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Watch two VFX reels for Blade Runner 2049

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Two new VFX breakdown reels have arrived online from Universal Production Partners and Rodeo FX for Blade Runner 2049 which gives us a look at the extensive CG work that went into Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi sequel; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Order Blade Runner 2049 via Amazon US or Amazon UK https://vimeo.com/248318780 Thirty years after the events of […]

Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve would like to return to the franchise

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Blade Runner 2049 and Dune director Denis Villeneuve has expressed interest in returning to the Blade Runner universe if he was able to create an original story rather than a continuation of the first two films in the franchise. “It’s such an inspiring place, the Blade Runner world,” Villeneuve shared with Empire. “The problem I have is the word ‘sequel’. I think cinema […]

Ridley Scott to receive VES Lifetime Achievement Award

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While J.J. Abrams (Star Trek) will be lauded with the VES Visionary Award, British filmmaker-producer Ridley Scott will be receiving the VES Lifetime Achievement Award for a career that includes Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982), Gladiator (2000), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Prometheus (2012) and the forthcoming Biblical epic Exodus: Gods & Kings (2014). “Ridley Scott […]

Fast & Furious 7 enjoys the second biggest opening of the year at the UK box office

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UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 3rd April to Sunday 5th April 2015… Fast & Furious 7 raced into cinemas this past weekend, with the film pulling in a franchise-high opening of £12,765,033, which is over £4 million more than its predecessor Fast & Furous 6’s £8.72 million debut […]

Denis Villeneuve on why Blade Runner 2049 tanked at the box office

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Blade Runner 2049 was by far this fall’s biggest box-office upset. A film that was almost unanimously praised by critics, but was a complete failure financially. The entire situation has made many people question if there is even a place for cerebral cinema in today’s market; a world saturated with sequels, comic-book adaptations, and big […]

Blade Runner 2049 director was “frightened” to take on the sequel

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Imagine being given the task of directing the sequel to a 30 year old classic? That’s a tall order. The film has to be good, but not a retread. It also can’t be too different, or it risks alienating the original fanbase. However, it also needs to be accessible to a modern audience, and every […]

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 […]