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Remembering Ridley Scott’s BLADE RUNNER

A time of replicants, spinners and off-world colonies Ridley Scott‘s Blade Runner takes place in 2019. While the reality of Scott’s film hasn’t come true, we do have enough elements in our present to show that things have changed and the [...]

September 10, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling & Denis Villeneuve On The Set Of BLADE RUNNER 2049

Director Denis Villeneuve made a valiant attempt at following-up Ridley Scott’s iconic Blade Runner with 2017’s Blade Runner 2049. Ryan Gosling is K, a Blade Runner whose investigation leads him to Harrison Ford’s in-exile Deckard. The [...]

November 8, 2020

Notebook Reviews: THE MINUS MAN

Hampton Fancher – 1999 Based on the novel by Lew McCreary, The Minus Man was directed by Blade Runner screenwriter Hampton Fancher. It’s an odd little thriller where very little actually happens – but that’s not to say it [...]

September 27, 2020

Review: BLADE RUNNER 2049 Is A Disappointing Delayed Dystopian Sequel

Heavy Spoilers Below Any follow-up to Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner was going to be an uphill struggle, nonetheless the signs looked good when Scott returned to godfather the production as Executive Producer, while original screenwriter Hampton [...]

October 7, 2017

BLADE RUNNER Sequel Gets A Curious Release Date

A Blade Runner sequel is a curious proposition – and so is a January 12, 2018 release date. January/February is generally regarded as the box office doldrums (although Deadpool recently put that idea to rest), so it’s odd that such a high [...]

February 20, 2016

Everybody Runs: Ryan Gosling In Talks To Star In BLADE RUNNER Sequel

You have to hand it to Ryan Gosling – he’s an actor who has pretty much declined the opportunity to star in big budget tentpole pictures throughout his career. Sure, he has a things like The Notebook and Gangster Squad in his filmography but [...]

April 18, 2015

BLADE RUNNER 2: Harrison Ford Starring, Ridley Scott Producing And Denis Villeneuve Is Directing

I think we can all agree that a Blade Runner sequel is unnecessary – but that’s not to say another step into Ridley Scott’s dystopian future is unwelcome. The first film was self contained and the story appeared to be told, so I hope that [...]

February 28, 2015

BLADE RUNNER Notes: Were They All On Drugs When They Did This?

The making of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner is infamous for being troubled. The multitude of alternate cuts is testament to this and the documentary, Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner on the 2007 DVD of the film and Paul M. Sammon’s book, Future [...]

March 18, 2013

Hampton Fancher To Write BLADE RUNNER Sequel

So, Hampton Fancher is writing the script for the Blade Runner sequel. That’s pretty great news considering that most of those involved in the original credit Fancher with having created a lot of what makes the 1982 film work-script wise. For a [...]

May 19, 2012