Official Blade Runner 2036 Short Film Bridges the Gap Between the Sequel and the Original (nerdist.com)

Between the events of Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049, much has happened in the dystopian, neo-Los Angeles future, including the era of replicant prohibition. To help bridge the first Blade Runner, which was released in 1982, with Blade Runner 2049, director Luke Scott has created a short film (YouTube) that examines Niander Wallace's role in the decision to overturn the prohibition ruling. From an article, shared by several readers: As explained by Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve in the introduction for this video, he invited a few filmmakers to create three shorts that set the stage for his film. Blade Runner 2036: Nexus Dawn was directed by Luke Scott, and it reveals that Replicant technology was outlawed in the intervening years. That can't be considered too much of a surprise, considering the Replicants of 2019 were able to elude conventional detection. The short officially introduces Jared Leto's Niander Wallace, as he makes a personal request to repeal the anti-Replicant laws. In reality, Wallace had no intention of abiding by those rules, and he's already created at least one new Replicant whom he describes as an "angel." Intriguingly, Wallace argues that the new Replicants are necessary for humanity's survival in the off-world colonies, and he promises that his Replicants will never rebel and will only obey. But we've heard that promise before! And it never ends well.

Comments

The concept of this short film is good but...

[dryriver]

... it struck me as being terribly directed, with poor choice of camera angles, not very good editing and all. I just couldn't get fully immersed into the short until - I won't spoil it - a certain significant thing happened at the end. I hope that the main Bladerunner film by Dennis Villeneuve is far better directed than this. Ridley Scott's original Bladerunner was masterfully framed and lit, with many beautifully composed scenes and still looks good today. I hope that Villeneuve can live up to that mastery.