A fitting replication
> Harrison Ford reprises one of his most iconic roles 35 years on in the eagerly-anticipated Blade Runner 2049
“But I admit and I understand that that was my prejudice.”
Any apprehensions about playing this role again? “I certainly have apprehensions about every film that I do. Every film is different and each have a degree of difficulty.
“And you hope for the best, that relationships will work, that the people you’re working with will find value in what you’re doing, and you’ll be able to help them achieve their ambitions.”
On reading the script for the new film, what were your initial thoughts? “I thought that it contained a really good part for Ryan Gosling. I was really very enthusiastic about proposing … that the part be played by Ryan.
“And they said: ‘Oh yeah, we know. That’s what we were thinking too’. So I was very happy about that.
“I enjoyed working with Ryan in the film. I think he’s a terrific performer and very thoughtful and brings a real credit to our combined ambition.”
How do you describe the story in a few sentences? “It’s about me, it’s all about me! … How do you describe it in a couple of sentences?
“I’m not any fan of naming things. I like people to come to it, to see a film without too much information … I want people to be able to experience a film. And feel their way through it.
“I think that’s emotionally the best state of mind to come to [watch] a film, without a lot of knowledge.”
What’s your character been doing for the last 30 years since the last film? “Deckard has been in hiding and has gone through tragic events since the last film. And after that, he was even more valuable to be found.
“But also he was charged with the protection of the secrets that he had. He felt morally obligated to protect those secrets.
“And so he made himself absent. He went to a place that one would not expect you to go. A dangerous place. And I think he’s been living a … very lonely singular life.”
How do we meet him again in
“He’s tracked down by the character that Ryan plays, and found. He is one of the key elements of a mystery that Ryan’s character is charged with solving.”
They remade the gun you had from the original film. What were some of those experiences like for you? “I think it’s kind of fun to play a character 30 years later, so I didn’t see a real problem with it at all. “Recently, before that, I had revisited Han Solo after about a 30-year absence from the part.
“In a way, I’m used to trying on old clothes, happily they still fit, so it wasn’t a struggle. It was fun.”