Title Revealed for BLADE RUNNER Sequel, Starring Harrison Ford
Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros. today revealed today that the sequel to the 1982 sci-fi classic BLADE RUNNER starring Harrison Ford will be titled BLADE RUNNER 2049.
From Alcon Entertainment, Blade Runner 2049 is being directed by Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Sicario, Prisoners). Opening October 6, 2017 the movie will be distributed by Warner Bros. in NORTH AMERICA and Sony Pictures Releasing International in all media for all overseas territories.
The sequel is set several decades after the 1982 original, and stars Ryan Gosling together with Harrison Ford, reprising his iconic role as Rick Deckard. The film is written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, and succeeds the initial story by Fancher and David Peoples based on Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. Story details are not being revealed.
