Ridley Scott Reveals the Opening of ‘Blade Runner 2’

Source:slashfilm.com

I must admit that this is a sequel that I cannot wait to see,

Blade Runner is my favourite SC-FI movie of all time, I have 

seen every version of the original movie, I just love it. 

The sequel to Blade Runner ''Blade Runnr 2'' is aiming to 

shoot this summer. A lot of die hard fans did not seem to like

the sound of a Blade Runner sequel, especially after a lot of 

fans felt let down after Ridley Scott's return to the Alien 

universe, but once Scott stepped down out of the directors 

chair for Blade Runner 2 and replaced by Denis Villeneuve 

the sequel gained a lot more interest from the fans, but not 

all. This been said Scott remains heavily involved in the 

project.

A few years back Scott revealed a opening shot of Blade 

Runner 2, which was based on the original opening for Blade

Runner that was scrapped, which you can see above.

Scott Recently participated in a discussion on filmaking, and 

the director elaborated on what to expect from the opening 

of Blade Runner 2. 

Here is what Scott had to say: 

We decided to start the film off with the original starting block of the original film. We always loved the idea of a dystopian universe, and we start off at what I describe as a ‘factory farm’ – what would be a flat land with farming. Wyoming. Flat, not rolling – you can see for 20 miles. No fences, just plowed, dry dirt. Turn around and you see a massive tree, just dead, but the tree is being supported and kept alive by wires that are holding the tree up. It’s a bit like Grapes of Wrath, there’s dust, and the tree is still standing. By that tree is a traditional, Grapes of Wrath-type white cottage with a porch. Behind it at a distance of two miles, in the twilight, is this massive combine harvester that’s fertilizing this ground. You’ve got 16 Klieg lights on the front, and this combine is four times the size of this cottage. And now a spinner [a flying car] comes flying in, creating dust. Of course, traditionally chased by a dog that barks, the doors open, a guy gets out and there you’ve got Rick Deckard. He walks in the cottage, opens the door, sits down, smells stew, sits down and waits for the guy to pull up to the house to arrive. The guy’s seen him, so the guy pulls the combine behind the cottage and it towers three stories above it, and the man climbs down from a ladder – a big man. He steps onto the balcony and he goes to Harrison’s side. The cottage actually [creaks]; this guy’s got to be 350 pounds. I’m not going to say anything else – you’ll have to go see the movie.

.Harrison Ford stars in Blade Runner 2 alongside Ryan 

Gosling, whom as just confirmed to collider Blade Runner 2 

is next in his schedule.