Blade Runner 2049

Blade Runner 2049
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Directed byDenis Villeneuve
Screenplay by
Story byHampton Fancher
Based onCharacters from Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick
Produced by
  • Andrew A. Kosove
  • Broderick Johnson
  • Bud Yorkin
  • Cynthia Sikes Yorkin
Starring
CinematographyRoger Deakins
Edited byJoe Walker
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) (Dolby Theatre)
  • October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) (United States)
Running time
163 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$150–185 million
Box office$276.6 million

Blade Runner 2049 is a 2017 American science fiction movie directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green. A sequel to Blade Runner (1982), the movie 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.

Plot

Set thirty years after the original film, the story depicts a replicant blade runner named K, who discovers the remains of a once-pregnant replicant. To prevent a possible war between species, K is secretly tasked with finding the child and destroying all evidence related to it, leading him to discover that the child bears a connection to missing blade runner Deckard.

Release

Blade Runner 2049 premiered in Los Angeles on October 3, 2017 and was released in the United States on October 6, 2017, in 2D, 3D and IMAX. The movie received acclaim from critics, with some regarding it as one of the best sequels ever made.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 McCarthy, Todd (September 29, 2017). "'Blade Runner 2049': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
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  3. ↑ McNary, Dave (January 25, 2016). "'Blade Runner' Sequel: Sony Takes International Rights". Variety. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ "BLADE RUNNER 2049". British Board of Film Classification. September 25, 2017. Archived from the original on September 30, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017. Approved Running time 163m 14s
  5. ↑ "'Blade Runner 2049' Kicks Off October Box Office as Clear Favorite". TheWrap. October 7, 2017.
  6. ↑ "'Blade Runner 2049' Tracking for $40M-Plus U.S. Debut". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Blade Runner 2049 (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 21, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ Egner, Jeremy (September 8, 2017). "'Blade Runner 2049': Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling and the Creators Discuss the Sci-Fi Sequel and Rehash Old Arguments". The New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  9. ↑ Lynch, John (September 28, 2017). "The first reviews of 'Blade Runner 2049' are calling it a 'sci-fi masterpiece'". Business Insider. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  10. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (September 29, 2017). "Blade Runner 2049 review – a gigantic spectacle of pure hallucinatory craziness". The Guardian. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Impeccably cool 'Blade Runner 2049' is a ravishing visual feast: EW review". September 29, 2017. Archived from the original on December 19, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
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