Officially Official: Harrison Ford Will Star In The Blade Runner Sequel, So I Guess He’s Not a Replicant
It also picks up a new director who isn't Ridley Scott.
Either that or he’s a really well-crafted one that ages. We should probably give him the test anyway, just to be sure.
While Blade Runner‘s original director Ridley Scott will still not be on board to direct to the upcoming sequel as he told Variety back in November, Ford will definitely be on board to reprise his role as detective Richard Deckard.
Denis Villeneuve, who recently directed Jake Gyllenhaal in Enemy and Hugh Jackman in Prisoners, is in negotiations to take over directing duties for the film. However, Scott will be producing alongside Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson.
According to Scott, Ford has been interested in the film for a while. “I sent him this [script] and he said it’s the best thing he’s ever read,” Scott told MTV News in December of last year. “It’s very relevant to what happened in the first one.” However, he wasn’t officially signed on to the project until the announcement made yesterday.
Considering Ford’s current curmudgeonly reputation, “the best thing he’s ever read” is high praise. Personally, though, I’d like to hear further confirmation of the rumor that the film will be helmed by a female protagonist before I get too excited. What about you?
(via The Guardian, image via DenisShumov on Shutterstock)
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