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The Essential Harrison Ford Films

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In the build up to the release of Blade Runner 2049 [read our review here], Tom Jolliffe looks at the essential films of the key cast, starting with Harrison Ford… A long, varied and fine career has seen Ford become iconic in two franchises in particular (and indeed the upcoming reprise of Rick Deckard could […]

Watch the Blade Runner 2049 anime prequel Black Out 2022

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We’ve seen a couple of prequel shorts for Blade Runner 2049 based on the characters played by Jared Leto and Dave Bautista, and now with just over a week to go until the release of the hotly-anticipated sci-fi we have another, this time in the medium of anime. Below you will find Blade Runner Black […]

Blade Runner 2049 early reactions label the film a “masterpiece”

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The early reactions to Blade Runner 2049 are in and they are overwhelmingly good. Sequel plans to the classic Ridley Scott sci-film were met with a healthy dose of scepticism initially, but as time went on, and with the trust so many have in director of the film Denis Villeneuve, a more optimistic outlook was […]

Cowboy Bebop’s Shinichiro Watanabe directing a Blade Runner 2049 anime prequel

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We’ve already seen a couple of live-action prequel shorts for the hotly-anticipated sci-fi sequel Blade Runner 2049 focussing on the characters played by Jared Leto and Dave Bautista, and now comes word that an anime prequel is incoming from Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo director Shinichiro Watanabe. According to the official press release, the short […]

Dave Bautista is a replicant on the run in Blade Runner 2049 prequel short

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A few weeks ago, Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve unveiled an “in-world” prequel short focussing on Jared Leto’s character Niander Wallace entitled 2036: Nexus Dawn [watch it here]. And now we have 2048: Nowhere to Run, the second of three shorts, this time showcasing Dave Bautista’s replicant character Sapper. Watch it below… SEE ALSO: […]

Watch a Blade Runner 2049 prequel short film starring Jared Leto

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Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve (via Collider) has revealed “2036: Nexus Dawn,” the first of three “in-world” short films that will fill in the gap between the events of Blade Runner, which took place in 2019, and the new series installment. Luke Scott, son of Blade Runner director and 2049 producer Ridley Scott, helmed the […]

Blade Runner 2049 gets R-rating for “violence, nudity and language”

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It looks like Blade Runner 2049 is going to be as dark, and violent as its predecessor. The MPAA just gave an official R-rating to the Denis Villeneuve directed sequel to the 1982 classic. So, why is it Rated R? According to the MPAA: For violence, some sexuality, nudity and language. This rating is definitely keeping […]

Blade Runner 2049 gets a range of Pop! Vinyl and Dorbz figures

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Funko has revealed a new line of Pop! Movies vinyl figures for Denis Villeneuve’s hotly anticipated sci-fi sequel Blade Runner 2049 which includes Officer K, Rick Deckard, Wallace, Luv, Sapper, and Joi, along with a range of Dorbz figures; take a look below… In addition, Officer K, Rick Deckard, Joi, Neander Wallace, Luv, and Sapper […]

Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch scoring Blade Runner 2049

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With just a couple of months to go until the release of Blade Runner 2049, director Denis Villeneuve has revealed that composers Hans Zimmer and Benhamin Wallfisch have joined the project, and are collaborating with Villeneuve’s regular composer Johann Johannsson on the score to the sci-fi sequel. “Johann Johansson composed the main theme as planned,” […]