In 2049, bioengineered humans known as replicants are slaves. It also received eight nominations at the 71st British Academy Film Awards, including Best Director, and won Best Cinematography and Best Special Visual Effects. Blade Runner 2049 was nominated for and won several accolades: at the 90th Academy Awards, the film won Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects, and was nominated for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Production Design. However, it was a box office disappointment, grossing $260.5 million worldwide against a production budget between $150–185 million. It was widely considered among the best films of 2017. The film received acclaim from critics, who praised its performances, direction, screenplay, cinematography, editing, musical score, production design, visual effects, and faithfulness to the original film. Principal photography took place mostly at two soundstages in Budapest over four months from July to November 2016.īlade Runner 2049 premiered in Los Angeles on October 3, 2017, and was released in the United States in 2D, 3D, and IMAX on October 6, 2017. Warner Bros., on behalf of Alcon, distributed the film in North America, while Sony handled distribution in international markets. Blade Runner 2049 was financed through a partnership between Alcon Entertainment and Sony Pictures, as well as a Hungarian government-funded tax rebate. Ridley Scott stepped down as the film's initial director and worked as an executive producer, while Villeneuve was later appointed to direct. Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson obtained the film rights from Bud Yorkin. Ideas for a Blade Runner sequel were first proposed in the 1990s, but licensing issues stalled their development. Gosling plays K, a Nexus-9 replicant "blade runner" who uncovers a secret that threatens to destabilize society and the course of civilization. Ford and Edward James Olmos reprise their roles from the original film. A sequel to the 1982 film Blade Runner, the film stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, with Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, Dave Bautista, and Jared Leto in supporting roles. Deakins his 14 th Oscar nomination and first Academy Award.Blade Runner 2049 is a 2017 American neo-noir science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green. On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, “Blade Runner 2049” is a visually striking, surreal 6, perhaps earning cinematographer Roger A. Dick’s characters from “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” co-screenwriters Hampton Fancher and Michael Green support Denis Villenueve’s (“Arrival”) vision which consistently emphasizes the gritty style/production design over the slow-paced story. Which poses the essential question: “Do machines have feelings?” While enduring his own existential crisis, K has a compliant AI companion, a hologram aptly named Joi (Ana de Armas), whom he thinks he “loves.” In the interim, “K” has embedded memories, which give him and others of his kind, the illusion of human experience yet keeping them subservient. Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford).Ĭreepy robot-manufacturer Niander Wallace (Jared Leto) with his replicant Luv (Sally Hoecks) are determined to discover how the Tyrell Corporation (from the first film) made its androids capable of procreation, so he can use that technology to increase replicant production. It seems that a previous generation of replicants were able to reproduce – and there’s a child out there to prove it: the offspring of the android Rachael (Sean Young) and Det. Joshi (Robin Wright) fears will destroy the delicate balance between replicants and humans. Set three decades into the future, the ominously bleak, dystopian Los Angeles cityscape with its constant rain and neon-lit grime is stunning.Īfter an upgraded Nexus 9 replicant LAPD Officer “K” (Ryan Gosling) hunts down and kills an outdated Nexus 8, Sapper Morton (Dave Bautista), he stumbles across a secret that his steely supervisor, Lt. Second, it’s now 35 years later, and many hardcore sci-fi fans who were dazzled by the original aren’t around anymore. Susan Granger’s review of “Blade Runner 2049” (Warner Bros./Sony)Īlthough it cost $150+ million and brings back Harrison Ford (albeit not until too late), French/Canadian director Denis Villenueve’s gamble to revive “Blade Runner” hasn’t paid off.įirst, it’s relevant that Ridley Scott’s 1982’s legendary neo-noir thriller wasn’t a big box-office success.
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