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Michael Green will also serve as executive producer, with experience in the franchise, as he helped write Blade Runner 2049. In addition, Tom Spezialy has joined the writers’ room with Ben Roberts, Cynthia Yorkin, David W. Zucker, and Clayton Krueger producing.
Will Blade Runner 2099 Be an Entirely New Plot?
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The two Blade Runner films are some of the most beloved science fiction movies ever to be released. The first, based upon the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, follows Harrison Ford’s character set in a dystopian Los Angeles in 2019. Rick Deckard (Ford) is forced out of retirement to hunt four genetically engineered humans, known as replicants, after they flee their space colonies and return to Earth.
The sequel, Blade Runner 2049, follows replicant blade runner K (Ryan Gosling), who uncovers a secret that threatens to destabilize society, forcing him to track down Rick Deckard from the initial film. The exact plot details for the series aren’t known but if 2099 is anything like the first two films, expect plenty of tension between replicants and humans and themes surrounding mortality and humanity. Alcon Entertainment co-CEOs and co-founders Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson discussed the upcoming series, saying they recognize the films’ influence and importance and want the forthcoming Blade Runner 2099 to live up to the expectations from the franchise.
Blade Runner 2099 is undoubtedly several years away, at the least, from any form of release. However, you can continue to look out for casting announcements and news as development on the series begins to ramp up.
