Tom Jolliffe looks back at Blade Runner in the year it was set… Remember when 2014 was coming to an end? There was a clamour of snorting giggles as people bemoaned the impending 2015’s lack of self drying clothes, flying cars, hydropizza and hover-boards. Granted, Back to the Future Part II did get a few […]
Comic Book Review – Blade Runner 2019 #2
Matt Rodgers reviews Blade Runner 2019 #2… With the parallel narrative threads of Isobel Selwyn and her assailant Ash established in Blade Runner 2019 #1, this second installment of Titan Comics hugely impressive extension of the cinematic world really hits the ground running. Straight from the first few panels we get some breadcrumbs about the […]
Comic Book Preview – Blade Runner 2019 #2
Titan Comics’ new series Blade Runner 2019 continues this coming Wednesday with the release of the second issue, and you can take a look at a preview here… The smash hit new story continues from Blade Runner 2049 writer Michael Green – as Detective Ash discovers that her client may not be all he seems… […]
The Art of the Visually Striking Film
Tom Jolliffe looks at the art of making visually beautiful films… Cinema is a visual medium. A way to tell stories through a combination of visuals and sound, through script and direction, and the manipulation of the editing. Some films are emotionally crushing, involving, gripping. Some are audio-visual sensory overloads. Directors can opt for a […]
A Tribute to Rutger Hauer
Tom Jolliffe pays tribute to Rutger Hauer after the news of his passing… I’ve been a huge fan of Rutger Hauer from the very first time I watched Blade Runner. The film shouldn’t have connected so instantly with me, for someone so young, but it did. Though it was Harrison Ford a.k.a. Solo, a.k.a. Indiana […]
Comic Book Review – Blade Runner 2019 #1
Matt Rodgers reviews Blade Runner 2019 #1… Blade Runner 2019 tells the story of detective Aahna Ashina of the Los Angeles Police Department, who was one of the first to qualify for the assignment, and is largely considered the best. Blade Runner has always presented a world of endless possibilities: the labyrinthine neon-lit concrete jungle, […]
Blade Runner 2019 gets a trailer from Titan
Titan Comics launches its new in-canon Blade Runner comic book series next week, and the publisher has now unveiled a trailer for Blade Runner 2019, which you can watch right here… SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of Blade Runner 2019 #1 here In the neo-noir city of Los Angeles, 2019, Ash, a veteran Blade […]
Exclusive: Dave Bautista was “floored” when Denis Villeneuve called him for Dune role
Dave Bautista has described getting the call from Denis Villeneuve for his Dune role as a “monumental moment” in his career, because the director didn’t originally want him for Blade Runner 2049. Bautista is reuniting with Villeneuve on Dune, having previously played rogue replicant Sapper Morton for the director in his lavish sci-fi sequel to […]
Comic Book Preview – Blade Runner 2019 #1
This month sees the launch of Blade Runner 2019, a brand new ongoing comic series from writers Michael Green (Blade Runner 2049) and Mike Johnson (Star Trek) and artist Andres Guinaldo (Justice League Dark), and the first to tell original, in-canon stories set in the Blade Runner universe. Check out a preview of the first […]
Is it time to move away from Legacy Characters?
George Chrysostomou on legacy characters… Franchises have a lot of bankable qualities, but one thing that will forever boost the box office of a much loved film saga is the continuation of a well known individual’s story, or the return of a legendary character, one that people would actually pay money to see return to […]