2049 is just one year away. #BladeRunner 2049<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. Story details are not being revealed.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Directed by Denis Villeneuve, the new sci-fi sequel stars Ridley Scott, Harrison Ford, and Ryan Gosling.<\/p>\n
“Blade Runner 2049” hits theaters on October 6, 2017.<\/p>\n
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