Say What? "Blade Runner 2049"
Friday, October 7, 2016 at 8:30AM Chris here. Exactly one year out from release, we've now learned that Denis Villeneuve's upcoming Blade Runner sequel is officially titled Blade Runner 2049. Should 2049 likely be the time in which the sequel is set that keeps the followup quite accurate in the timeline considering 35 years will have passed between films. However, this still raises lingering questions about Harrison Ford's Deckard and aging - is the film backing off of Ridley Scott's confirmation of Deckard's replicant status. With Villeneuve and Ryan Gosling on the Oscar trail this season, we're hoping to get more hints in the coming months.
Adding to the mystery is our first set photo, with stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford oddly keeping it cazh considering the original's chilly aesthetics.
Tell us in the comments: what are director, producer, and stars discussing? What's casting that loving glow in Gosling's eye for Villeneuve? What's Ford indicating about Scott?
Reader Comments (5)
Scott and Ford are having one last go-off about whether or not Deckard's a replicant with Gosling and Villeneuve moderating.
"I was just telling Ridley here about a mishap I had on the set of MORNING GLORY. My foot got caught in a wire and just about belly flopped about 5 feet from the desk where Rachel McAdams was doing her scene. She finished her lines and never looked up! I tell you, she's a consummate professional. Ryan, have you ever worked with... oh right."
This immediately reminds me of 2046 the Wong Kar Wai movie, one of the most beautiful movies that we never talk about. and that memory is a very good thing.
What's casting that loving glow in Gosling's eye for Villeneuve?
That's called Canadian pride.
I'll buy whatever Gosling is selling in that getup.