Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve took the stage at Deadline’s The Contenders award-season event to discuss the anticipated follow-up to Ridley Scott’s classic inspired by Philip K. Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? During the discussion, the Oscar-nominated director talked about translating the 1982 sci-fi visual spectacle for 2017 and working with Harrison Ford, who reprised his role as Rick Deckard. The film has grossed $256.6 million…...
- 12/5/2017
- Deadline
After seeing director Denis Villeneuve‘s sci-fi sequel Blade Runner 2049, some viewers took issue with the movie’s depiction of its female characters. The main story revolves around a male Replicant (Ryan Gosling‘s Agent K) and his quest for another (Harrison Ford‘s Rick Deckard) to learn the truth about his origins, and the movie’s women are often relegated […]
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- 11/27/2017
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
Blade Runner 2049 received a fair amount of praise from the critics, but it should be noted that some spoke out about what they saw as the rather lackluster role of female characters in its narrative. In main, this was because its narrative was centered around its male characters and their needs, while its female characters existed to serve the stories of their male counterparts. For example, consider the contrast between Rick Deckard and Rachael. The first shows up in Blade Runner 2049 as a character of considerable importance, as shown by the fact that he was capable of making
Dennis Villaneuve Addresses The Criticisms Of Women In Blade Runner 2049...
Dennis Villaneuve Addresses The Criticisms Of Women In Blade Runner 2049...
- 11/27/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Harrison Ford is the ultimate action hero, playing characters like Han Solo, Indiana Jones and Rick Deckard. As it turns out, those roles haven't been too hard to master since he doubles as a real-life hero for everyday people. Just yesterday, Ford saved a woman from a car accident in San Paulo, Calif., after her car flipped off the road. He was able to help the woman out of the car and to safety before emergency responders arrived on scene, according to the Ventura County Star. The act comes fresh off his Good Samaritan act in September when his Mercedes got stuck in the midst of a pile-up in the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. A passerby captured Ford hopping out of his car to clear the mess up, directing the traffic...
- 11/20/2017
- E! Online
Despite fantastic reviews, Denis Villeneuve’s brainy, big-budget sequel has not made enough money to launch a new universe at the multiplex
• Warning: This article contains plot spoilers for Blade Runner 2049
If there was ever a movie to leave you wanting more, it is Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049. In a large part that’s because the Canadian film-maker chose to plunge so far down the futuristic rabbit hole without revealing enough of this mesmerising sci-fi wonderland’s darkest secrets. After almost three breathless hours of pulsating dystopian thrills, we are no closer to filling in many of the gaps in Ridley Scott’s original 1982 dystopian masterwork. Is Harrison Ford’s Rick Deckard a replicant? What do the off-world colonies look like? Are androids the next stage in human evolution, or merely useful gifts for the 21st-century sociopath who has everything?
What’s more, we suddenly have dozens of new puzzles to solve.
• Warning: This article contains plot spoilers for Blade Runner 2049
If there was ever a movie to leave you wanting more, it is Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049. In a large part that’s because the Canadian film-maker chose to plunge so far down the futuristic rabbit hole without revealing enough of this mesmerising sci-fi wonderland’s darkest secrets. After almost three breathless hours of pulsating dystopian thrills, we are no closer to filling in many of the gaps in Ridley Scott’s original 1982 dystopian masterwork. Is Harrison Ford’s Rick Deckard a replicant? What do the off-world colonies look like? Are androids the next stage in human evolution, or merely useful gifts for the 21st-century sociopath who has everything?
What’s more, we suddenly have dozens of new puzzles to solve.
- 11/14/2017
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
To be completely transparent, I purposely didn't read any reviews of Blade Runner 2049. I didn't want to be influenced by another critic's opinion.
Smart movies don't always catch fire; may not be box office blockbusters nor receive the universal critical acclaim they so deserve. Ridley Scott's Blade Runner sequel may not have caught the collective raves or boffo box office receipts that others movies can boast, but that doesn't diminish the fact that it is an incredible sequel and in some ways better than the original. In today's 90 minute "super hero" hyper-edited, 3D cinematic experience a movie like Blade Runner 2049 crawls along at a snail's pace, allowing the dystopian landscape to infect the movie audience's collective consciousness and to create a visual backdrop that affords the narrative its forward thrust.
Kudos to director Denis Villeneuve and his design team. The future is not so bright. It's rather bleak and depressing.
Smart movies don't always catch fire; may not be box office blockbusters nor receive the universal critical acclaim they so deserve. Ridley Scott's Blade Runner sequel may not have caught the collective raves or boffo box office receipts that others movies can boast, but that doesn't diminish the fact that it is an incredible sequel and in some ways better than the original. In today's 90 minute "super hero" hyper-edited, 3D cinematic experience a movie like Blade Runner 2049 crawls along at a snail's pace, allowing the dystopian landscape to infect the movie audience's collective consciousness and to create a visual backdrop that affords the narrative its forward thrust.
Kudos to director Denis Villeneuve and his design team. The future is not so bright. It's rather bleak and depressing.
- 10/31/2017
- by Dusty Wright
- www.culturecatch.com
Does Blade Runner: 2049 answer the question about Rick Deckard’s identity once and for all, or is the answer now even more murky than before?
Warning - This article features in depth spoilers for both the original Blade Runner and Blade Runner: 2049. If you have not seen both films, proceed at your own risk!
It’s one of the most discussed questions in science fiction cinema of all time. Rick Deckard, the central character of 1982’s Blade Runner, is employed to hunt down human-like androids called replicants. But could he actually be a replicant himself? The original film doesn’t give a clear answer, which has left the door open for discussion on the topic. Two director’s cuts released over the next two decades added in additional important materials to be taken into consideration, but the mystery remained.
Blade Runner: 2049 was the long awaited sequel released...
