Harrison Ford to Return for ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel Directed by Denis Villeneuve
“Prisoners” director Denis Villeneuve is in negotiations to direct Harrison Ford in the “Blade Runner” sequel for Alcon Entertainment.
The announcement was made on Thursday.
Written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, the “Blade Runner” sequel will take place several decades after the 1982 original.
Ford recently said the second installment’s script was the “best thing he’s ever read.” He will reprise his role as Rick Deckard in the film, which originally took place in a dystopian 2019 Los Angeles.
Further plot details are known.
Ridley Scott will produce the sci-fi thriller alongside Alcon’s Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson.
“We are honored that Harrison is joining us on this journey with Denis Villeneuve, who is a singular talent, as we experienced personally on ‘Prisoners,’” Kosove and Johnson said in a joint statement. “Hampton and Michael, with Ridley Scott, have crafted a uniquely potent and faithful sequel to one of the most universally celebrated films of all time, and we couldn’t be more thrilled with this amazing, creative team.”
Cool that it’s several decades later so Ford should look the part. And hopefully the plot will be better than Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. And pretty cool that Ridley Scott is producing.
I hadn’t heard about Prisoners but might put it on my list now.
Prisoners is pretty dark. I don’t know if i liked it too much. Literally dark, the color of November or March. The color of light should include some color.
i’m praying for everyone that they don’t fuck this up. if they miss, it won’t be pretty. blade runner was all about the technology, which has improved exponentially since then. they’ve got harrison as an older and wiser rick dekard; no excuses, no exceptions.
Yep, they need to get it right or leave it alone.
“It’s too bad she won’t live! But then again, who does?”
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