The long-mooted Blade Runner sequel, starring Harrison Ford (returning as Rick Deckard) and Ryan Gosling, is to begin principal photography as early as July of this year, according to a new story from The Hollywood Reporter. Ridley Scott’s 1982 movie is an inarguable classic, a pinnacles of the science-fiction genre and a neo-noir nonpareil. We don’t know much about the plot yet except that it will take place several decades after the events of the original.
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It’s been a long time coming, but at long last, Blade Runner 2 is now officially beginning production with a date set for July of this year.
But this Blade Runner 2 is really, really happening.
Alcon also announced that Warner Bros. will distribute the film in the United States, and Sony around the world.
Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, the wife of late producer Bud Yorkin, will produce along with Alcon’s Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove.
‘At Sony, we have made a strong commitment to the global marketplace, ‘ Sony Pictures Chairman Tom Rothman said in a statement. Bud Yorkin will receive producer credit as he was the co-executive producer of the 1982 film. “Working on a ‘Blade Runner” film also fulfills a long-time personal ambition, as I deeply love and admire the original”.
Preeminent cinematographer Roger Deakins will shoot the film while Scott himself will serve as executive producer.
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It’s based on the Philip K. Dick short story Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? For a film as artistic and dream-like as Blade Runner, it’s a real coup getting an auteur of Villeneuve’s caliber.