Warning - This article features in depth spoilers for both the original Blade Runner and Blade Runner: 2049. If you have not seen both films, proceed at your own risk!
It’s one of the most discussed questions in science fiction cinema of all time. Rick Deckard, the central character of 1982’s Blade Runner, is employed to hunt down human-like androids called replicants. But could he actually be a replicant himself? The original film doesn’t give a clear answer, which has left the door open for discussion on the topic. Two director’s cuts released over the next two decades added in additional important materials to be taken into consideration, but the mystery remained.
Blade Runner: 2049 was the long awaited sequel released...
- 10/18/2017
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
Sean Young is an American actress who has appeared in a number of well-known movies such as Dune, Wall Street, and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. However, her single most famous role was the replicant named Rachael in Blade Runner, who managed to shake some of the titular character’s most fundamental beliefs. With that said, Young’s minimal involvement in Blade Runner 2049 has been noted, which stands out all the more because Harrison Ford returned to reprise his role as the ex-blade runner Rick Deckard. What Was Sean Young’s Role in Blade Runner 2049? Since Blade Runner 2049 has not been
Why Was Sean Young’s Role So Minimal in Blade Runner 2049?...
Why Was Sean Young’s Role So Minimal in Blade Runner 2049?...
- 10/17/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
5 reasons to see Blade Runner 20495 reasons to see Blade Runner 2049Scott Goodyer10/11/2017 2:28:00 Pm
Blade Runner 2049 is now playing and a definite must see on the big screen for many reasons.
The movie stars Ryan Gosling who plays Officer K, a young Blade Runner whose discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), who's been missing for thirty years.
If you're on the fence about seeing it, check out our list below of reasons you need to see this long-awaited sequel!
1. The Blade Runner Universe
For many fans of the original 1982 masterpiece, we fell in love with the futuristic world that depicted a dystopic Los Angeles in 2019. Director Ridley Scott and Cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth at the time made a world that was dark and bleak yet beautiful. From the rainy streets filled with oddball characters suspiciously walking around under...
Blade Runner 2049 is now playing and a definite must see on the big screen for many reasons.
The movie stars Ryan Gosling who plays Officer K, a young Blade Runner whose discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), who's been missing for thirty years.
If you're on the fence about seeing it, check out our list below of reasons you need to see this long-awaited sequel!
1. The Blade Runner Universe
For many fans of the original 1982 masterpiece, we fell in love with the futuristic world that depicted a dystopic Los Angeles in 2019. Director Ridley Scott and Cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth at the time made a world that was dark and bleak yet beautiful. From the rainy streets filled with oddball characters suspiciously walking around under...
- 10/11/2017
- by Scott Goodyer
- Cineplex
“Blade Runner 2049” may be one of the most critically acclaimed blockbusters of the year, but it’s struggling at the box office and might not even be able to turn a profit when all is said and done. The financial disappointment means a potential sequel is less likely, although original “Blade Runner” screenwriter Hampton Fancher already has the idea for what a follow-up film would look like.
Speaking to The Los Angeles Times, Fancher revealed that his original idea for a “Blade Runner” sequel took shape around 1986 and involved Harrison Ford’s Rick Deckard. K, the character played by Ryan Gosling in “2049,” was not a part of the original sequel idea, as the story centered around Deckard’s next job as a blade runner. Fancher called the idea “horrifying” and teases that we might actually get to see it if a sequel gets greenlit.
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Speaking to The Los Angeles Times, Fancher revealed that his original idea for a “Blade Runner” sequel took shape around 1986 and involved Harrison Ford’s Rick Deckard. K, the character played by Ryan Gosling in “2049,” was not a part of the original sequel idea, as the story centered around Deckard’s next job as a blade runner. Fancher called the idea “horrifying” and teases that we might actually get to see it if a sequel gets greenlit.
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- 10/11/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Back in 1982, not only did we believe that 2019 would have flying cars (we best get our skates on then) but we were witness to movie history. Though it struggled at the box office, Ridley Scott’s now revered Science Fiction classic – adapted from the work of equally influential author Philip K. Dick – Blade Runner would come to inspire generations of filmmakers and film watchers. Capturing a dystopic futuristic La and populating it with neon-lit promotion, fire-breathing chimneys and an amalgamation of mis-matched inhabitants, the film was a noirish vision of ferocity and bleak beauty, with the underlying themes still being deciphered to this day. As Harrison Ford’s “Blade Runner” officer Rick Deckard was tasked with hunting down the bioengineered Replicants, we were left to ponder the movie’s mystery, its characters and its many contemplative ideas. How could anyone dare tackle a sequel, especially 35 years on, after the film...
- 10/9/2017
- by Jack Bottomley
- The Cultural Post
Fan of Ridley Scott's original Blade Runner flocked to theaters over the weekend to watch the sequel Blade Runner 2049. For the most part, fans seem to have loved what the sequel had to offer! I know I did, and I've already seen it twice. It was just such a visually stunning film and did a fantastic job of moving the story forward.
Mr. Sunday Movies has released a new video for fans of Blade Runner 2049 to enjoy as it points out all the Easter eggs and references in the film. It also discusses the whole Rick Deckard replicant theory.
Watch the video below and if there's anything you want to talk about regarding the film, you can talk about whatever you want in the comment section below.
Mr. Sunday Movies has released a new video for fans of Blade Runner 2049 to enjoy as it points out all the Easter eggs and references in the film. It also discusses the whole Rick Deckard replicant theory.
Watch the video below and if there's anything you want to talk about regarding the film, you can talk about whatever you want in the comment section below.
