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‘Blade Runner 2099’ Live-Action Sequel Series Lands At Amazon & Ridley Scott May Direct

February 11, 2022 1:15 pm

Last year, director Ridley Scott shocked “Blade Runner” fans with the announcement that a live-action series was in the works at rights holders Alcon. Scott stopped short of giving concrete details about the s...

Ridley Scott Reveals Pilot Episode For ‘Blade Runner’ A Live-Aciton TV Series Is Already Written & Updates ‘Alien’ TV Progress

Charles Barfield

November 22, 2021 9:53 am

News, Television

Ridley Scott is currently in the middle of promoting his second film of 2021, “The House of Gucci.” But even for a guy that has released two films in 2021, he still has a number of other projects in the pipeli...

Ridley Scott Compares The “Exceedingly Disappointing” ‘Last Duel’ Box Office To His ‘Blade Runner’ Experience

Charles Barfield

November 15, 2021 11:49 am

Box Office, News

Earlier this year, Ridley Scott released the big-budget, period drama, “The Last Duel.” The reviews were generally solid, with many predicting some awards contention in the future. However, when the film hit c...

Denis Villeneuve Put Himself In “Massive Artistic Danger” Taking On ‘Blade Runner 2049’ But “Would Love To” Return

Charles Barfield

October 11, 2021 2:03 pm

News

It’s been several years since Denis Villeneuve released “Blade Runner 2049.” At the time, the film was going to be Villeneuve’s big blockbuster franchise breakout, coming off acclaimed, but decidedly more mid-...

‘Blade Runner: Black Lotus’ Trailer: Adult Swim & Crunchyroll Team Up To Tell A New Story In The Cyberpunk Franchise

Charles Barfield

October 8, 2021 10:17 am

News, Television, Trailers

As much as the “Blade Runner” franchise has proven to be a bit of box office poison, film fans have enjoyed both cyberpunk installments (well, depending on which version of Ridley Scott’s original film you’re ...

‘Blade Runner’ Studio Has 2 People Whose Job Is To Oversee The Continuity Of The Franchise

Charles Barfield

September 22, 2021 11:16 am

News, Television

While many film fans think of the “Blade Runner” franchise in terms of the two feature films, “Blade Runner” and its sequel ‘2049,’ the cyberpunk story stretches through various novels, comics, short films, an...

Lisa Joy Talks ‘Reminiscence,’ The Future Of ‘Westworld,’ ‘Blade Runner’ & More [The Fourth Wall Podcast]

Griffin Schiller

August 18, 2021 1:35 pm

Interviews, News, Podcasts

Lisa Joy hardly needs an introduction. Having entered television as a writer on Bryan Fuller’s beloved series “Pushing Daisies,” Joy went on to write a whopping 19 episodes of “Burn Notice” before, in 2016, co...

Jared Leto Would “Love” To Star In Another ‘Blade Runner’ Film

Charles Barfield

January 18, 2021 1:27 pm

News

Denis Villeneuve’s “Blade Runner 2049” is a beautifully crafted, well-acted, quality sci-fi film that also serves as a worthy sequel to the classic Ridley Scott film from 1982. But what it isn’t, sadly, is a b...

James Gunn Crowns ‘Blade Runner 2049’ As Better Than The Original In His List Of Superior Sequels

Charles Barfield

April 14, 2020 12:31 pm

News

One of the best conversation starters, if you have a large group of cinephiles in a room together, is the question of which sequels are better than the original films? And considering we all have more time tha...

Denis Villeneuve Has Another ‘Blade Runner’ Film In Mind But It’s Not A Sequel

Charles Barfield

January 23, 2020 2:29 pm

News

Though it didn’t make $1 billion at the box office and reignite the world’s love of “Blade Runner,” Denis Villeneuve’s “Blade Runner 2049” is an acclaimed film and has many fans that are anticipating the filmm...

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