Blade Runner

[scruffycat]

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118033199

Do we really need a prequel or a sequel or 'projects based on situations introduced in the original' because they can't actually re-make it? I'd say no, but then what do I know.

[Wools]

Blade Runner is my favourite film and despite me knowing how rich and diverse the world is in Ridley Scott’s masterpiece, I can’t imagine how you could better it, expand it or tell it from another person’s perspective.

Like the upcoming Alien prequel with Ridley at the helm, I’ll keep my mind open but imagine both projects will be huge disappointments. Don’t re-tread over old ground, make something new.

[K]

So the people doing it haven’t decided whether they want to do a sequel or a prequel or a sidequel or a remake or a reimagining or a spiritual sequel based on certain concepts originally conceived by Philip K Dick, or whether they’re going to hire a writer or a director or some actors, or whether they actually hold the rights to do any of the above yet.

“Non-story” barely even describes this

[The Sarge]

Blade Runner: The TV series? If done properly, it could be pretty amazing.

Anyway, I'll keep an open mind until we have more details, but it's a wonderful universe and it'd be a shame to let it go waste. The only thing I'd want is for them move on from Deckard's story. Maybe reference him like they did in the game, but any new movie/tv show has to revolve around brand new characters/new stories, etc.

[JohnC]

Blade Runner: The TV series? If done properly, it could be pretty amazing.

They've done it, but called it Total Recall 2070 for some reason. Though it fails on the "done properly" bit too.

[K]

Also, given that Blade Runner is set in 2019 (i.e. eight years into the future), there’s not a lot of room for prequels.

[Goose]

Is it going to be in 3D?

[idiwa]

I always thought Kurt Russell's Soldier was supposed to be part of the same time period/ universe. Can't remember where I heard it but I think you could see skycars in the dump... I'm sure it was more than just using old junk from one film to represent junk in another.

EDIT: http://bladerunner.wikia.com/wiki/Soldier

Soldier is a 1998 science fiction film directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. The film, classified as a thriller, starred Kurt Russell as a futuristic soldier named Todd 3465. The film also featured Jason Scott Lee, Jason Isaacs, Connie Nielsen, and Sean Pertwee.

It was written by David Peoples, who also was involved in rewriting the script for Blade Runner; so by his own admission, it could be considered a sidequel to Blade Runner. It obliquely references various elements of stories written by Philip K Dick (who wrote the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, on which Blade Runner is based), or film adaptations thereof. For example, a vehicle from Blade Runner, known as a "spinner," can be viewed in one scene. However, Dick was not involved in the film's creation, nor was it directly based on any of his works.

[K]

Yeah, Soldier was written by David Peoples, who also wrote Blade Runner. It's supposed to be the same universe, although it's not like you can tell.

IIRC, the finale to an earlier version of the Soldier script took place at the Tannhauser Gate, which was supposed to be this enormous fortified gateway through a mountain pass or something.

[Hoodedclaw]

Time to Die

From what ive read they cant remake the original but yea side-story/prequel/sequel if it goes thro. I agree it should be left well alone but if handled right who knows what they'll come up with

http://uk.io9.com/5775760/what-can-we-expect-from-the-new-blade-runner-movie-we-asked-the-producers

[NecroMorrius]

Blade Runner is my favourite film.

You know what I'd like?

Another Blade Runner film that is good.

But let's not pretend a shit sequel/prequel diminishes the first film in any way.

[Padlocked]

Yeah, Soldier was written by David Peoples, who also wrote Blade Runner. It's supposed to be the same universe, although it's not like you can tell.

IIRC, the finale to an earlier version of the Soldier script took place at the Tannhauser Gate, which was supposed to be this enormous fortified gateway through a mountain pass or something.

It's not the finale - Russel's character was a veteran of the battle at the gate.

[K]

It's not the finale - Russel's character was a veteran of the battle at the gate.

In the final film, sure - isn't it in Russell's war record in the opening montage? An earlier version of the script actually featured a battle at the Gate itself, I read somewhere.

[CarloOos]

Yeah it was scripted to actually show in full some of the epic battles he took part of, as opposed to a cheap montage which is what we ended up with.

[Pob]

I don't actually mind this idea of setting things in the same 'universe' so much. It was certainly a relief when Prometheus was announced to be going down this road, and I'm actually interested to see it now rather than dreading it.

Having some crappy straight to DVD action film mentioning Tannhauser Gate doesnt affect Blade Runner in any meaningful way.

But a direct sequel, remake or prequel would fuck with the original. Even if you didn't watch it you'd know it was there, festering like a turd. I mean, Alien Ressurection and the AVP films haven't ruined the original films, but they have royally fucked the universe and cheapened the whole series.

[Mr Cochese]

I want to see more films set in the Footloose universe.

[zxcvbnm]

I'd like to see a film that actually follows the story of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". Get Cronenberg to direct it and I'd be as happy as a pig in shit.

[ZOK]

You could easily make a great film set in the Blade Runner universe. Make it the story of the noodle bar proprietor, when Deckard leaves to go see Bryant it turns into Eat Drink Man Woman...but SET IN SPACE!

This script writing shit is easy. Ridley, call me.

[Chosty]

I'm not sure I agree. Or, at least, it's only true if you watch the sequels! While the Matrix sequels certainly diminished the first film, did the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake affect the first film in any way? Not for me - I ignored it, it's not a part of my life, so it's like it isn't there. If whatever comes out of this process turns out to be shit (which it will be, given these guys are wrangling for the rights to do something with the IP, without a concrete idea of what that actually is, just a dim awareness that it might make them a bit of money) I will ignore it in just the same way.

You're lucky. Sometimes the mere knowledge that a remake/sequel/prequel/premake exists tarnishes the original for me.

It's a bit daft (and perhaps even snobbish) really, seeing as some of my favourite films are sequels and remakes. But they were generally made before I'd seen the original or before I was born, so I hadn't grown up with it.

[TehStu]

Just to make everyone feel a bit older:

 

[Benny]

We'll be doing this with the new film in 2049 presumably.