Blade Runner 2 Will Take Care Of The Original's Biggest Mystery

From Cinema Blend

Fans of Ridley Scott's Blade Runner have spent years discussing and debating one particular mystery: is Harrison Ford's Rick Deckard a person, or is he actually a replicant? Different people behind the production have provided different answers to this question, and on the big screen the truth remains ambiguous. It's a very big part of Blade Runner's legacy, and one that Blade Runner 2 director Denis Villeneuve has full intentions to cherish in the making of the sequel.

Villeneuve's new film Sicario had a big premiere up at the Toronto International Film Festival this past week, and it was while being interviewed by Crave Online that the director revealed how he will be approaching Blade Runner's greatest mystery. Asked if Deckard is a human or a replicant, the Canadian filmmaker first declined to answer - saying "Now that I am on the other side of the fence I cannot answer" - but then he followed-up by discussing his approach to that matter in the sequel:

The thing I must say is that I love mystery. I love shadows. I love doubts. I would just want to say to the fans that we will take care of that mystery. I will take care of it.

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Ridley Scott Says Blade Runner 2 Script is Ready to Go; No Xenomorphs in Prometheus 2?

From Collider

Ridley Scott’s got a lot going on right now, and perhaps too much for those eager to see Blade Runner and Prometheus sequels. Scott is still gunning to make both, but right now he’s got Exodus: Gods and Kings making its way towards a December 12th debut and he’s busy casting up for his next film, The Martian, too.

Scott recently revealed hopes to shoot Blade Runner 2 right after The Martian and it seems as though he could pull it off because apparently the script for that one is written and ready to go. Prometheus 2, however, is a different story. That one’s still in the works and there’s a chance that it won’t include any Xenomorphs. Hit the jump for more on both projects.

While talking to Yahoo about Exodus: Gods and Kings, Scott noted that he met with Harrison Ford to discuss Blade Runner 2 just before he hurt his leg on the set of Star Wars: Episode VII:

“We met the night before he had the accident, so I hope I had nothing to do with it.”

Scott also insisted that the Blade Runner 2 script is written and ready to go:

“It’s on the charts. I can’t say when that would be yet, because of [Ford’s] thing with ‘Star Wars’. It’s a sequel – it’s what happens next. It’s quite surprisingly clever.”

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Harrison Ford Doesn’t Care If Han Shot First; Expresses His Interest in Possibly Returning for Blade Runner 2

From Collider

Yesterday, Harrison Ford participated in a Reddit Ama to promote the upcoming Showtime docuseries Years of Living Dangerously, which is about climate change. During the Ama, Ford fielded plenty of questions about his career, personal life, interests, and various other topics. Ford came off online as he usually does in interviews: charming when asked good questions, and not suffering fools when it comes to bad, fanboyish questions. My personal favorite was when someone asked, "Who shot first? Han Solo or Greedo?" and Ford responded, "I don't know and I don't care." And if you think he's being a curmudgeon, he also says he was happy to take small roles in Anchorman 2 and The Expendables 3 because they looked like fun even though he hadn't seen the previous movies. Hit the jump for more including Ford's thoughts on Blade Runner 2.

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Attn Ridley Scott: Katy Perry Would Like To Play Rachael In 'Blade Runner 2'

While "Blade Runner 2" is still a worrisome spectre on the horizon for fans of the original, gaining "Green Lantern" writer Michael Green to pen the screenplay this past spring, it's still so far away (Ridley Scott's next film is the Moses flick "Exodus") that it's mostly rumor and speculation that's going to drive news of the movie for the next little while. It will also given budding actors and actresses a chance to openly campaign for roles in the movie, and one starlet isn't missing an opportunity. Thespian and pop star Katy Perry would like to go sci-fi for "Blade Runner 2," and she hopes that her performances in "The Smurfs" saga will open the door. Really. "With films, I hope to win you all over with animation and then do other films," Perry told Metro. "I am really interested in comedy, and I would really love to play Rachael...

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