...

It would be weird for me to see a Blade Runner 2 without a Deckard or a Roy Batty. It will be difficult for me to accept a Matt Damon or a Leo DiCaprio walking around in the same future. I think it's best to re-design the whole damn thing and place it 50 years in the future.

Alex

[Brónach 1,330]

I say if it's a new story re-design the world and place it in a different world.

It could be a Minority Report/A.I. kind of world, with nanomolecular tchnology and organ printing and advanced robotics and longevity augmentation and aneutronic fusion and shit like that. The same way the future of Blade Runner feels like an actual possibility while you're watching it, flying police cars aside.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

As long as it's like a completely different story set in the same universe it's fine. It wouldn't even be a sequel as I see it.

It should be a prequel. We see the creation of the Replicant project. The film can end with the birth of Deckard as a Replicant.

[A24 5,156]

A prequel?! Set before 2019? I don't see that happening, Steef.

[Brónach 1,330]

The year was only put there for plot purposes.

I usually avoid the date when I write sci-fi.

[A24 5,156]

In the book it's 2020, I think, but Scott didn't want that.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

A prequel?! Set before 2019? I don't see that happening, Steef.

Well Scott can easily change the date in Blade Runner to make it something like 2059 or something. It's not like that film has not been tinkered with before.

[Brónach 1,330]

It's not about the date, it's about what's the point of it

[A24 5,156]

A prequel?! Set before 2019? I don't see that happening, Steef.

Well Scott can easily change the date in Blade Runner to make it something like 2059 or something. It's not like that film has not been tinkered with before.

That would form a problem with the film's blend of the past and the future. Put it too far in the future and there's no more past. The date will not change. It will not be a prequel.

Alex

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

Then a straight sequel ala 2010: The Year We Went Back, literally explaining what happened in the first film.

[Jay 46,244]

Then a straight sequel ala 2010: The Year We Went Back, literally explaining what happened in the first film.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

Hey, you expect me to remember that naff title.

[A24 5,156]

Then a straight sequel ala 2010: The Year We Went Back, literally explaining what happened in the first film.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

Will they at least involve Trumbull in this film?

[A24 5,156]

The question is: Will Trumbull be interested? They don't even have a script yet.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

You really think they will need a script?

[A24 5,156]

Or Ridley has to come up with at least some very concrete ideas. Anyway, I no longer see Ridley working with these type of special artists. Did he ask Giger for Prometheus? No, he just continues working with the same crew from the previous film or so. Ridley is a factory. To him Blade Runner 2 is just one of the many, many projects he will do in the next few years.

Still, the few photos on board of the Prometheus looked promising. It's like he can perfectly duplicate the atmophere of a 30 year old movie.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

No, he just continues working with the same crew from the previous film or so. Ridley is a factory.

Like Spielberg? Like the Bond people? Like Scorsese?

[A24 5,156]

Yeah, he should be more like Kubrick, Malick or Dominik.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

"Ridley Scott updated the status of the second movie, saying it's, "Liable to be a sequel...I think I'm close to finding a writer that might be able to help me deliver. We're quite a long way in, actually." He said an entirely new cast will be involved. Asked if Harrison Ford will be returning, Scott replied, "No, not really." Scott also commented on PROMETHEUS, his quasi prequel to ALIEN, "the central metaphor of the film is about a "higher being" who challenges the gods, and the gods don't want to give him fire. "Fire is our first form of technology," Scott says, and so by taking fire, the higher being is punished "in perpetuity in a horrible fashion.". Much like the story of the mythological god, Prometheus, who stole fire from Zeus and for his actions was bound to a rock with an eagle eternally devouring his liver." Scott said the last eight minutes of PROMETHEUS is "a pretty good DNA of the ALIEN one."

[A24 5,156]

When they still were gods ...

Alex

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

I think Hauer comes out best these days. He certainly did not decline as much as ford.

[BloodBoal 8,711]