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October 6, 2016

Variety: ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel Title Announced

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Dave McNary / Variety

Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros. have titled the upcoming “Blade Runner” sequel as “Blade Runner 2049.”

Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Jared Leto, Robin Wright, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Carla Juri, Barkhad Abdi, and Dave Bautista are starring. Denis Villeneuve (“Sicario”) is directing the film, which started shooting in July.

The movie will be released on Oct. 6, 2017, in North America. Sony Pictures Releasing International will distribute it overseas.

The sequel is set several decades after the 1982 original, with Ford reprising his role as Rick Deckard. Plot details are being kept under wraps.

Ridley Scott directed the original, which was set in Los Angeles in 2019 and followed Deckard as he pursued four replicants who had escaped from an off-world colony. The androids, led by Rutger Hauer’s character, sought to extend their four-year lifespan.

The sequel is written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, and succeeds the initial story by Fancher and David Peoples, based on Philip K. Dick’s novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”

Frank Giustra and Tim Gamble of Thunderbird Films will serve as executive producers. Scott will also executive produce along with Bill Carraro.

Alcon also announced Thursday it’s formed a new division of the company titled Alcon Interactive with an initial partnership with virtual reality company Oculus. As part of this alliance, Oculus will make and distribute VR experiences based on “Blade Runner 2049.

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