Ridley Scott is making another Blade Runner

[Flatnate]

Well we all know that like the Alien franchise, Warner Brothers couldn't leave Blade Runner alone, so I'm at least grateful that Ridley is behind the wheel of both Prometheus and the Blade Runner sequel. What frightens me the most is Warner Brothers greenlighting a live action remake of Akira set in "New Brooklyn".

[Eye Candy]

Originally Posted by retablo

Except that Alien3 only had 1 alien, and the movie blew. Yet Aliens had many and it's a classic.

The Terminator films never had more than 2 Terminators (1 good, 1 bad) except when the story called for it (the war).

I'm not seeing your logic at all.

Further, I wonder what no name actor will be cast in this big budget film.

Crowe ? ?

Does any studio really know how to tell a story any more ? ? ?

How so very very rare it is for a sequel to ever even equal, much less surpass the original.

I guess I respect the original too much to enjoy a sequel.

[csdot]

BREAKING: HARRISON FORD IN EARLY TALKS FOR RIDLEY SCOTT'S NEW BLADE RUNNER

Is Deckard coming back?

In March of 2011 word broke that Alcon Entertainment and Warner Brothers had teamed up to return to the world of Ridley Scott's classic scifi Blade Runner. In following weeks Scott himself would sign on to direct the project - it is widely expected to be Scott's next project after Prometheus, though he's got a number in the works so scheduling could always change - but the official line has always been that Scott would be the only returning alumni, that the plan was a completely fresh reboot.

In fact, producer Andrew Kosove made this abundantly clear in an August interview with the LA Times, saying:

In no way do I speak for Ridley Scott but if you're asking me will this movie have anything to do with Harrison Ford, the answer is no. This is a total reinvention and in my mind that means doing everything fresh, including casting.

Well, either Kosove was throwing up a smoke screen or Scott disagrees.

Twitch has learned that Harrison Ford has entered into early talks to join the new Blade Runner. While this is still very early stages and it is quite possible that things won't work out the obvious implication is that what we are looking at is not a reboot but a direct sequel to the original.

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could be BS, but if true it certainly is an interesting development.

[Kirk Out]

^^^ this is great news if ford is involved

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by csdot

BREAKING: HARRISON FORD IN EARLY TALKS FOR RIDLEY SCOTT'S NEW BLADE RUNNER

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could be BS, but if true it certainly is an interesting development.

Meh, 15 years ago...maybe.


But has already been pointed out, 'The Forever War' should be his next project.

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[duggie walker]

This has lots of possibilities; all depends on the script. I could see a HEARTS OF DARKNESS/ APOCALYPSE NOW type story where a new Blade Runner is sent to track down the infamous Deckard, who fled with a replicant. Ford makes a Kurtz-like cameo at the end.

Then again, I can't see it working out. Ford never believed - and doesn't like Scott's idea - that Deckard is a replicant. And I'm on his side with that one - the story has no resonance if Deckard's not human. The whole subtext is about the contrast between Deckard's "real" humanity and Batty's false humanity - "More human than human". Deckard re-discovers his own humanity by the end - no longer a "cold fish".

[Dubstar]

oh come on, can't Ridley take a temporary break from making a movie and get involved with recutting of 1492: Conquest of Paradise (for a director's cut)

[Walts Ghost]

Excellent news! I hope that's true.

[Blu Ian]

[BladeRunner2007]

I don't think Ford will join. I just don't see it coming.

[ZoetMB]

The new Blade Runner is going to be a rom-com. Over the decades, Deckard researches and discovers how to extend the termination dates of replicants. After 30 years of extending the "expiration date" on his replicant wife Rachael, hilarity ensues as Rachael decides to join the replicant rights movement and falls in love with a younger replicant (since she's never changed physically and Deckard of course has). Meanwhile, Deckard has spent so much time in the dark and rain that he's "out of it" and walks around town staring at other people's eyes and asking them stupid questions like "who won the Superbowl in 2317?" and "where can I find more great scientists and engineers who spend their days and nights serving noodles?"

As it turns out, Tyrell survived the elevator incident in the first film and he's now a mogul who is the largest stockholder of Eldron World, an amusement park filled with life-like toys where humans and replicants have fun together.

In a tribute to "Three's Company", Rachael brings her younger replicant boyfriend home and Deckard must decide whether to do the right thing: will he extend the expiration date on Rachael's new love so she can be happy or will he let the both of them die?

Deckard will be played by Steve Martin, Rachael by Jennifer Aniston and Rachael's replicant boyfriend by Jonah Hill.