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Dave McNary \/ Variety<\/em><\/p>\n

Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros. have titled\u00a0the upcoming \u201cBlade Runner\u201d sequel as \u201cBlade Runner 2049.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Jared Leto, Robin Wright, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Carla Juri, Barkhad Abdi, and Dave Bautista are starring. Denis Villeneuve (\u201cSicario\u201d) is directing the film, which started shooting in July.<\/p>\n

The movie will be released on Oct. 6, 2017, in North America. Sony Pictures Releasing International will distribute it overseas.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Ridley Scott directed the original, which was set in Los Angeles in 2019 and\u00a0followed\u00a0Deckard as he pursued\u00a0four replicants who had escaped from an off-world colony. The androids, led by Rutger Hauer\u2019s character, sought\u00a0to extend their four-year lifespan.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s novel \u201cDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?\u201d<\/p>\n

Frank Giustra and Tim Gamble of Thunderbird Films will serve as executive producers. Scott will also executive produce along with Bill Carraro.<\/p>\n

Alcon also announced Thursday it\u2019s 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 \u201cBlade Runner 2049.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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