Blade Runner 2049

[Black Narcissus]

I love that this man doesn't bulls*** the fans.

http://etcanada.com/news/164357/dir...ls-making-blade-runner-sequel-an-insane-task/

 

[Fallen Angel]

Denis doesn't like doing multiple cut's on films so this will be interesting if the studio or Rildey more likely want's more than one cut.

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/d...quel-his-way-within-studio-system-1201855955/

“Arrival” is your first science fiction film and now you are already doing another one. What are your favorite sci-fiers?

I had been wanting to do sci-fi for a very long time. “2001: A Space Odyssey” is a movie that really impressed me as a teenager. And also “Blade Runner.” And “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” is also one of my favorites. I’m always looking for sci-fi material, and it’s difficult to find original and strong material that’s not just about weaponry. A longstanding dream of mine is to adapt “Dune,” but it’s a long process to get the rights, and I don’t think I will succeed. Also I would love to write something myself. I have two [sci-fi] projects right now that are in very stages. It’s too early to talk about them.

And do you have final cut on the “Blade Runner” sequel?

I agreed to do it because the producers behind “Blade Runner” [Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove] are two friends. I made “Prisoners” with them, and I knew the environment they would create around me would be very secure. I don’t really have final cut on it.

The thing I realized about final cut, is it’s the power of the best cut. I didn’t have final cut on “Prisoners,” but what you saw is the best cut. “Sicario” is a directors’ cut, “Arrival” is a directors’ cut. I cannot talk about it, I will see. My relationship with the people I am working with is very strong. At the end of the day what will win is the best movie.

 

[OutOfBoose]

Damn, Dune by Velleneuve would be amazing.

 

[Boom]

Didn't realize he was such a big sci-fi fan.

This is joyous news.

 

[Eddie Dean]

No! I want to make Dune!

 

[Doctor Jones]

Interesting Prisoners wasn't his cut yet it's an excellent movie. I"m just afraid since there's more at stake here it may hurt it but we'll see. If Villeneuve made Dune I'd actually give it a chance. I love him that much right now.

 

[Brother Jack]

At the end of the day what will win is the best movie.

That's a really good attitude to have about it.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Yeah but hopefully this isn't a political way of saying he's the studio's *****.

 

[Fallen Angel]

He's made Prisoners with them if he was that he wouldn't have taken on Blade Runner. He's a wanted man he could go do any movie he wanted.

 

[Doctor Jones]

That's what keeps me from being totally skeptical. But this is at a bigger studio and it's a known property that's high concept with a lot more at stake. This could be more of a studio issue than a producer one. I'm hoping Arrival does well. That will help him with leverage. Even if he still doesn't get final cut, the studio will trust him even more.

 

[Fallen Angel]

Oh definitely BR is more of a studio movie. But WB and Sony are just distributing it. Alcon are the producers like 'Prisoners'. It's like the Bond situation, Brocolli's are in control with the big studios paying for the rights. They don't have much say.

Also Ridley Scott is heavily involved (co wrote script and exec producing) and he takes no sh** from anyone.

 

[Marvolo]

Yeah but hopefully this isn't a political way of saying he's the studio's *****.

He seems to be like Ridley Scott. Someone that understands and accepts the politics and the realities of the business and doesn't bite the hand that feeds.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Oh definitely BR is more of a studio movie. But WB and Sony are just distributing it. Alcon are the producers like 'Prisoners'. It's like the Bond situation, Brocolli's are in control with the big studios paying for the rights. They don't have much say.

Also Ridley Scott is heavily involved (co wrote script and exec producing) and he takes no sh** from anyone.

Oh, really? I didn't know that. That's a little more comforting then.

Well in that case I hope Scott doesn't do anything where he might feel possessive and interfere.

He seems to be like Ridley Scott. Someone that understands and accepts the politics and the realities of the business and doesn't bite the hand that feeds.

Perhaps, but Scott has made more films than him so it's a little harder for me to make that assessment as of now.

And as a story idea, I wouldn't mind if you killed Deckard off in the opening scene. I feel like his story ended and the murder of Rick Deckard, this murder mystery would be a cool way to start off this new story and justifiably get us back into this world and find more out about it. It'd be a cool subversion of a glorious return of bringing back the old guard to pass the baton to the next generation thing.

 

[Fallen Angel]

Yep, Hampton Fancher and Rildey Scott wrote the story for it (They also wrote the original) and Michael Green came in to polish it up.

Don't worry about Ridley interfering, Denis said he wouldn't take on the duties without Ridley's complete blessing. Rildey is also busy completing post production on Alien Covenant at the moment anyway.

 

[redhawk23]

Yeah but hopefully this isn't a political way of saying he's the studio's *****.

I think he recognizes the role a good producer can play in the process and that maybe it is beneficial for him to be reigned in in certain areas. I think he's self aware enough to know that Enemy isn't what people are looking for with this movie.

 

[Doctor Jones]

True about Scott on Alien, but it seems like everybody has everybody's blessing these days. Stuff like that doesn't really have significance for me.

I think he recognizes the role a good producer can play in the process and thataybe it is beneficial for him to be reigned in in certain areas. I think he's self aware enough to know that Enemy isn't what people are looking for with this movie.

I'm not expecting something like Enemy, it's just now every director is a fan of some property and they're all so thrilled about doing it and blah blah blah yet now when you hire a great director, significant elements of their directing may be left out in favor of just delivering a good product and fitting into what a bunch of other people want. It's why I'm so afraid for Rian Johnson with Ep. 8. Great, outside the box filmmaker, but I'm afraid the studio and producers just want a part of his filmmaking to fit into their own shape of their ideas of a SW film.

 

[redhawk23]

True about Scott on Alien, but it seems like everybody has everybody's blessing these days. Stuff like that doesn't really have significance for me.

The blessing stuff is rather meaningless. As John Carpenter says, he loves when free royaltyoney falls into his hand.

 

[harlequinade]

Leto starts filming today, Ford is there, Gosling is apparently heading to Budapest straight from TIFF

 

[Hunter Rider]

Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling want you to win a trip to the Blade Runner 2 set

 

[Fallen Angel]

Wow I'm surprised Denis agreed to something like this. He's usually so secretive with his set's.

 

[Solidus]

That would be cool to do though. Have not posted in here for a while. But still really excited about this though at first I was hesitant. I'm thinking this weekend of sitting down and watching Blade Runner again, alongside the great Dangerous Days documentary.

 

[Fallen Angel]

Blade Runner 2049 is the new title of the film http://deadline.com/2016/10/blade-runner-2049-new-title-of-sequel-1201831969/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter …

Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros. finally came up with a title for the sequel to the sci-fi fan favorite to the 1982 film Blade Runner. This one will be called Blade Runner 2049

 

[Jack Napier]

I was expecting "Dangerous Days".

I'm stoked about the casting, the director, and the cinematographer. The title, though? Not so much.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Harrison Ford is saying, "Now this ****ing ass**** here."

 

[Manofplastic]

I assume Gossling is going to be an android? has that been discussed surely? is there an answer? i'm really looking forward to this movie. Can't believe it's actually happening. I'm more or less keeping away from this as it has quite the 'legend' to live up to, so it can go south really bad. Want to be surprised.

please, dont give us a trailer that essentially tells the story.
please, use real life filming as much as possible and only use CGI to enhance, not to replace.
please, dont let it be a letdown like prometheus was to the alien hype.
please do this well and then concider fixing the Terminator misery by doing it like a boss yourself once again.