After months of rumors, debating, and anticipation, fans were finally given the treat they’ve been asking for. The first full trailer for Blade Runner 2049 has been released online.
The sequel to Ridley Scott’s legendary sci-fi thriller features the return of Harrison Ford as Deckard, as he has to deal with the effects his past have on the current situation. Ryan Gosling stars alongside Ford, as a young Blade Runner that needs to uncover the secrets of those who came before him.
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The trailer was teased by Warner Bros. last week, as two promo ads were posted to the movie’s official Twitter account. Both ads revealed that the full trailer would be coming on Monday.
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In Blade Runner 2049, thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
Blade Runner 2049 is directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green. The film stars Rick Deckard, with Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, Dave Bautista and Jared Leto.
Blade Runner 2049 opens in theaters Oct 10, 2017.
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Balde Runner Trailer Teasers Released
For those who have been waiting for more footage from Blade Runner 2049, you’re in luck. The full trailer may be a couple of days away, but Warner Bros. has released a quick teaser for the trailer to curb our appetites.
The 15-second promo features plenty of Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, and teases a dark return to the world of the Blade Runners. At one point, Gosling’s character is seen in a fit of rage, and he’s shown with blood covering his face in another.
Seriously, the action in this movie looks like it found a way to capture the original film, while updating it for a modern audience…
New Blade Runner 2049 Posters Debut Online
After 35 years, Blade Runner is finally making its big screen return, and Harrison Ford is returning with it. However, this time around, he’s got Ryan Gosling joining him. In the first trailer for the film, the two had incredible chemistry, but the brand new posters show just how different their characters are.
The official Blade Runner 2049 Twitter account shared the posters on Thursday morning, ahead of the new trailer that’s rumoredย to be released online this Friday.ย
These posters headline the stark contrast between the film’s two lead characters. Harrison Ford is in the middle of the desert, with orange color surrounding him, while Gosling has a much brighter tone, with a light shining behind…
Blade Runner 2049 Director To Helm Dune Reboot
After a bit of rumor and speculation, it’s now official:ย Arrivalย director Denis Villeneuve is directing theย Duneย movie reboot for Legendary Pictures.ย
The announcementย was made byย Duneย author Brian Herbert on his Facebook page today.
Villeneuve has been a fast rising talent in the industry; his films have gained notorietyย for their blend of high cinema with a variety of pulpy genre tropes. He’s made espionage thrillers (Sicario), mystery thrillers (Prisoners), and has most recently ventured into sci-fi with the Oscar-nominated filmย Arrivalย and the upcoming Blade Runner 2049. He’s probably one of the best candidates to tackle a newย Duneย movie project – as in, possibly one of theย onlyย directors versatile enough in both pulpy sci-fi and high art filmmaking to pull it off…
An Original Replicant Rumored To Return
Blade Runner 2049ย is one of our most anticipated movies of 2017 with good reason. Havingย Sicarioย andย Arrivalย director Denis Villeneuve taking on the long-awaited sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic is promising – as evidenced by the captivating first trailer for the film.ย
Withย Blade Runnerย star Harrison Ford returning to star alongside Ryan Gosling in this new film, fans of the original are looking for all kinds of connecitive threads between the two films (just don’t expect the Deckard replicant question to be answered). Today, we learn that another character from the original film may be appearing inย Blade Runner 2049 – though details on who it is, are vague.
Terminator Fans has the rumor that a replicant character fromย Blade Runnerย will be appearing inย Blade Runner 2049 – but which replicant character is not known. There are some competing theories that say anyone from Rutger Hauer’s Roy Batty to Sean Yong’s Rachael ( or even a de-aged Harrison Ford playing a second, replicant version of Deckard) could be the rumored cameo inย Blade Runner 2049…
More Blade Runner Sequels Could Be On The Way
It took 35 years for a sequel to the seminal sci-fi classicย Blade Runner to come to theaters.ย Blade Runner 2049 will release in 2017, but the franchise may continue on even further than that.
Director Denis Villeneuve, in speaking to Screen, revealed that ifย Blade Runner 2049 does well enough at the box office then the franchise may continue onwardย and that he may even stick around to direct future installmentsย if he can stay focused on one project for that long.
“I’m doomed, I love sci-fi,” he said. “I have two more ideas now that I would love to do. [And] Blade Runner could go onโฆ we’ll see how this one goes.”
Of course, Villeneuve may already have another franchise vying for his attention. Rumor has it that he’s in early talks to direct theย Duneย movie reboot…
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