- 10/9/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
From pirouetting ballerinas to giant naked statues, images of women dominate the film’s futuristic cityscapes – but audiences have criticised the portrayal of female characters
‘Blade Runner 2049 has a women problem,” cried the internet this weekend, as the critically praised sci-fi sequel hit cinemas. Tweets and blogs cited the fact that female characters were treated as sex objects, and that the narrative was almost entirely driven by men, including Ryan Gosling’s replicant-hunter K and his predecessor Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford). Outrage quickly spread, including from those who had not yet seen the film.
As someone who has, I’m not surprised. While I was transfixed by the film’s visual prowess, score, fascinating plot and fidelity to the original, I was troubled by the character of Joi (Ana de Armas) in particular. An operating system who is bought by K to act as a doting, doe-eyed housewife, she...
‘Blade Runner 2049 has a women problem,” cried the internet this weekend, as the critically praised sci-fi sequel hit cinemas. Tweets and blogs cited the fact that female characters were treated as sex objects, and that the narrative was almost entirely driven by men, including Ryan Gosling’s replicant-hunter K and his predecessor Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford). Outrage quickly spread, including from those who had not yet seen the film.
As someone who has, I’m not surprised. While I was transfixed by the film’s visual prowess, score, fascinating plot and fidelity to the original, I was troubled by the character of Joi (Ana de Armas) in particular. An operating system who is bought by K to act as a doting, doe-eyed housewife, she...
- 10/9/2017
- by Anna Smith
- The Guardian - Film News
MaryAnn’s quick take… Visually, this dying future world is immersively hellish. Intellectually, though, its ideas haven’t kept up with the rapidly evolving science-fictional conversation. I’m “biast” (pro): love the original film; big science fiction fan
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
You may have heard something about the instructions to critics from director Denis Villeneuve that were passed along at some press screenings of Blade Runner 2049. One critic shared a redacted version:
Concerned this was handed out to critics following #BladeRunner2049 screening this a.m. @akstanwyck @erickohn @AwardsDaily @kristapley pic.twitter.com/gnZ94QZTcl
— Dustin Chase (@TexasArtFilm) October 2, 2017
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This is bizarre for many reasons; for one, filmmakers should not be dictating how critics frame their reviews or structure their sentences. (I attended a public multiplex screening,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
You may have heard something about the instructions to critics from director Denis Villeneuve that were passed along at some press screenings of Blade Runner 2049. One critic shared a redacted version:
Concerned this was handed out to critics following #BladeRunner2049 screening this a.m. @akstanwyck @erickohn @AwardsDaily @kristapley pic.twitter.com/gnZ94QZTcl
— Dustin Chase (@TexasArtFilm) October 2, 2017
(Click here for a screengrab if the tweet has been deleted.)
This is bizarre for many reasons; for one, filmmakers should not be dictating how critics frame their reviews or structure their sentences. (I attended a public multiplex screening,...
- 10/9/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
2017-10-08T13:12:44-07:00'Blade Runner 2049' Has Disappointing Debut
Blade Runner 2049 was always going to be a hard sell for a broad audience. It was a critically acclaimed sequel to a 35-year-old sci-fi movie that appealed mostly to hardcore fans of the genre, and it was over two hours long. But there was hope that, thanks to the appeal of stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, that film would take in about $45 million over its first weekend. In the end, it earned much less than that.
Via The Hollywood Reporter.
Despite strong reviews and an A- CinemaScore, Denis Villeneuve's big-budget sequel Blade Runner 2049 careened off course in its North American debut over the weekend, even while placing No. 1.
The long-awaited follow-up to Ridley Scott's 1982 cult classic grossed $31.5 million from 4,058 theaters, a dismal start for a movie that cost $150 million to...
Blade Runner 2049 was always going to be a hard sell for a broad audience. It was a critically acclaimed sequel to a 35-year-old sci-fi movie that appealed mostly to hardcore fans of the genre, and it was over two hours long. But there was hope that, thanks to the appeal of stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, that film would take in about $45 million over its first weekend. In the end, it earned much less than that.
Via The Hollywood Reporter.
Despite strong reviews and an A- CinemaScore, Denis Villeneuve's big-budget sequel Blade Runner 2049 careened off course in its North American debut over the weekend, even while placing No. 1.
The long-awaited follow-up to Ridley Scott's 1982 cult classic grossed $31.5 million from 4,058 theaters, a dismal start for a movie that cost $150 million to...
- 10/8/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
[Warning: This story contains spoilers for Blade Runner 2049.]
Though he has a vast filmography, Harrison Ford is largely defined by three characters he portrayed in the early 1980s: Han Solo, Indiana Jones and Rick Deckard. This trio of heroic figures share some DNA aside from the man who plays them, but what those roles have in common now is that Ford is has been revisiting them. In 2008, after a nearly two-decade hiatus, the actor donned the fedora and held the whip again in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Two years ago, he stepped back...
Though he has a vast filmography, Harrison Ford is largely defined by three characters he portrayed in the early 1980s: Han Solo, Indiana Jones and Rick Deckard. This trio of heroic figures share some DNA aside from the man who plays them, but what those roles have in common now is that Ford is has been revisiting them. In 2008, after a nearly two-decade hiatus, the actor donned the fedora and held the whip again in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Two years ago, he stepped back...
- 10/8/2017
- by Josh Spiegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Though they’re separated by 30 years in the movies’ universe and even more time in our world, “Blade Runner 2049” includes lots of callbacks to the original “Blade Runner.” From plot points that directly reference the original film, to visual Easter Eggs scattered throughout, “Blade Runner 2049” scatters its references pretty liberally. Warning: Spoilers within! Blade Runners Both films are named for special police officers called Blade Runners that specialize in identifying, hunting down and “retiring” renegade Replicants. Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) was a particularly good Blade Runner in the original movie, and Officer K (Ryan Gosling) picks up the mantle.
