Director, Ridley Scott is spoilt for choice at the moment, with both scripts for the sequels to BLADE RUNNER and PROMETHEUS ready to roll.
Scott confirmed that he’s looking for Harrison Ford to return as Rick Deckard, the world weary bounty hunter who ends up forming a connection with the replicants he’s hired to retire in the 1982 dystopian neo-noir. Speaking about BLADE RUNNER 2, Scott said:
“It’s written and it’s damn good. Of course it involves Harrison, who is a survivor after all these years.”
The PROMETHEUS sequel is also ready for filming, although quite when this will happen is still unclear. Scott is currently busy with THE MARTIAN, starring Matt Damon, which is due for release in November 2015. It looks like he may start working on the BLADE RUNNER sequel after THE MARTIAN, but then where does that leave PROMETHEUS 2? He’d better get a move on.
I personally can’t even imagine a BLADE RUNNER film without Ford, so I hope he’s on board. But even just the idea of a BLADE RUNNER sequel fills me with both excitement … and dread. Luckily Hampton Fancher co-wrote the script with Michael Green (GREEN LANTERN); Fancher helped adapt Philip K. Dick’s novel into the 1982 film, so hopefully he’s worked his magic once more.
Scott’s latest film, biblical epic EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS hits cinemas on December 14.
Source: EW
