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Ashley Lee \/ The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/p>\n

Oscar nominee\u00a0Barkhad Abdi is headed to the future for Blade Runner 2049<\/em> \u2014 and he’s revealing a few details about his character.<\/p>\n

“He’s a scientist,” the actor tells Heat Vision<\/em> of his role in the film, a sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 classic, “and he\u2019s totally deformed.”<\/p>\n

Footage from director\u00a0Denis Villeneuve’s\u00a0Blade Runner 2049<\/em> stunned audiences last month at CinemaCon, with the presentation helping assure viewers the film was truly expanding on Scott’s vision. The sequel stars Ryan Gosling as Officer Q and original star Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard, as well as\u00a0Jared Leto, Robin Wright and Ana de Armas. It takes place decades after the events in Blade Runner<\/em>, with Q tracking down\u00a0Deckard for a mysterious purpose.<\/p>\n

For\u00a0Abdi, who shot scenes with Gosling, the weight of living up to the original was on his mind. “It\u2019s not pressure, it\u2019s a blessing,” he says.<\/p>\n

“But for me, I do everything that I do to the full extent like it\u2019s the last one. I feel an obligation to [surpass] Captain Phillips<\/em> \u2014 that’s my goal,” adds the actor, who has since also co-starred in Eye in the Sky<\/em> opposite Helen Mirren, and the upcoming Dabka\u00a0<\/em>with Evan Peters. “So every time I have an opportunity, I like to do what I can, because I’m all about this [career].”<\/p>\n

Blade Runner 2049 <\/em>is set to open Oct. 6.\u00a0Warner Bros. is distributing the film domestically, and Sony is Alcon Entertainment’s worldwide partner on the film and is distributing it internationally.<\/p>\n

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