Scott: ‘There’s another story to ‘Blade Runner ’
SIR Ridley Scott has revealed plans for a sequel to Blade Runner 2049.
The 2017 follow up to sci-fi action movie Blade Runner marked the 25th anniversary of the 1982 cult classic and saw Harrison Ford return as Rick Deckard alongside Ryan Gosling, Jared Leto and Dave Bautista - and the Hollywood helmer has another story “ready to evolve” in the series.
When asked if he sees the potential for another sequel, the 79-year-old filmmaker told Digital Spy: “I hope so, I think there is another story. I’ve got another one ready to evolve and be developed, so there is certainly one to be done for sure.” Scott directed the original
Blade Runner, based on Philip K. Dick’s ‘Do Androids Dream of
Electric Sheep?’.
He handed over directing duties to Denis Villeneuve for the recent sequel, but was still involved in production.
However, the Alien director previously admitted he had no interest in making a follow-up to Blade Runner.
Scott said: “You change over time. At that point I had no interest in ever doing a sequel, that’s why I never did a sequel to
Alien for another 20 years, and then I thought, ‘Do you know what, I’d better go back to this.’
“Because I’d done two science fiction (films), ‘Alien’ and Blade Runner, and I felt that that was it. That’s enough science fiction for a career. And of course, I never realised that the awakening of the science fiction universe, over many, many films, would get so large ...
“We try not to repeat ourselves, and that’s why I always felt that I didn’t want to do a sequel.” — BANG Showbiz
I hope so. I’ve got another one ready to evolve and be developed ... Sir Ridley Scott