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Blade Runner 2049
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2017 film directed by Denis Villeneuve
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Blade Runner 2049 is a 2017 science fiction, mystery, and neo-noir film directed by Denis Villeneuve. The screenplay was written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, with Ridley Scott serving as executive producer. The cast includes Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Robin Wright, and Dave Bautista. Roger Deakins handled cinematography, while Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch composed the score. Joe Walker edited the film, and Dennis Gassner served as production designer.
Produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Alcon Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, and Scott Free Productions, the film originated in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Hungary. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Sony Pictures Releasing, and Netflix. The narrative is set in 2049, with locations including Los Angeles, California, San Diego, and Las Vegas. The film follows the original Blade Runner.
The movie has a runtime of 164 minutes. It was released on October 4, 2017. Budget figures are listed as 242,000,000 and 150,000,000, with a reported revenue of 259,239,658. Audience ratings include an average of 7.593 from 15,099 votes and a score of 8.0 from 756,567 votes.
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7.6Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
Cast
- Ryan Gosling as 'K'
- Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard
- Ana de Armas as Joi
- Dave Bautista as Sapper Morton
- Robin Wright as Lieutenant Joshi
- Sylvia Hoeks as Luv
Themes
- future
- android
- bounty hunter
- artificial intelligence (a.i.)
- dystopia
- sequel
- cyberpunk
- transhumanism
- los angeles, california
- las vegas
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Encyclopedic overview
Blade Runner 2049 is a 2017 American science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve from a screenplay by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, based on a story by Fancher. A sequel to Blade Runner (1982), the film stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, with Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Dave Bautista, and Jared Leto in supporting roles. Ford and Edward James Olmos reprise their roles from the previous film as Rick Deckard and Gaff, respectively. Gosling plays K, a "blade runner" who uncovers a secret that threatens to destabilize society and the course of civilization.
Ideas for a Blade Runner sequel were first proposed in the 1990s, but licensing issues stalled their development. Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson obtained the film rights from Bud Yorkin. Ridley Scott stepped down as the film's initial director and worked as an executive producer, while Villeneuve was later appointed to direct. Blade Runner 2049 was financed through a partnership between Alcon Entertainment and Sony Pictures, as well as a Hungarian government-funded tax rebate. Warner Bros., which had distributed its predecessor, released the film on behalf of Alcon in North America, while Sony handled distribution in international markets. Principal photography took place mostly at two soundstages in Budapest over four months from July to November 2016.
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