THE ENVIRONMENT HAS GONE SERIOUSLY DOWNHILL.

To say Earth’s weather conditions are problematic would be an understatement, and it’s the main difference between the first Blade Runner and its follow-up set 30 years later. “The ecosystem collapsed and climate is totally unpredictable and harsh. The world is just even more unfriendly,” Villeneuve says. “The good news is we are still here, and in a way there is optimism in the darkness. The frontiers between humanity and what is design become even more blurred.”

Thirty-five years after the original Blade Runner, Earth’s ecosystem has collapsed, but replicants still need to be chased down. WARNER BROS. PICTURES