Hampton Fancher to write Blade Runner 2
The filmmakers are also revealing for the first time that the much-anticipated project is intended to be a sequel to the renowned original. The filmmakers would reveal only that the new story will take place some years after the first film concluded.
The three-time Oscar-nominated Ridley Scott and his Blade Runner collaborator Hampton Fancher originally conceived of their 1982 classic as the first in a series of films incorporating the themes and characters featured in Philip K. Dick's groundbreaking novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", from which Blade Runner was adapted. Circumstances, however, took Ridley Scott into other directions and the project never advanced.
Hampton Fancher, although a writer of fiction, was known primarily as an actor at the time Ridley Scott enlisted him to adapt the novel for the screen. Hampton Fancher followed his Blade Runner success with the screenplays, The Mighty Quinn (1989) and The Minus Man (1999). He has continued to write fiction throughout his career.
Ridley Scott also will produce with Alcon co-founders and co-Chief Executive Officers Broderick Johnson and Andrew A. Kosove as well as Bud Yorkin and Cynthia Sikes Yorkin. Frank Giustra and Tim Gamble, CEO's of Thunderbird Films, will serve as executive producers.
The original film, which has been singled out as the greatest science-fiction film of all time by a majority of genre publications, was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1993 and is frequently taught in university courses. In 2007, it was named the 2nd most visually influential film of all time by the Visual Effects Society.
State Broderick Johnson and Andrew A. Kosove:
"It is a perfect opportunity to reunite Ridley Scott with Hampton Fancher on this new project, one in fact inspired by their own personal collaboration, a classic of cinema if there ever was one."
Released by Warner Bros. almost 30 years ago, Blade Runner was adapted by Hampton Fancher and David Webb Peoples from Philip K. Dick 's groundbreaking novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" and directed by Ridley Scott following his landmark Alien. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards (Best Visual Effects, and Best Art Direction).
Blade Runner was released June 25th, 1982 and stars Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, M. Emmet Walsh, Daryl Hannah, William Sanderson, Brion James. The film is directed by Ridley Scott.
Untitled Blade Runner Project comes to theaters in 2014.
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Josh
Great news!
12 months agoby @shuabertFlag
felipe-11
@Fry-3000 Yeah, I know what you mean, the images just stay with you. In fact the Visual Effects Society named it the 2nd most visually influential film (behind Star Wars only). And the soundtrack is just incredible, my favorite album ever, I play it at least every couple of weeks and in fact I was listening to it about 30 minutes ago haha. And of course on every rainy night ;)
I hope he gets Vangelis again for the soundtrack!
12 months agoby @felipe-11Flag
SherlockHolmes2009
Now thats what I wanna hear
12 months agoby @SherlockHolmes2009Flag
CelluloidDreams
Now that is an A+++!!!! At last someone got smart and is bring back the original crew!
12 months agoby @2movieguysFlag
Fry_3000
@felipe-11, i meant for me, it was important. not so much story, but definitly the images and music. i still play the soundtrack. :)
12 months agoby @Fry-3000Flag
supermanvenom
@felipe-11 Maybe but i was so bored the first time its going to take a while to watch it again.
12 months agoby @supermanvenomFlag
supermanvenom
@glacia Its funny you say that i had no interest in lost, now my wife wants me to watch all the ssn lol
12 months agoby @supermanvenomFlag
Glacia
@supermanvenom "I dunno maybe its cause so many people i know over hyped it for me i was expecting so much."
I think that's often the case. I can think of several examples for myself where the hype made the end result disappointing. I decided to try "Lost" around the time the 5th season came out. I got about halfway through the third episode and just couldn't bear it. So many of my friends told me I had to read "Snowcrash" by Neal Stephenson. I made it about 50 pages in and couldn't believe how boring it was.
12 months agoby @glaciaFlag
felipe-11
@angelheart1016 I discovered Black Rain last year and totally fell in love with it. It's almost like Blade Runner set in the 80s haha.
@supermanvenom@jimthar Well when I saw it I knew nothing about it and was expecting something more like Star Wars, and I was completely surprised that it was nothing like it. But I really didn't fully love it until the second time I saw it. It's just one of those movies like The Matrix where there's just too much to take it all in in a single viewing. I'd suggest giving it a second chance.
@Fry-3000 I disagree, in fact Blade Runner wasn't that well received by everyone when it first came out, it gained much more respect through the years. And I've seen a lot of young people my age who've been heavily influenced by it and we definitely weren't around back then. Also, since 2007 we're lucky to now have "The Final Cut" which is definitely the best version of the film.
12 months agoby @felipe-11Flag
Michael Johnson
Im excited to see Hampton Fanchers name attached to this project, even if he did get replaced on the original Blade Runner movie by David Peoples. Hampton wrote the original script and Peoples was brought on towards the end as Fancher was "burning out" under Ridleys constant rewrites. I look forward to what these 2 men can do again.
12 months agoby @Michael-Johnson-71524429Flag
jasdjqs
Good news,
12 months agoby @jasdjqsFlag
Fry_3000
if you werent there when bladerunner came out, then you don't understand the importance. as for a sequel , i'm up for that. be good if they carry fords character across.
12 months agoby @Fry-3000Flag
Joker926
Good Lord!!!!!!!!! Why would they want to attach a sequel to Blade Runner!?!?!? It's a stand alone classic by itself!!!!!!!! >:(
*looks at who's directing*
Whatever you say, Mr. Scott; I have faith in you. :D
12 months agoby @joker926Flag
ZanyZap
Sh*t...
Good background info, @balanorange. But more boob jokes next time, please, thanks.
12 months agoby @zanyzapFlag
supermanvenom
@jimthar Yeah its exactly the same for me. I was bored out of my mind and had no clue why people loved it.
12 months agoby @supermanvenomFlag
Jimthar
@supermanvenom totally agree with you. i saw the first one and didn't like it at all. to me it was a damn boring movie. and i LOVE ridley scott, just this one didnt do anything for me. and i agree that it was pretty hyped up and it would maybe have been better if i saw it when it first came out. so the news of a sequel really doesn't interest me at all.
12 months agoby @jimtharFlag
angelheart1016
My favouriest films from Ridley Scott are Alien, Blade Runner and Blackrain. Good to know that Scott is doing a sequel and a prequel for two of them.
12 months agoby @angelheart1016Flag
supermanvenom
@felipe-11 I dunno maybe its cause so many people i know over hyped it for me i was expecting so much.
12 months agoby @supermanvenomFlag
felipe-11
@supermanvenom I saw it for the first time about 6 years ago and it literally changed my life.
12 months agoby @felipe-11Flag
darkdream
this will be interesting, ridley scott is one of my fav. directors
12 months agoby @darkdreamFlag
supermanvenom
I don't know what everyone talks about i didn't like the first one. I guess you had to have seen it when it first came out.
12 months agoby @supermanvenomFlag
Joshua Hollaway
Woot Woot!
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