- 10/8/2017
- by Phil Hornshaw
- The Wrap
(Note: This post contains light spoilers for the backstory of “Blade Runner 2049.”) A lot of time has passed between the stories of “Blade Runner” and the sequel that picks up its threads, “Blade Runner 2049.” What happened in the 30 years between the two movies is the focus of the mystery that Officer K (Ryan Gosling) tries to solve through the course of the film. But as he tries to dig up information that leads him to the first movie’s protagonist, Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) and the events of “Blade Runner,” K keeps running up against missing information. Apparently,...
- 10/7/2017
- by Phil Hornshaw
- The Wrap
[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 that director Ridley Scott prefers after decades of behind-the-scenes turmoil, Deckard is about to run away with his replicant paramour Rachael (Sean Young) when he sees that his Lapd partner Gaff (Edward James Olmos) has left behind an origami unicorn. That...
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 that director Ridley Scott prefers after decades of behind-the-scenes turmoil, Deckard is about to run away with his replicant paramour Rachael (Sean Young) when he sees that his Lapd partner Gaff (Edward James Olmos) has left behind an origami unicorn. That...
- 10/7/2017
- by Josh Spiegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It only took 35 years for us to get a sequel to Ridley Scott's iconic Blade Runner. Now that Harrison Ford has returned to the big screen as Rick Deckard with Ryan Gosling in tow, is it "too little too late," or "about damn time?"
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- 10/6/2017
- by Kristian Odland
- GeekTyrant
This is going to be one of the shortest reviews one is certain to encounter when reading about Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Blade Runner 2049′ and with good reason: the power of it comes from how little you know going into the theater. Not only that, but, to take a moment of humility, I feel uncertainty in how to properly convey such a cinematic experience. But to overcome that and cut to the chase: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ is one of a small handful of masterpieces produced by 2017 and well on its way to becoming an iconic film in its own right.
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It’s been thirty years since disillusioned blade runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) “retired” violent replicants and disappeared into a self-imposed exile with the experimental replicant Rachael (Sean Young) into the grimy night of dystopian Los Angeles and a great deal has happened in the world.
Image Courtesy of Warner Bros. / Alcon Entertainment
It’s been thirty years since disillusioned blade runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) “retired” violent replicants and disappeared into a self-imposed exile with the experimental replicant Rachael (Sean Young) into the grimy night of dystopian Los Angeles and a great deal has happened in the world.
- 10/6/2017
- by William Coffey
- Age of the Nerd
Harrison Ford is receiving much praise for his return as Rick Deckard. The 75-year-old actor, best known for his performances in the Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies, reprises his role of the former and Lapd officer "blade runner" in Blade Runner 2049, which also stars Ryan Gosling. Ridley Scott's original Blade Runner film was released in 1982 and was deemed a box office flop but later gained a cult following. Ford's character tracks down and "retires" replicants, essentially androids. Director Denis Villeneuve's new sequel sees Deckard, now a supporting character, in exile. Gosling plays K, also a blade runner, who is tasked with...
- 10/6/2017
- E! Online
Read Eric Walkuski's review Here. Plot: A young Blade Runner (Ryan Gosling), tasked with retiring the remaining Tyrell Corp replicants, has his worldview challenged when he uncovers a mystery dating back to one of his predecessors, Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford). Review: In Blade Runner 2049, Denis Villeneuve’s taking on a monster of a project that, in the best of hands, would be nearly... Read More...
- 10/6/2017
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
'Blade Runner 2049' is out now, so does the sequel answer the question fans have been wondering about for 35 years? Is Harrison Ford's Rick Deckard a replicant or a human? Spoilers ahead!
- 10/6/2017
- by Avery Thompson
- HollywoodLife
Since its 1982 release, two schools of thought have emerged regarding Ridley Scott’s sci-fi neo-noir Blade Runner. Some believe the film’s striking visuals and rich subtext makes it undeniably worthy of its hard-earned classic status — following a famously disappointing theatrical run — while others believe its bizarre aesthetic and several “director’s cuts” have led to Scott’s work being more legendary as a cinematic anomaly than a masterful piece of filmmaking. No matter which way people see Blade Runner, one thing remains constant: nearly all (rightfully) regard it as one of the most influential sci-fi films of all time. So, needless to say, the odds were certainly stacked against director Denis Villeneuve as he set out to make Blade Runner 2049.
Set a full 30 years after Harrison Ford’s Rick Deckard hunted down a group of rebellious replicants (i.e., synthetic people with a limited lifespan) in the original film,...
Set a full 30 years after Harrison Ford’s Rick Deckard hunted down a group of rebellious replicants (i.e., synthetic people with a limited lifespan) in the original film,...
- 10/6/2017
- by Robert Yaniz Jr.
- We Got This Covered
Chicago – It comes down to compelling an audience with a story riff that’s a hook. “Blade Runner 2049” doesn’t possess either the riff or the hook, but what it does do is create a dystopian world that is beautiful in its bleakness, and unsettlingly weird in its twists and turns.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
Ryan Gosling takes the torch as the main character, who in 1982 was Harrison Ford – returning as Rick Dekard – and they both frolic in a future world that is wilder, more graphic and more unhinged than its predecessor… which was cutting edge back in 1982. Again, with the seemingly infinite possibilities on the digital palette, a film can be anything now, anything apparently but connective and accessible. The story in this Blade Runner is barely there, content to float on predictable situations that could barely pass a TV drama test. If you love production design, “Blade Runner 2049” is...
Rating: 3.0/5.0
Ryan Gosling takes the torch as the main character, who in 1982 was Harrison Ford – returning as Rick Dekard – and they both frolic in a future world that is wilder, more graphic and more unhinged than its predecessor… which was cutting edge back in 1982. Again, with the seemingly infinite possibilities on the digital palette, a film can be anything now, anything apparently but connective and accessible. The story in this Blade Runner is barely there, content to float on predictable situations that could barely pass a TV drama test. If you love production design, “Blade Runner 2049” is...
