Sep 30 2008 How About Another 'Blade Runner' Moving Picture?

Blade Runner is widely regarded as one of the best science fiction films of all time--an untouchable masterpiece. Well, considered untouchable to everyone except one of the guys who wrote Eagle Eye, that is. While all of humanity says, "No, there should obviously never be a sequel to Blade Runner," screenwriter Travis Wright is all, "Maybe I should be writing a sequel to Blade Runner, and I am," and he reportedly told an audience just that. It's apparently being done in association with Blade Runner co-executive producer Bud Yorkin but without prior studio approval. From /Film:

“I recently attended a Q&A session with one of the writers of ‘Eagle Eye’ after a free screening organized by the magazine Creative Screenwriting. During the Q&A, the writer said that he and whomever it was that helped him co-write the ‘Eagle Eye’ screenplay were in the process of writing a sequel to Blade Runner, and had already contacted the producers of the original, etc., etc.

Wright's co-writer John Glenn has already disavowed himself of the project, which is smart considering everyone will hate whoever does this. It feels like some stranger coming in and trying to re-marry your divorced parent, and then you find out that stranger is writing a screenplay for Blade Runner 2. "Sorry, Mom, but you're marrying an asshole."

Sep 28 2007 Ridley Scott Talks 'Blade Runner: The Final Cut'

With the theatrical release of Blade Runner: The Final Cut next month and a huge DVD set coming in December, Wired has done a question and answer with Ridley Scott that discusses the film's new edits, its influences and legacy. I thought it was a good read, answering some questions I'd always had, but others are already complaining that the interview had too much voice-over, not enough unicorn-centric dream sequences, and left readers unsure whether or not the interviewee was human.

Q&A: Ridley Scott Has Finally Created the Blade Runner He Always Imagined [Wired]