The first official artwork for Blade Runner 2 has been released, and shows a “toxic” dystopian L.A where the “climate has gone berserk.”
Set several decades after Ridley Scott’s groundbreaking 1982 film, the follow-up is directed by Denis Villeneuve (Sicario, Prisoners).
The bleak artwork, published by EW, show the dark and acid-rain soaked metropolis, which made the first film an icon of the science-fiction genre.
Starring Harrison Ford, who is reprising his role as Rick Deckard, and Ryan Gosling, very little is known about the sequel, which Alien filmmaker Scott is producing.
While the original picture was an adaptation of Philip K Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, the new movie is an “extension of the first film” according to French-Canadian helmer Villeneuve.
Speaking to EW, the director said: “I’ve always been attracted to science-fiction films with strong visual signatures that lead us into unique parallel worlds and the original Blade Runner is by far the best of all time.
“Ridley Scott had the genius to blend science-fiction and film noir to create this unique exploration of human condition. The new Blade Runner is an extension of the first movie a few decades later.”
Blade Runner 2 concept art (image courtesy: EW)
Villeneuve added that the story of Blade Runner 2, written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, will take place across the west coast of the U.S., and not just Los Angeles.
He said: “The climate has gone berserk – the ocean, the rain, the snow is all toxic.”
The director worked with legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins, who he teamed with on his last project Sicario, to shoot the highly anticipated sequel.
He spoke highly of the crew, saying: “It’s a great team and spirits are very high. Failure is not an option.”
The rest of the cast includes Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Ana de Armas, Carla Juri, Mackenzie Davis, Barkhad Abdi and Dave Bautista.
Blade Runner 2 will hit screens on October 5, 2017.
By Mark Hodge
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