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Ridley Scott has another Blade Runner sequel ready for development

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Ridley Scott doesn’t hold back, whether that’s the rate at which he churns out films, or the soundbites he’s offering up on the press tour for All the Money in the World. In the time it took you to read that sentence, he’s probably shot an entire movie. The latest Ridley revelation, following the news […]

We’re Now Powered By Nostalgia More Than Ever!

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George Chrysostomou on nostalgia… Upon reading Anghus Houvouras’s piece on why everyone is hating on Ready Player One, a key theme of his argument really hit home – it struck me that there really ise a lot of nostalgia in the current crop of films and TV shows. Now, I know that this has always been present. Every […]

Denis Villeneuve rules out an extended cut of Blade Runner 2049

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This year’s acclaimed sci-fi sequel Blade Runner 2049 clocked in at a meaty 2 hours of 44 minutes – a lengthy running time which has been suggested as one of the reason’s why the film failed to hit big at the box office. However, director Denis Villeneuve’s early “assembly cut” of the film ran for […]

Ridley Scott says Blade Runner 2049 was “f*cking way too long”

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Blade Runner 2049 may have been one of the year’s most acclaimed movies, but it also proved to be one of the biggest box office disappointments, grossing just under $260 million worldwide from a budget of $150 million, plus hefty marketing costs. Director Denis Villeneuve has previously suggested that a lack of familiarity with the […]

Watch two VFX reels for Blade Runner 2049

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Two new VFX breakdown reels have arrived online from Universal Production Partners and Rodeo FX for Blade Runner 2049 which gives us a look at the extensive CG work that went into Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi sequel; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Order Blade Runner 2049 via Amazon US or Amazon UK https://vimeo.com/248318780 Thirty years after the events of […]

Has Film Declined In The 21st Century?

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Tom Jolliffe on whether standards in film have dropped this century… I’ve made passing reference to it before, but the tail end of the year always brings time for reflection, and I’ve often bemoaned the decline in important cinema being made in recent years. This is the stuff of miserable old git conversations in the […]

Denis Villeneuve on why Blade Runner 2049 tanked at the box office

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Blade Runner 2049 was by far this fall’s biggest box-office upset. A film that was almost unanimously praised by critics, but was a complete failure financially. The entire situation has made many people question if there is even a place for cerebral cinema in today’s market; a world saturated with sequels, comic-book adaptations, and big […]

Alcon Entertainment could lose $80 million on Blade Runner 2049

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Despite garnering near-universal acclaim from critics, Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 struggled to make much of an impact at the box office, with the sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi masterpiece having grossed just over $240 million worldwide. Given its production budget of $155 million, not to mention millions in advertising, THR is reporting that […]

Denis Villeneuve comments on Blade Runner 2049’s disappointing box office performance

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Despite near-universal stellar reviews, the acclaimed sci-fi sequel Blade Runner 2049 failed to set the box office alight, with the $155 million-budgeted blockbuster having grossed just $194 million globally since it opened at the start of October. While it still has China to come this Friday, it’s looking likely that the sequel to Ridley Scott’s […]