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Upcoming Blade Runner Sequel Gets a Title: Blade Runner 2049 (theverge.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the coming-to-a-theater-near-you dept.

The sequel to Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi classic "Blade Runner" is officially titled "Blade Runner 2049." Harris Ford is confirmed to be returning as Rick Deckard. Other stars include Ryan Gosling, Jared Leto, Robin Wright, Dave Bautista and Lennie James. The Verge reports: There's a hashtag included in the press release, of course (#BladeRunner2049), but other than that there's little else revealed about the story itself. There is a new picture out, however, with Scott, Villeneuve, Gosling, and Harrison Ford chatting over some Blade Runner weaponry. Whether you like or hate the new title will most likely depend on how excited you are about knowing the exact year that the new film takes place. The original was set in 2019, so it's good that they're tacking on an extra 30 years because the Los Angeles of today really doesn't look anything like the dystopian vision Scott wowed audiences with way back when. But hey -- there's still time. Blade Runner 2049 is scheduled to arrive in theaters on October 6th, 2017.

3 of 136 comments (clear)

  1. Boring... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    I've tried to watch the first movie several times, I fall asleep every time.

  2. Re: Really excited about this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Who the fuck is Harris Ford?

  3. Please don't by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Hollywood needs to grow a pair, take a small risk, and start making original movies again. The constant recycling of old film franchises as a cynical cash grab is boring and tiresome, and leaves a permanent stain on history that can't be ignored (Star Wars is the obvious example).

    Just leave Blade Runner alone. It doesn't need a sequel.