Fall means time to get cozy in a cinema to escape the chills. Hollywood rolls out the fantasy with comic book heroes, classic and new science fiction and even the dramatic story behind the creation of an icon.
Thor thunders back and he’s got Hulk smashing with him. Justice League unites. The next chapter of Star Wars and more.
Here are our comic book, fantasy and sci-fi themed film picks. Continue reading COMIC BOOK THEMED FALL FILM PICKS
Ridley Scott is returning to the world of Blade Runner but don’t expect another Rick Deckard (played by Harrison Ford) as the lead. After Scott was asked about his long line of films starring strong female leads (Alien, G.I. Jane, Thelma and Louise) by The Daily Beast turned to the Blade Runner sequel.
“Funny enough, I started my first meetings on the Blade Runner sequel last week. We have a very good take on it. And we’ll definitely be featuring a female protagonist.”
For the entire interview here’s the link.
As I posted yesterday – Blade Runner writer Hampton Fancher is in talks to work on the sequel.
As for strong women – who could forget Daryl Hannah as Pris and Joanna Cassidy as Zhora. While not as kick ass as Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley in Alien, these actresses were true femme fatales.These beautiful replicants even their feminity and seduction skills as weapons.
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Alcon Entertainment denies reports of Harrison Ford joining their new Blade Runner film. Sites were buzzing with the rumor that Ford was in early talks to reprise his role as replicant ‘retirement’ specialist Rick Deckard for director Ridley Scott.
“It is absolutely patently false that there has been any discussion about Harrison Ford being in Blade Runner. To be clear, what we are trying to do with Ridley now is go through the painstaking process of trying to break the back of the story, figure out the direction we’re going to take the movie and find a writer to work on it. The casting of the movie could not be further from our minds at this moment,” said Andrew Kosove.
Asked if Ford could re-appear, Kosove says “In advance of knowing what we’re going to do, I supposed you could say yes, he could. But I think it is quite unlikely.” He goes on to say “What Ridley does in Prometheus is a good template for what we’re trying to do. He created something that has some association to the original Alien, but lives on its own as a standalone movie.”
Thanks to Deadline for the update.
A friend asked me what kind of new Blade Runner film I wanted to see. It would be fascinating to see the development of the Tyrell Corporation, the replicants and formation of the Blade Runner units.
The unthinkable is happening again. Ridley Scott revolutionized the science fiction genre with Alien and Blade Runner. The countdown is on for Prometheus, the sequel that evolved into something new with Alien DNA. The cast is entirely new. Scott committed to a new film set in the Blade Runner universe – will Harrison Ford be joining him?
Twitchfilm reports that “Harrison Ford has entered early talks to join the new Blade Runner. While it is in the early stages and it is quite possible that it won’t work out…”
Harrison Ford played Rick Deckard, a Blade Runner, a special police officer charged with “retiring” replicants – artificial beings. If Ford is involved can he still play Deckard given the ending/themes of the first film? I don’t want to spoil it for anyone so that’s all I will say.
Boom Studios publishes beautiful a graphic novel version of the Phillip K. Dick story”Do Androids Dream of Electronic Sheep” the basis for Blade Runner.
For the fascinated fan – here’s two recommendations from this obsessive fan!
Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner is a compelling behind the scenes story of how this influential Science Fiction classic was made.
Blade Runner: The 5 Disc Ultimate Collector’s Edition features all versions of the film and rich documentaries.
Thanks to Dark Horizons for the story.