First of all sorry for the lack of updates.
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One of my all time favourite directors Ridley Scott recently announced he was to revisit one of his greatest films to date, Blade Runner. At the time of the announcement he didn't let on if the planned project was to be a sequel or a prequel, and most people were surprised to hear that Scott was going to revisit Philip K Dick's universe at all as Dick never wrote a follow up to his novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", to which Scott's film was based.
Scott has now confirmed that the project will be a sequel and is close to finding a writer. From that nugget of information its probably safe to say that we won't be seeing anything on screen for at least a couple of years yet then. The 73yr old Director also confirmed that Harrison Ford would not be reprising his role as Rick Deckard. No surprise there as its no secret that Ford did not get on well with Scott during filming of the original Blade Runner.
So will this be any good ?
Is Ridley Scott messing with perfection and risking what George Lucas did with the Star Wars prequels ?
Well the answer is Yes and No to both questions. Scott is one of the best directors in the business and has more that proved his status with films such as Alien, Bladerunner, Gladiator, Legend and American Gangster but the trouble is he has also missed the mark on more than one occasion with films like G I Jane and Kingdom of Heaven. I am also surprised that he wants to revisit one of his original titles at all. Up until now he has avoided directing any sequels to his own films (he wasn't tempted to return for Aliens and instead passed the baton to James Cameron) and this news has surprised a lot of people, especially as its hot on the heels of his return to the Alien franchise......more below
All in all I have a lot of faith that Ridley will get it right. Blade Runner was panned on its original release and, like The Shawshank Redemption, found its home in the Home Video Market. From there it slowly gained a cult following and is now regarded as not only one of the best Sci-Fi films of all time but one of the best films ever, topping many critics lists. Scott has a lot to live up to but at least he is revisiting his own baby and not trying to re-imagine somebody else's past creation. Time will of course tell and I will keep you updated with any further news as it comes.
As I mentioned before Scott is also returning to the Alien franchise.....in a manner of sorts.
Prometheus has just finished filming and is currently in the early stages of post production.
The plot follows a team of explorers as they discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
It was originally intended as a prequel to Ridley Scott's Alien, but Scott decided to turn it into an original film with Noomi Rapace (who was already set to star in the prequel) still in the cast as one of five main characters. Some time later however it was confirmed that while the movie will take place in the same universe as Alien, and greatly reference that movie, it will, for the bigger part, be an original movie and not a direct prequel.
With a screenplay by Damon Lindelof (Lost) and a cast including Charlize Theron, Idris Elba (Luther), Rafe Spall and Guy Pearce I think this is looking promising and I hope to bring you a trailer within the next couple of months.
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