One of the biggest beneficiaries of Ridley Scott deciding to forever franchise his classic sci-fi films has been Luke Scott. The director’s son helmed the prequel shorts for this year’s “Alien: Covenant,” and now he’s doing the same for “Blade Runner 2049.” He’s already helmed “Nexus Dawn” focusing on Jared Leto‘s Niander Wallace, which took fans back to 2036. Now, the younger Scott dives in the world of 2048.
This new short centers on Dave Bautista‘s Sapper, who talks about Graham Greene‘s “The Power And The Glory,” and then fights a bunch of dudes. Yep, that’s about it. Listen, I’m all for extra material and cool bonus stuff, but this all feels like homework. Either put it in the movie or don’t — just don’t make me have to watch it to fully understand the film, or whatever.
“Blade Runner 2049” opens on October 6th. Check out the short below, along with IMAX countdown for the film.