Harrison Ford Offered Role in ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel

[LanternWaste]

Alcon Entertainment has an offer out to Harrison Ford to reprise his role as Rick Deckard in its sequel to “Blade Runner,” directed by Ridley Scott.

Hampton Fancher, co-writer of the screenplay of the iconic 1982 sci-fi film, and Michael Green are the screenwriters. The story in the sequel is being kept under wraps other than being set several decades after the conclusion of the original — which took place in a dystopian 2019 Los Angeles.

Alcon has been working on the project for over three years, since announcing in early 2011 that it had secured film, TV and ancillary franchise rights to produce prequels and sequels.

“We believe that Hampton Fancher and Michael Green have crafted with Ridley Scott an extraordinary sequel to one of the greatest films of all time,” said Alcon toppers Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson. “We would be honored, and we are hopeful, that Harrison will be part of our project.”

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/harrison-ford-offered-role-in-blade-runner-sequel-1201182260/




Although I'm not much on sequels for the sake of sequels, given that Francher and Scott are on board, I think I may keep my ears tuned into the progress on this one.

[Orrex]

1. Deckard is not a Replicant.

[baldguy]

4. Yeah, sure... and Greedo shot first.

His eyes - and Ridley Scott - say different.

[Orrex]

5. Greedo is a Replicant

[orleans]

2. it would be great if they'd bring a few of them back into a sequel n/t

[hunter]

3. I hated the theatrical release.

The ambiguous ending of the "directors cut" made this an important movie.

I'm still a bigger fan of Brazil. Our current dystopia is more like that then 1984.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_%281985_film%29

[Orrex]

6. I don't trust Scott not to fuck it up

[Ron Obvious]

7. I'll say. Especially after Prometheus.

I don't want a sequel to Blade Runner, one of my favourite films.