Replicant: Ridley Scott To Produce, Direct New "Blade Runner" Film, Either Prequel or Sequel

Pluses:

1. It was a neat-looking world.

2. The original was meh and still needs a story worthy of the look.

Minuses:

1. The original looked great because of the terrific model-work and innovative photographic effects. The new one will of course be almost all CGI.

2. The Seinfeld is Unfunny effect. Blade Runner has been so influential in terms of design and look of the future, it doesn't seem as original anymore. Since so many ripped off bits and pieces of it.

Eh. We'll see.

Why not. Can't be worse than most of the crap they're doing lately.

Three-time Oscar-nominated director Ridley Scott 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”).

Alcon co-founders and co-Chief Executive Officers Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove will produce with Bud Yorkin and Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, along with Ridley Scott. Frank Giustra and Tim Gamble, CEO’s 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.

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