Movies
Ridley Scott to direct new 'Blade Runner' film
Published Thursday, Aug 18 2011, 17:14 BST | By Justin Harp | 34 comments
© Rex Features / Warner Bros/Everett
The acclaimed filmmaker will partner with Alcon Entertainment, producers of The Blind Side, for the next Blade Runner instalment, Deadline reports.
It is not yet known whether the movie will be a prequel or sequel to 1982's Blade Runner. The original movie's star Harrison Ford's involvement in this new project also remains unclear.
Ford famously played Blade Runner hero Rick Deckard, a retired police officer tasked with hunting down a group of renegade robots.
Blade Runner was loosely based on Philip K Dick's 1968 science fiction novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.
Oscar-nominated director Scott is currently working on the Alien spinoff Prometheus, which opens on June 1, 2012 in the UK and on June 8 in the US.
> Prometheus Ridley Scott: 'I'll never work without 3D again'
> Nero want to write Blade Runner 2 soundtrack
Watch a trailer for the original Blade Runner film below:
34 comments
Loading...
Related Stories
Movie Reviews
'Prometheus' review: Does it live up to the hype?Digital Spy gives its verdict on Ridley Scott's much-anticipated sci-fi.
Movies Interviews
'Prometheus': Fassbender video interviewMichael Fassbender tells Digital Spy about his android role in Ridley Scott's Prometheus.
At the Movies
'Prometheus' preview - 10 teasersDigital Spy drops 10 teasers about the space saga.
Movies Galleries
Ed Norton: 'Anderson film took years'Actor reveals how he became friends with the Moonrise Kingdom helmer years ago.
