Director Ridley Scoot looks to continue his trip down memory lane with the announcement today he is set to helm a follow up to his own ground-breaking 1982 science fiction classic “Blade Runner” for Warner Bros-based financing and production company Alcon Entertainment (“The Blind Side,” “The Book of Eli”).
According to a release from the studio, Alcon co-founders and co-chief executive officers Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove will produce with Bud Yorkin and Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, along with Scott. Frank Giustra and Tim Gamble, CEOs of Thunderbird Films, will serve as executive producers.
The filmmakers have not yet revealed whether the theatrical project will be a prequel or sequel to the renowned original. There is also no word whether Harrison Ford, who played Richard Deckard in the original, will be involved with the new project.
Scott's "Prometheus" is currently in post-production. The film, starring Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Patrick Wilson, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce and Noomi Rapace, was originally going to be a prequel to Scott's "Alien," but "Lost" writer Damon Lindelof came on board offering a fresh take and the project went into a different direction. According to reports, the film will still contain some ties to the "Alien" universe, but is now considered an original work.
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| The original film was released in 1982. |
The filmmakers have not yet revealed whether the theatrical project will be a prequel or sequel to the renowned original. There is also no word whether Harrison Ford, who played Richard Deckard in the original, will be involved with the new project.
Scott's "Prometheus" is currently in post-production. The film, starring Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Patrick Wilson, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce and Noomi Rapace, was originally going to be a prequel to Scott's "Alien," but "Lost" writer Damon Lindelof came on board offering a fresh take and the project went into a different direction. According to reports, the film will still contain some ties to the "Alien" universe, but is now considered an original work.
