Please No, Not a Blade Runner Sequel 585
bowman9991 submitted a story that ought to make even the most stone-hearted amongst you cry. He says "Travis Wright, one of the writers behind Eagle Eye, has been working on a sequel to Ridley Scott's Sci-Fi classic Blade Runner. Script proposals have explored the nature of the off-world colonies, what happens to the Tyrell Corporation in the wake of its founder's death, and what would become of Rachel. Travis said he intends to write a script 'with or without anyone's blessings.' Director Ridley Scott appears interested in a sequel too. At Comic-Con in 2007 Ridley said, 'If you have any scripts, you know where to send them.' It's doubtful he'll have time anytime soon though. He's already stated his next two science fiction films will be an adaptation of Aldous Huxley's Brave New Word with Leonardo DiCaprio and an adaptation of Joe Haldeman's The Forever War."
Already done. (Score:5, Informative)
Re:I've got a better idea (Score:5, Informative)
yet another ill-advised sequel or remake into writing something ORIGINAL? Who knows, you may actually produce the next Memento, Reservoir Dogs
Reservoir Dogs is a remake of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_on_Fire_(1987_film) [wikipedia.org]
there ARE authorized sequel books though (Score:5, Informative)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner_2:_The_Edge_of_Human [wikipedia.org]
Re:I've got a better idea (Score:3, Informative)
Or "rebooting" existing franchises....
Let's see, Bond? Check. Batman? Check. Star Trek? Check(1)? Friday 13th? Check. Am I forgetting anything?
(1) Yeah, more of a prequel than a reboot, but watch: The cannon will be altered by this installment.
Re:I Don't Even Care Anymore (Score:5, Informative)
AI was based on a Brian Aldiss story - Super-Toys Last All Summer Long
Re:Highlander (Score:4, Informative)
Re:there ARE authorized sequel books though (Score:3, Informative)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner_2:_The_Edge_of_Human [wikipedia.org]
Except that wasn't "authorized" by Dick. The original story was complete as written, at least as much as you can call any Dick story 'complete'. The whole point of many of his stories is that you DON'T know for sure.
As for the idea of making a movie from "Brave New World", it can't be done without ruining the story, or being classified as Child Porn.
Exactly how do they plan on filming the "little children engaged in their erotic games" ?
Re:I've got a better idea (Score:5, Informative)
Reservoir Dogs opened in a whopping 19 theaters making that a respectable $7781 per theater. Memento opened in 11 theaters, making $21,408 per theater. Your point is still valid since neither movie was ever wide released (Memento made it into 531 theaters, RD only 61), but to only point to opening weekend numbers is almost meaningless. As a recent example, Gran Torino only made $271,720 on opening weekend, but has gone on to gross over $100M. Just because a movie opens in limited release does not mean it won't end up making money.
Guess who is doing Neuromancer. (Score:3, Informative)
This guy [imdb.com] is doing Neuromancer.
Even more reboots (Score:4, Informative)
Nightmare on Elm Street
Karate Kid
Candyman
GI Joe
Pink Panther
Street Fighter (not that there was much of a franchise to begin with)
Tron (this project has waffled between reboot and sequel, but is now being called Tr2n)
Terminator Salvation (technically a sequel, but one that isn't recognizing T3 as canon, and recast everyone to start a new franchise)
Land of the Lost
Fame
The Stepfather
Astro Boy
Sherlock Holmes
Hellraiser
Superman
Catwoman (a failed reboot, but a reboot none the less)
Sadly, I'm probably forgetting more reboots.
IIRC, Deckard was a replicant (Score:3, Informative)
Re:IIRC, Deckard was a replicant (Score:3, Informative)
It's never explicitly stated.. and even if he was the script suggests he was a newer model newer - Rachel was a prototype for giving replicants memories, but Deckard also had memories.. which makes him newer.
Re:Super Suck (Score:1, Informative)
There's large chunks of Dick's novel missing from the film. Mercerism isn't mentioned at all, the importance of mechanical animals is barely touched on, Deckard's relationship with the Replicants is altered. Granted, the underlying theme of what makes one human exists in both book and film, but that is a recurring theme in many of Dick's writings.
That said, anyone that makes a sequel to one of the greatest films of the Twentieth Century should burn in Hell.