Blade Runner II?

[jakeXT]

A month shy of Blade Runner’s 30th anniversary, word has come down that Ridley Scott will direct a sequel to the groundbreaking sci-fi film, with original screenwriter Hampton Fancher in talks to develop the screenplay.

News that Scott would helm a new Blade Runner movie came out a while back, but up until now it was unclear if the film would be a prequel, sequel or something else entirely. Beyond the clarity that the movie will indeed be a sequel, few details about its actual premise have been released.

“The filmmakers would reveal only that the new story will take place some years after the first film concluded,” production company Alcon Entertainment said in a statement announcing the sequel to the 1982 adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.

However, as The Mary Sue points out, Scott noted recently that he’s looking to have a female lead in the film. Since Scott has already said Harrison Ford likely won’t be returning to reprise his role as “blade runner” Rick Deckard, having an amazing female lead holds the potential for true awesomeness.
http://m.wired.com/underwire/2012/05/ridley-scott-blade-runner-sequel/

So no H. Ford in wheelchair or something...

[Chan790]

1. I really don't want...or think Blade Runner needs...a sequel.

But as long as they don't try to answer all of the questions from the first one, I guess it could be neat.

Scott has a habit of that, going back and flagellating his old series to death, answering all the questions that made the first film great thus ruining both movies. We don't want to know...well, much of any of it. It's the ending that leaves as many questions as answers that make Blade Runner great...please don't try to put a pretty bow on it. Please don't try to make it a trilogy either, that's just dumb. Take a page from far better writers than you and write a wholly unconnected narrative in the same "universe". Allude to the initial movie's plot but take it in a different direction.