SPECIAL K

Ryan Gosling straps in for a wild sci-fi ride...

what can you tell us about your character K?

The film picks up 30 years after where the first one left off. The world has become a much more harsh and isolated place. As a result of that, the Blade Runner profession has become more complicated. I play a character named K, who when we first meet him, is deep in the throughs of those complications and that isolation... Deckard is a significant person of interest in my character’s case. K sets out to find him in order to get answers to questions that have become very personal to him.

How did you prepare for the role?

One of the main things I tried to do was spend as much time on set as possible while we were shooting and beforehand, just to stay in the world. They had created an almost fully realised environment. It was truly impressive; and it felt necessary for me to spend as much time there as possible so that I could normalise it in some way.

what sort of conversations did you have with denis Villeneuve?

The first conversation I had with Denis about the film, I felt immediately confident that he had this covered. All of his instincts were about grounding the film, making it possible, making it feel truthful and honouring the original. Taking the themes and questions that the first film presented and trying to follow them through to their next logical step... He had a great reverence, and respect for the original. But he never seemed to allow it to intimidate him. He used his admiration and turned it into inspiration.

what was the biggest challenge with this film?

The most challenging thing for me has been to help find a way to create an identity for this film that is both separate from the original but at the same time a natural extension of it.