- 10/6/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford have been on a media blitz to promote their upcoming sci-fi blockbuster Blade Runner 2049, and it has made for some pretty memorable moments.
Ford reprises his Blade Runner role of Rick Deckard, and Gosling joins as fellow blade runner, K, in the long-awaited sequel, which hits theaters Friday.
Similar to Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal's highly publicized "bromance" during the press tour for their sci-fi horror film Life this spring, Gosling and Ford have made waves online for their seamless banter and jests at each other's expense.
Below are a few of the best viral...
Ford reprises his Blade Runner role of Rick Deckard, and Gosling joins as fellow blade runner, K, in the long-awaited sequel, which hits theaters Friday.
Similar to Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal's highly publicized "bromance" during the press tour for their sci-fi horror film Life this spring, Gosling and Ford have made waves online for their seamless banter and jests at each other's expense.
Below are a few of the best viral...
- 10/5/2017
- by Lauren Huff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Now that 'Blade Runner 2049' is finally released it is the perfect time to look back on the original 1982 cult classic with 'On The Edge Of Blade Runner.' The documentary is about the making and history of 'Blade Runner,' written and hosted by film critic Mark Kermode and is the first time on film that director Ridley Scott confirms that Rick Deckard is a replicate.
On The Edge Of Blade Runner
Original 'Blade Runner' Trailer...
On The Edge Of Blade Runner
Original 'Blade Runner' Trailer...
- 10/5/2017
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
2017-10-05T06:54:34-07:00Will 'Blade Runner' Conquer the Box Office?
So far this fall, Stephen King's It has been the only legitimate hit movie. This weekend, Blade Runner 2049, the long-awaited sequel to 1982's Blade Runner comes to theaters in an attempt to be the next blockbuster. The film is almost guaranteed to have a successful debut, given the star power in its cast (Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford headline), but will it have legs? Its predecessor has become a classic for sci-fi fans over the past few decades, but its dark tone and opaque storytelling limited its appeal to a mass audience. We'll find out this weekend if things have changed since 1982.
Via The Hollywood Reporter.
The long-awaited sequel to Ridley Scott's 1982 cult classic Blade Runner will have no trouble racing to the top of the box-office chart in its debut, but...
So far this fall, Stephen King's It has been the only legitimate hit movie. This weekend, Blade Runner 2049, the long-awaited sequel to 1982's Blade Runner comes to theaters in an attempt to be the next blockbuster. The film is almost guaranteed to have a successful debut, given the star power in its cast (Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford headline), but will it have legs? Its predecessor has become a classic for sci-fi fans over the past few decades, but its dark tone and opaque storytelling limited its appeal to a mass audience. We'll find out this weekend if things have changed since 1982.
Via The Hollywood Reporter.
The long-awaited sequel to Ridley Scott's 1982 cult classic Blade Runner will have no trouble racing to the top of the box-office chart in its debut, but...
- 10/5/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
For Denis Villeneuve, there are two versions of the original “Blade Runner,” despite the seven that have circulated since its 1982 release. “The original [cut] is the story of a human being that is falling in love with a replicant,” Villeneuve said. “And the [final cut] is a story of a replicant that discovers its true identity.”
So where does Villeneuve’s sequel, “Blade Runner 2049,” fall in that equation? He’s not saying — not exactly. “I will say that this movie is made from the tension between those two movies,” he said, during an interview with IndieWire earlier this year.
Read More:Denis Villeneuve on ‘Blade Runner 2049’: Early Roger Deakins Footage is ‘Just the Tip of the Iceberg’
But that doesn’t quite give credit to the feverish, decades-long discourse surrounding the film. Not only have its creators fought over how it’s best interpreted — specifically whether Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford...
So where does Villeneuve’s sequel, “Blade Runner 2049,” fall in that equation? He’s not saying — not exactly. “I will say that this movie is made from the tension between those two movies,” he said, during an interview with IndieWire earlier this year.
Read More:Denis Villeneuve on ‘Blade Runner 2049’: Early Roger Deakins Footage is ‘Just the Tip of the Iceberg’
But that doesn’t quite give credit to the feverish, decades-long discourse surrounding the film. Not only have its creators fought over how it’s best interpreted — specifically whether Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford...
- 10/5/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Ryan Lambie Oct 6, 2017
So Blade Runner 2049, then. What's that all about? Spoilers ahoy, as we dig a little deeper...
Nb: This article contains spoilers for both Blade Runner and its sequel. Come back when you’ve seen both movies!
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If there’s going to be a controversial aspect of Blade Runner 2049, we suspect it’s that the belated sequel makes plain what was once playfully ambiguous. In the original cut of Ridley Scott’s original, which didn’t surface until a decade after Blade Runner’s initial release in 1982, the recurring image of a unicorn - first in a reverie, later as an origami sculpture - raised the possibility that Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is a replicant.
There’s a...
So Blade Runner 2049, then. What's that all about? Spoilers ahoy, as we dig a little deeper...
Nb: This article contains spoilers for both Blade Runner and its sequel. Come back when you’ve seen both movies!
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If there’s going to be a controversial aspect of Blade Runner 2049, we suspect it’s that the belated sequel makes plain what was once playfully ambiguous. In the original cut of Ridley Scott’s original, which didn’t surface until a decade after Blade Runner’s initial release in 1982, the recurring image of a unicorn - first in a reverie, later as an origami sculpture - raised the possibility that Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is a replicant.
There’s a...
- 10/5/2017
- Den of Geek
Every week in /Answers, we attempt to answer a new pop culture-related question. Tying in with the release of Blade Runner 2049, this week’s edition asks the question that is on everyone’s mind: “What is your favorite coat or jacket in movie history?” What? Did you think we were going to go with “favorite sci-fi dystopia”? Jacob Hall: Rick Deckard’s Coat […]
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- 10/4/2017
- by /Film Staff
- Slash Film
Ryan Lambie Oct 5, 2017
Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner originally contained more artificial humans. Ryan looks at the replicants who never made it to the screen...
