Blade Runner 2049 Archives

‘Blade Runner 2099’: Amazon Orders Live-Action Sequel Limited Series With Ridley Scott On Board As Executive Producer

September 15, 2022 12:42 pm

Amazon already has one giant fantasy series currently airing on Prime Video with "Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power." Now they want to take over the streaming sci-fi market with "Blade Runner 2099," a "Bla...

Christopher Nolan Calls ‘Dune’ “Extraordinary” & Praises ‘Blade Runner 2049’ In Conversation With Denis Villeneuve

Charles Barfield

October 25, 2021 12:18 pm

News

With “Blade Runner 2049” and definitely “Dune,” Denis Villeneuve has cemented himself in the minds of many as a master filmmaker when it comes to big screen spectacle. That is a description that has also been ...

The Essentials: The Films Of Denis Villeneuve

Nicholas Laskin

October 19, 2021 1:18 pm

Features, News

Denis Villeneuve is that most uncommon of contemporary filmmakers, to the degree where he’s pretty much a unicorn in Hollywood terms. Put more plainly, Villeneuve is one of a handful of noteworthy studio direc...

Denis Villeneuve Put Himself In “Massive Artistic Danger” Taking On ‘Blade Runner 2049’ But “Would Love To” Return

Charles Barfield

October 11, 2021 2:03 pm

News

It’s been several years since Denis Villeneuve released “Blade Runner 2049.” At the time, the film was going to be Villeneuve’s big blockbuster franchise breakout, coming off acclaimed, but decidedly more mid-...

Denis Villeneuve Says He’s Not Into Superhero Films, But “Could Connect” With Batman

Christopher Marc

October 9, 2021 12:31 pm

News

“Dune” director Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049”) hasn’t shied away from giving his opinions on superhero projects with both dinging Marvel Studios films for “cutting and pasting” while also co...

‘Blade Runner’ Studio Has 2 People Whose Job Is To Oversee The Continuity Of The Franchise

Charles Barfield

September 22, 2021 11:16 am

News, Television

While many film fans think of the “Blade Runner” franchise in terms of the two feature films, “Blade Runner” and its sequel ‘2049,’ the cyberpunk story stretches through various novels, comics, short films, an...

Jared Leto Knows The Secret Answers To Your ‘Blade Runner’ & ‘The Little Things’ Questions

Charles Barfield

February 16, 2021 2:35 pm

News

There are few people in the world of acting that are as polarizing as Jared Leto. And there are a number of reasons why people either love or hate him. Maybe it’s his career as a rock star that annoys some peo...

Jared Leto Would “Love” To Star In Another ‘Blade Runner’ Film

Charles Barfield

January 18, 2021 1:27 pm

News

Denis Villeneuve’s “Blade Runner 2049” is a beautifully crafted, well-acted, quality sci-fi film that also serves as a worthy sequel to the classic Ridley Scott film from 1982. But what it isn’t, sadly, is a b...

Denis Villeneuve Thinks “It Would Be Healthy” For Him To Make A Smaller Film After ‘Dune’

Charles Barfield

July 10, 2020 3:15 pm

News

Director Denis Villeneuve has been comfortably positioned in the sci-fi genre in recent years, dating back to 2016’s “Arrival.” And even when you compare that film to his more recent “Blade Runner 2049” and “D...

James Gunn Crowns ‘Blade Runner 2049’ As Better Than The Original In His List Of Superior Sequels

Charles Barfield

April 14, 2020 12:31 pm

News

One of the best conversation starters, if you have a large group of cinephiles in a room together, is the question of which sequels are better than the original films? And considering we all have more time tha...

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