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Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday March 03, 2011 @10:29AM from the he-was-a-replicant-people dept.

bowman9991 writes "The iconic science fiction film Blade Runner, based on Philip K. Dick's book and directed by Ridley Scott, will be followed up with sequels and prequels soon. Alcon Entertainment is in final discussions to secure film, TV and franchise rights. They are in the early stages of sorting out how to proceed and were not sure if Ridley Scott would be involved."

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Ugh (Score:3, Funny)

by eegad ( 588763 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2011 @10:32AM (#35368368)

Freaking Replicants.

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Yay! (Score:5, Funny)

by Rik Sweeney ( 471717 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2011 @10:34AM (#35368402) Homepage

Blade Runner is a superb film and a sequel is long overdue!
Besides, what could possibly go wrong?

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Re:I don't want more life, fucker (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday March 03, 2011 @10:46AM (#35368576)

I have seen things you people wouldn't believe in the original.
Harrison Ford fighting killer androids.
Flying cars shimmering over the Los Angeles distopia.
All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain... Time for a sequel.

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Re:To quote another movie that shouldn't've been m (Score:5, Funny)

by naz404 ( 1282810 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2011 @10:48AM (#35368606) Homepage

<vader>
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! [nooooooooooooooo.com]
</vader>
fixed that for you.

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Re:Prequel name votes... (Score:4, Funny)

by Quiet_Desperation ( 858215 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2011 @11:19AM (#35369024)

Blade Walker, Mars Ranger
Blade, the direct descendant of Cordell Walker, Texas Ranger, enforces the law and hunts renegade replicants in the wild frontier of an offworld colony on Mars.

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Re:That's it, I quit humanity (Score:5, Funny)

by gstoddart ( 321705 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2011 @11:40AM (#35369300) Homepage

Saying Fuck every other word, showing exploding heads and having tits on screen constantly isn't the recipe for a good movie.
No, but it's a good start. ;-)

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