Nb: The following contains spoilers for Blade Runner (1982), if you haven’t seen it for some reason.
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A pot boils on the stove, its cast-iron lid rattling from the steam. Dust catches the light in the sparsely-furnished farmhouse, which looks faded and old, like a weathered oil painting. A door opens; a tall, broad figure fills the frame, clad in a protective suit - the kind of outfit farmers always wear to shield themselves from the cruel elements. The figure enters, removing its mask to reveal a lined, middle-aged face.
The farmer glances around the room furtively,...
Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner originally contained more artificial humans. Ryan looks at the replicants who never made it to the screen...
Nb: The following contains spoilers for Blade Runner (1982), if you haven’t seen it for some reason.
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A pot boils on the stove, its cast-iron lid rattling from the steam. Dust catches the light in the sparsely-furnished farmhouse, which looks faded and old, like a weathered oil painting. A door opens; a tall, broad figure fills the frame, clad in a protective suit - the kind of outfit farmers always wear to shield themselves from the cruel elements. The figure enters, removing its mask to reveal a lined, middle-aged face.
The farmer glances around the room furtively,...
- 10/4/2017
- Den of Geek
Blade Runner 2049 is receiving great reviews from audiences and critics alike. The Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling project has earned an impressive 94% on Rottentomatoes. Thirty years after the original film, Gosling takes over as a new blade runner, Lapd Officer K. He unearths a secret that sends him on a quest to find Ford’s Rick Deckard, who […]
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The post ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Review Roundup: A Beautiful Addition To The Original appeared first on uInterview.
- 10/4/2017
- by Hillary Luehring-Jones
- Uinterview
Blade Runner 2049's Ryan Gosling on bringing Denis Villeneuve's vision to lifeBlade Runner 2049's Ryan Gosling on bringing Denis Villeneuve's vision to lifeIngrid Randoja - Cineplex Magazine10/4/2017 10:29:00 Am
When it was announced that Ridley Scott would produce a follow-up to his classic 1982 sci-fi film Blade Runner fans were wary. No one wanted the sequel, Blade Runner 2049, which is set 30 years after the original, to sully the reputation of one of the best and most beloved sci-fi films of all time.
Then wariness turned to excitement with the news that visionary Quebecois director Denis Villeneuve (Sicario, Arrival) would be behind the camera and Blade Runner star Harrison Ford would return to reprise his role as Replicant hunter (a.k.a. blade runner) Rick Deckard. The ribbon wrapping up this cinematic gift was the casting of Canadian star Ryan Gosling in the lead role of Lapd Officer K,...
When it was announced that Ridley Scott would produce a follow-up to his classic 1982 sci-fi film Blade Runner fans were wary. No one wanted the sequel, Blade Runner 2049, which is set 30 years after the original, to sully the reputation of one of the best and most beloved sci-fi films of all time.
Then wariness turned to excitement with the news that visionary Quebecois director Denis Villeneuve (Sicario, Arrival) would be behind the camera and Blade Runner star Harrison Ford would return to reprise his role as Replicant hunter (a.k.a. blade runner) Rick Deckard. The ribbon wrapping up this cinematic gift was the casting of Canadian star Ryan Gosling in the lead role of Lapd Officer K,...
- 10/4/2017
- by Ingrid Randoja - Cineplex Magazine
- Cineplex
By Mark Mawston
It’s taken 35 years for the often talked about sequel to one of sci-fi cinema’s finest moments- Blade Runner- to actually appear in the form of Blade Runner 2049. Most fans were against the idea of a sequel, pondering how you could improve on perfection. Well, like the Replicants of the first film, although perfect in many eyes, the original version underwent its own various modifications to improve significant flaws over the years. We had the original “noir” version, the “director’s” and the “final” cut before director Ridley Scott and most fans were happy. This final cut also seemed to answer the conundrum relating to Deckard (Harrison Ford) being a Replicant himself. Or so we thought. If, as I and many thought pre-screening, Deckard was indeed a Replicant, how has he lived so long and aged? Did this mean that the Replicants were given skin that would age,...
It’s taken 35 years for the often talked about sequel to one of sci-fi cinema’s finest moments- Blade Runner- to actually appear in the form of Blade Runner 2049. Most fans were against the idea of a sequel, pondering how you could improve on perfection. Well, like the Replicants of the first film, although perfect in many eyes, the original version underwent its own various modifications to improve significant flaws over the years. We had the original “noir” version, the “director’s” and the “final” cut before director Ridley Scott and most fans were happy. This final cut also seemed to answer the conundrum relating to Deckard (Harrison Ford) being a Replicant himself. Or so we thought. If, as I and many thought pre-screening, Deckard was indeed a Replicant, how has he lived so long and aged? Did this mean that the Replicants were given skin that would age,...
- 10/4/2017
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford reveal more about their parts in Blade Runner 2049Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford reveal more about their parts in Blade Runner 2049Jenny Bullough10/3/2017 4:44:00 Pm
We've been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Blade Runner 2049 since word of its production first dropped, and now that it's finally upon us we couldn't be more excited to see this long-awaited sequel! As fans of director Denis Villeneuve's Oscar-nominated Arrival, expectations are high. Early critical reviews are praising both its style and substance, calling it a worthy successor to the groundbreaking 1982 original.
Harrison Ford reprises his role as Rick Deckard, and he's joined on the big screen by Ryan Gosling as mysterious Officer K. We caught up with the two stars on the red carpet at San Diego Comic Con and asked them about their roles and what it was like making this highly anticipated movie.
