Harrison Ford to Return for BLADE RUNNER Sequel, Directed by Denis Villeneuve

Variety writes that Harrison Ford is officially returning as 'Rick Deckard' for the upcoming BLADE RUNNER sequel, with director Denis Villeneuve in negotiations to helm the project.

The original BLADE RUNNER is a 1982 dystopian science fiction drama directed by Ridley Scott and starring Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos.

The film depicts a dystopian Los Angeles in November 2019 in which genetically engineered organic robots called replicants, which are visually indistinguishable from adult humans, are banned for use on Earth. Replicants are exclusively used for dangerous, menial, or leisure work on off-world colonies. Replicants who defy the ban and return to Earth are hunted down and "retired" by special police operatives known as "Blade Runners".

From a script by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, the BLADE RUNNER sequel will take place several decades after the original film. The plot is being kept under wraps for now.

Ridley Scott and Alcon Entertainment's Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson will produce.

Villeneuve is currently directing the drama SICARIO; he also recently helmed ENEMY, PRISONERS, INCENDIES and more.

Ford last appeared on the big screen in THE EXPENDABLES 3 and will soon be seen in THE AGE OF ADALINE and STAR WARS: EPISODE VII - THE FORCE AWAKENS. Among his other recent film credits are ANCHORMAN 2, ENDER'S GAME and more.

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