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Blade Runner 2049 gets R-rating for “violence, nudity and language”

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It looks like Blade Runner 2049 is going to be as dark, and violent as its predecessor. The MPAA just gave an official R-rating to the Denis Villeneuve directed sequel to the 1982 classic. So, why is it Rated R? According to the MPAA: For violence, some sexuality, nudity and language. This rating is definitely keeping […]

Comic Book Preview – Blade Runner 2019 #5

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Titan Comics is set to venture to the Off-world colonies this month as Blade Runner 2019 kicks off a new story arc with its fifth issue, and you can check out a preview right here; take a look… Michael Green, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter for Blade Runner 2049, and co-writer Mike Johnson (Star Trek, Supergirl) begin […]

Blade Runner 2019 to venture to the Off-world colonies with new story arc

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Following the four-part ‘Welcome to Los Angeles’ [read our review here], Titan Comics has announced that a new story arc is set to get underway in this month’s Blade Runner 2019 #5, which will see veteran Blade Runner Ash travelling to the never-before-seen Off-world colonies. Michael Green, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter for Blade Runner 2049, and […]

Denis Villeneuve to direct Blade Runner 2, Harrison Ford confirmed to return

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Alcon Entertainment has announced that it has found a director for Blade Runner 2, with Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners, Enemy) signing on to helm the follow-up to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic, and Harrison Ford confirmed as reprising the role of Rick Deckard. “We are honored that Harrison is joining us on this journey with Denis […]

Comic Book Review – Blade Runner 2019 – Welcome to Los Angeles

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Hasitha Fernando reviews Blade Runner 2019 – Welcome to Los Angeles… The 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner envisioned its world as a vastly dystopian one. From up on high the city of Los Angeles, where the story is set, is wondrous to behold. Canary-yellow flying taxis zip through starless night skies bathed in the neon-haze […]

Comic Book Preview – Blade Runner 2019 Vol.1 – Welcome to Los Angeles

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Titan Comics collects its Blade Runner 2019 series in trade paperback form next week with the release of Blade Runner 2019 Vol.1 – Welcome to Los Angeles, an official entry into the Blade Runner canon co-written by Blade Runner 2049 screenwriter Michael Green; check out a preview below, along witht he official trailer…. The first […]

Comic Book Preview – Blade Runner 2019 #4

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Titan Comics releases Blade Runner 2019 #4 later this month, and we’ve got a preview of the issue for you here; check it out… The climax to the first original comic series set in the world of Blade Runner! Detective Ash discovers the truth behind her mysterious client, his kidnapped family, and the Replicant conspiracy […]

Comic Book Preview – Blade Runner 2019 #3

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Titan Comics’ Blade Runner 2019 series continues this coming Wednesday with the release of issue #3; check out a preview here… Hunter becomes hunted, as veteran Blade Runner Ash is shot down in neo-noir Los Angeles, 2019! First new comic series set in the iconic world, from Michael Green (Blade Runner 2049) and Mike Johnson, […]

Comic Book Review – Blade Runner 2019 #2

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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 […]