The currently filming “Blade Runner” sequel is certainly not lacking for talent. With Denis Villeneuve directing, Roger Deakins lensing, and Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Robin Wright, Dave Bautista, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Carla Juri, Mackenzie Davis, Barkhad Abdi, and Jared Leto among the cast, this has massive potential to be great (or misfire horribly). And now, another big ingredient has been added.
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Jóhann Jóhannsson revealed on Icelandic radio station RUV that he’ll be scoring “Blade Runner 2.” The composer previously provided great, chilling scores for Villeneuve’s “Prisoners” and “Sicario,” and is tuning up the director’s intriguing sci-fi “Arrival” which is coming this fall. Jóhannsson is a two-time Oscar nominee (getting nods for “The Theory Of Everything” and “Sicario”), and is one of the best in the game right now, so we’re glad to see his fruitful relationship with Villeneuve continue.
“Blade Runner 2” opens on October 6, 2017. [Iceland Monitor via Live For Film]