We've been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Blade Runner 2049 since word of its production first dropped, and now that it's finally upon us we couldn't be more excited to see this long-awaited sequel! As fans of director Denis Villeneuve's Oscar-nominated Arrival, expectations are high. Early critical reviews are praising both its style and substance, calling it a worthy successor to the groundbreaking 1982 original.
Harrison Ford reprises his role as Rick Deckard, and he's joined on the big screen by Ryan Gosling as mysterious Officer K. We caught up with the two stars on the red carpet at San Diego Comic Con and asked them about their roles and what it was like making this highly anticipated movie.
- 10/3/2017
- by Jenny Bullough
- Cineplex
Its been a long wait foe the sequel to 'Blade Runner' but this week its sequel will be released, a final trailer is now below for 'Blade Runner 2049.' Also below is a great behind the scenes look at the making of the film and a retrospective on the first 'Blade Runner' by the cast and crew of the sequel provided by Vice. Directed by Denis Villeneuve it stars Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Robin Wright, Dave Bautista and Jared Leto.
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, Lapd Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former Lapd blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
'Blade Runner 2049' opens on October 5. Be...
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, Lapd Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former Lapd blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
'Blade Runner 2049' opens on October 5. Be...
- 10/3/2017
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
The final trailer has been released for Blade Runner 2049 and this thing is loaded with some much cool new footage that you might not want to watch it. It also offers up lots of new story details that might be concidered spoilers. It even includes a huge cameo! I just couldn't help myself, I had to watch it and I loved what I was seeing! Blade Runner 2049 is going to live up to the hype and I can't wait to finally get to see it!
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, Lapd Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
The film also stars Ana de Armas,...
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, Lapd Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
The film also stars Ana de Armas,...
- 10/3/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Sneak Peek more new footage from director Denis Villeneuve's 'neo-noir' R-rated "Blade Runner" sequel, "Blade Runner 2049", set 30 years after the original film, starring Ryan Gosling as an 'Lapd' officer and Harrison Ford, reprising his role as 'Rick Deckard', opening October 6, 2017 in 2D, 3D and IMAX:
"...thirty years after the events of the first film, a new 'blade runner', 'Lapd Officer K' (Ryan Gosling)...
"...unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos.
"K's discovery leads him on a quest to find 'Rick Deckard' (Harrison Ford)...
"...a former 'Lapd blade runner' who has been missing for 30 years..."
Cast also includes Ana de Armas, Mackenzie Davis, Sylvia Hoeks, Lennie James, Carla Juri, Robin Wright, Dave Bautista and Jared Leto.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Blade Runner: 2049"...
"...thirty years after the events of the first film, a new 'blade runner', 'Lapd Officer K' (Ryan Gosling)...
"...unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos.
"K's discovery leads him on a quest to find 'Rick Deckard' (Harrison Ford)...
"...a former 'Lapd blade runner' who has been missing for 30 years..."
Cast also includes Ana de Armas, Mackenzie Davis, Sylvia Hoeks, Lennie James, Carla Juri, Robin Wright, Dave Bautista and Jared Leto.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Blade Runner: 2049"...
- 10/3/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
The makers of Blade Runner 2049 tricked a clutch of production companies into giving them nearly $200 million to make a languidly paced, ponderous, deliberately action-reticent blockbuster. That on its own would be impressive, but all the better, the result is the best cyberpunk film since the original Matrix, and the best big-budget American science fiction film in years. I would even say that it easily surpasses its predecessor (though outside of its production design and score, I am not a fan of that movie, so consider this opinion with that in mind), building on its themes and aesthetic to walk its own path.
In 2049, there’s still a need for “blade runners” to hunt down rogue replicants — bioengineered artificial humans used for various forms of labor. Lapd blade runner Officer K (Ryan Gosling) stumbles upon the trail of the original movie’s protagonist, Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), during one hunt.
In 2049, there’s still a need for “blade runners” to hunt down rogue replicants — bioengineered artificial humans used for various forms of labor. Lapd blade runner Officer K (Ryan Gosling) stumbles upon the trail of the original movie’s protagonist, Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), during one hunt.
- 10/3/2017
- by Daniel Schindel
- The Film Stage
Delayed sequels have the unfortunate tendency of resolving the ambiguities that otherwise made the original films so appealing. Blade Runner: 2049 is one such film that could very well solve one of cinema’s greatest questions, for better or for worse.
When the original cut of Blade Runner was released in theaters on June 25th, 1982, it did so without a dream-like sequence depicting a unicorn. That sequence was later introduced in a director's’ cut and has increased speculation regarding the true identity of the film’s main character, Rick Deckard. Deckard is a law enforcement officer whose job it is to track down and capture rogue human-like androids (or replicants). The unicorn sequence seemingly ties together several plot elements from the film in a way that has caused many viewers to question whether or not Deckard is actually a replicant himself. With the new sequel ready to hit theaters later this week,...
When the original cut of Blade Runner was released in theaters on June 25th, 1982, it did so without a dream-like sequence depicting a unicorn. That sequence was later introduced in a director's’ cut and has increased speculation regarding the true identity of the film’s main character, Rick Deckard. Deckard is a law enforcement officer whose job it is to track down and capture rogue human-like androids (or replicants). The unicorn sequence seemingly ties together several plot elements from the film in a way that has caused many viewers to question whether or not Deckard is actually a replicant himself. With the new sequel ready to hit theaters later this week,...
- 10/2/2017
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
Harrison Ford returns as Rick Deckard in a sequel to Ridley Scott's 1982 Blade Runner. Would he have taken part in Blade Runner 2049, starring Ryan Gosling and directed by Denis Villaneuve, if the story was not worthy of a sequel? Ford answers our question and reveals his intentions with coming back to the role 35 years later. Listen to the interview below.
