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Why 1980s Science Fiction Is Huge Right Now

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Neil Calloway looks at why dystopias from thirty years ago are the biggest influence on Hollywood…With a new Blade Runner movie opening to rave reviews, a new (and hopefully decent) Terminator film on the way, it looks like 80s science fiction is the way to go if you want to get a movie made now.There […]

Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch scoring Blade Runner 2049

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With just a couple of months to go until the release of Blade Runner 2049, director Denis Villeneuve has revealed that composers Hans Zimmer and Benhamin Wallfisch have joined the project, and are collaborating with Villeneuve’s regular composer Johann Johannsson on the score to the sci-fi sequel.“Johann Johansson composed the main theme as planned,” said […]

We Need To Talk About Ridley: The essential problem with the new Alien movie

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Is it best when Ridley Scott is tethered to a well-constructed source? On the basis of his new Alien movie, Sean Wilson thinks this could well be the case…There’s a lot to admire about Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott’s gore-strewn return to the sci-fi horror franchise he kickstarted back in 1979. As a piece of visual, […]

Denis Villeneuve rules out an extended cut of Blade Runner 2049

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This year’s acclaimed sci-fi sequel Blade Runner 2049 clocked in at a meaty 2 hours of 44 minutes – a lengthy running time which has been suggested as one of the reason’s why the film failed to hit big at the box office. However, director Denis Villeneuve’s early “assembly cut” of the film ran for […]

Ryan Gosling says Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve is loyal to original film

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Blade Runner 2049 star Ryan Gosling has said that the film’s director Denis Villeneuve is loyal to the original movie.Released way back in 1982, Blade Runner told the tale of a man whose job it was to hunt down androids named replicants in order to ‘retire’ them. The movie has since become a sci-fi classic […]

The Creativity of Sequels

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George Chrysostomou on creativity in sequels…It has to be said, adaptations, sequels and soft reboots are dominating the box office year in and out and there’s no getting away from that. This is the most profitable way to produce films, having a pre-existing audience, an easy way into a new story, and most importantly an […]

Rumour: Blade Runner 2049 could feature a replicant from the original film via CGI

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A lot of mystery still surrounds the story and production of the long-awaited sequel Blade Runner 2049. Very little is known about the film and how it will connect to Ridley Scott’s original, save the return of Harrison Ford as Detective Rick Deckard. Now, however, The Terminator Fans have posted an intriguing rumour that says a […]

Alcon Entertainment could lose $80 million on Blade Runner 2049

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Despite garnering near-universal acclaim from critics, Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 struggled to make much of an impact at the box office, with the sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi masterpiece having grossed just over $240 million worldwide.Given its production budget of $155 million, not to mention millions in advertising, THR is reporting that Alcon […]

Denis Villeneuve talks Blade Runner 2049 practical effects, and excitement over Dune

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Following last year’s acclaimed Arrival, director Denis Villeneuve is sticking with the sci-fi genre for his next offering, stepping into Ridley Scott’s shoes to helm the highly-anticipated sequel Blade Runner 2049. Villeneuve has been chatting to Variety about the film, and in particular, his emphasis on using practical effects over CGI.“I’m very old school,” said […]