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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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,” […]

Blade Runner sequel officially titled Blade Runner 2049

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One year from today the highly anticipated sequel to Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner will come out in theaters and now we have an official title: Blade Runner 2049. Very little is known about the long-gestating film, but director Denis Villeneuve revealed to Entertainment Weekly that the film will take place decades after the original and will again be […]

Why Are Film Sets Increasingly Troubled Places?

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This week, Neil Calloway looks at why franchise movies seem to spawn arguments between film-makers and studios… Rumours of a troubled production – and two differing cuts – of Suicide Squad add to a growing list of films that appear to have led to arguments and disagreements between the creative teams behind them and the […]

Ryan Gosling confirms he’s starring in the Blade Runner sequel

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Other than having a top-notch director on board in Denis Villeneuve, partnering once again with legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins (the two had collaborated on Sicario earlier this year), and Harrison Ford returning as Rick Deckard, not much had been known on the sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi masterpiece Blade Runner, but now we have confirmation of […]