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- 10/2/2017
- by info@cinemovie.tv (Super User)
- CineMovie
You still have a week before “Blade Runner 2049” arrives in theaters, which is nothing when you consider the fact that the original film was released a full 35 years ago. In between those two films came a 1997 computer game that allowed players to point and click their way through 2019 Los Angeles, though Harrison Ford’s Rick Deckard doesn’t appear.
Taking his place is a detective named Ray McCoy in this “sidequel,” which was well received 20 years ago but has since been lost in time — not unlike tears in rain, you might say.
Read More:‘Blade Runner 2049’ Review: Denis Villeneuve’s Neo-Noir Sequel Is Mind-Blowing Sci-Fi Storytelling
Belonging to a genre — and era — of games that hasn’t enjoyed the same level of nostalgia-based remakes as certain 8-bit franchises, “Blade Runner” was cut from similar cloth as “Grim Fandango,” “Myst,” and “Sanitarium.” The point-and-click style was limiting but also...
Taking his place is a detective named Ray McCoy in this “sidequel,” which was well received 20 years ago but has since been lost in time — not unlike tears in rain, you might say.
Read More:‘Blade Runner 2049’ Review: Denis Villeneuve’s Neo-Noir Sequel Is Mind-Blowing Sci-Fi Storytelling
Belonging to a genre — and era — of games that hasn’t enjoyed the same level of nostalgia-based remakes as certain 8-bit franchises, “Blade Runner” was cut from similar cloth as “Grim Fandango,” “Myst,” and “Sanitarium.” The point-and-click style was limiting but also...
- 9/29/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Anime fans are familiar with Shinichiro Watanabe from his renowned work on Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, but his latest creation helps bridge the gap between Ridley Scott's Blade Runner and Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049, and you can watch it right now before the new Blade Runner movie comes out in theaters this October.
Black Out 2022 synopsis: "In 2022, an Emp detonation has caused a global blackout that has massive, destructive implications all over the world. Directed by Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo's Shinichiro Watanabe, Blade Runner Black Out 2022 is a new and highly-anticipated animated short which serves as a prologue for the upcoming feature film Blade Runner 2049."
Blade Runner 2049 synopsis: "Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, Lapd Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos.
Black Out 2022 synopsis: "In 2022, an Emp detonation has caused a global blackout that has massive, destructive implications all over the world. Directed by Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo's Shinichiro Watanabe, Blade Runner Black Out 2022 is a new and highly-anticipated animated short which serves as a prologue for the upcoming feature film Blade Runner 2049."
Blade Runner 2049 synopsis: "Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, Lapd Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos.
- 9/29/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The odds did not favor Blade Runner 2049 succeeding. In fact, the bar to clear was a high one for Denis Villeneuve and company. After all, Blade Runner is a certified classic, so why go back now and make a sequel? Well, whatever got Warner Brothers and the powers that be on board, it’s a good thing they did, since this is a magnificent film, filled to the brim with some breathtaking Roger Deakins cinematography. Not only is it the best blockbuster sequel in some time, it’s an immediate science fiction classic in its own right and a full on Academy Award contender. For that matter, it’s one of 2017’s best movies overall. Here’s something else to sink your teeth into…for my money, Blade Runner 2049 is better than Blade Runner. Yes, I said it. It’s impossible to discuss the plot without spoiling the surprises in store for you,...
- 9/29/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Outside “Star Wars,” no sci-fi universe has been etched into cinematic consciousness more thoroughly than “Blade Runner.” Ridley Scott’s definitive 1982 neo-noir offered an immersive dystopia of rain-soaked windows and shadowy buildings adorned with animated neon billboards, where flying cars hum through the endless night. That cyberpunk vision remains just as alluring 35 years later, and “Blade Runner 2049” could have merely roamed those streets with the same chiaroscuro imagery and delivered a satisfying taste of the same familiar drug. Instead, director Denis Villeneuve goes beyond the call of duty, with a lush, often mind-blowing refurbishing of the original sci-fi aesthetic that delves into its complex epistemological themes just as much as it resurrects an enduring spectacle.
As the title explains, 30 years have passed since the previous installment, and a murky world of corporate overlords and stone-faced assassins has only grown murkier. “Blade Runner” found manufactured human workers known as replicants...
As the title explains, 30 years have passed since the previous installment, and a murky world of corporate overlords and stone-faced assassins has only grown murkier. “Blade Runner” found manufactured human workers known as replicants...
- 9/29/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
So what I can tell you about Blade Runner 2049 without having the spoiler police on my ass? Elvis is in it; ditto Sinatra. (I won't say how for fear of reprisals.) I can reveal that the sequel runs 2 hours and 43 minutes – that's 45 minutes longer than the 1982 original, based on Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? For Blade Runner junkies like myself, who've mainlined five different versions of Ridley Scott's now iconic sci-fi film noir – from the release print to the Director's Cut and the...
- 9/29/2017
- Rollingstone.com
First there was Guillermo del Toro tequila. Now, Blade Runner whiskey! You may remember that Rick Deckard sipped Johnnie Walker Black Label whiskey from a futuristic bottle (and a futuristic glass) in the original Blade Runner, and it looks like that bottle will also be making an appearance in next month’s sequel, Blade Runner 2049. […]...
- 9/27/2017
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
One of the hotly anticipated sci-fi films of this year is coming to theaters in a little over a week. As someone who grew up with Blade Runner, I’m super excited to see this new entry by Denis Villeneuve, a director who’s work I have loved and admired, with Blade Runner 2049. To celebrate, we have Run-Of-Engagement passes to send to some of our readers to catch the flick for free! Read on to figure out how to score some passes.
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, Lapd Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former Lapd blade runner who has been missing for 30 years. From executive producer Ridley Scott and director Denis Villeneuve,...
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, Lapd Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former Lapd blade runner who has been missing for 30 years. From executive producer Ridley Scott and director Denis Villeneuve,...
- 9/27/2017
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
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