Ridley Scott gives an exciting update on the upcoming Blade Runner television series, making a reference to a highly influential sci-fi novel.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Ridley Scott gives an exciting update on the upcoming Blade Runner television series, making a reference to a classic novel. Scott first welcomed movie audiences into the Blade Runner universe in 1982, directing the seminal sci-fi film, with Hampton Fancher and David Peoples adapting the Philip K.
In an interview with Deadline, Scott gave an update on the Blade Runner 2049 sequel show Blade Runner 2099. Scott mentions that he's a producer on the show and compares it to the 1932 dystopian novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Brave New World, which is regarded as one of the best English novels, takes place largely in a futuristic World State where citizens have been environmentally engineered into an intelligence-based social hierarchy.
“I’m one of the producers. It’s all set years on. To me, it circles the idea of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World.” What To Know About Blade Runner 2099 Blade Runner 2099 is expected to take place 50 years after the Blade Runner movie sequel, Blade Runner 2049. That film starred Ryan Gosling in the role of a replicant blade runner that uncovers a secret that threatens to destabilize society. Harrison Ford and James Olmos reprised their roles from the 1982 film, with the cast also including Ana de Armas, Dave Bautista, and Jared Leto.
Scott, as he mentions in his comments, is an executive producer on the upcoming show. Silka Luisa, showrunner of the Elisabeth Moss thriller limited Shining Girls, is writing and executive producing as well. Four-time Emmy nominee, Jeremy Podeswa, known for his work on Game of Thrones, is directing the pilot. Casting details are currently unknown.Blade Runner 2099 has been delayed due to the ongoing writers strike.
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