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Blade Runner 2049

Blade Runner 2049is a 2017 Americanepicneo-noirscience fiction filmdirected byDenis Villeneuvefrom a screenplay byHampton FancherandMichael Green,based on a story by Fancher.[10][11]A sequel toBlade Runner(1982), the film starsRyan GoslingandHarrison Ford,withAna de Armas,Sylvia Hoeks,Robin Wright,Mackenzie Davis,Dave Bautista,andJared Letoin supporting roles. Ford andEdward James Olmosreprise their roles from the previous film asRick Deckardand Gaff, respectively. Gosling plays K, a "blade runner" who uncovers a secret that threatens to destabilize society and the course of civilization.

Blade Runner 2049
In between the two Atari Logos (where it shows a straight horizontal line with two curves) divided between red and blue, K in red next to Deckard in blue, both holding guns with other characters below.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDenis Villeneuve
Screenplay by
Story byHampton Fancher
Based onCharacters fromDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
byPhilip K. Dick
Produced by
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[4]
CountryUnited States[5]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$150–185million[6][7][8]
Box office$276.6million[9]

Ideas for aBlade Runnersequel were first proposed in the 1990s, but licensing issues stalled their development.Andrew KosoveandBroderick Johnsonobtained the film rights fromBud Yorkin.Ridley Scottstepped down as the film's initial director and worked as an executive producer, while Villeneuve was later appointed to direct.Blade Runner 2049was financed through a partnership betweenAlcon EntertainmentandSony Pictures,as well as a Hungarian government-funded tax rebate.Warner Bros.,who had distributed its predecessor, released the film on behalf of Alcon in North America, while Sony handled distribution in international markets.Principal photographytook place mostly at two soundstages inBudapestover four months from July to November 2016.

Blade Runner 2049premiered at theDolby Theatrein Los Angeles, California on October 3, 2017, and was released in the United States on October 6. The film received acclaim from critics, who praised multiple aspects including cast performances, directing, cinematography, and faithfulness to the previous film. Despite this, it was abox-office disappointment,grossing $267.5million worldwide against a production budget of $150–185million and failing to reach its estimatedbreak-even pointof $400 million.Blade Runner 2049received manyaccolades,includingAcademy AwardsforBest CinematographyandBest Visual Effectsout of five nominations, and eightBritish Academy Film Awardsnominations, winning forBest CinematographyandBest Special Visual Effects.A sequel television series,Blade Runner 2099,is in development atAmazon Studios,with Scott set to return as executive producer.

Plot

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In 2049, 30 years after the events ofBlade Runner,bioengineered humansknown asreplicantsare still used for slave labor.K(short for serial number, KD6-3.7), a Nexus-9 replicant, works for the Los Angeles Police Department as a "blade runner", an officer who hunts and "retires" (kills) rogue replicant models.

After retiring replicantSapper Morton,K finds a box buried under a tree at Morton's farm. It contained the remains of a female replicant who died during acaesarean section.This demonstrates that replicants could reproduce biologically, previously thought impossible. K's superior,Lt. Joshi,fears this knowledge could lead to war between humans and replicants, so she orders K to retire the replicant child.

K visits the Wallace Corporation, successor to the defunct Tyrell Corporation in the manufacture of replicants. DNA archives identify the deceased female asRachael,an experimental Nexus 7 replicant. K learns of Rachael's romantic ties with former blade runnerRick Deckard.CEONiander Wallacewants the secret to replicant reproduction to expand interstellar colonization. He sends his replicant enforcer,Luv,to monitor K.

At Morton's farm, K finds the date 6.10.21 carved into the tree trunk and recognizes it from a childhood memory of a wooden toy horse. Because replicant memories are artificial, K's holographic A.I. girlfriendJoibelieves this is evidence that K was born, not created. K discovers in LAPD records two children born on that date with identical DNA aside from thesex chromosome,but only the boy is listed as alive. K tracks the child to an orphanage but the records from that year are missing. K recognizes the orphanage from his memories and finds the toy horse in the furnace where he remembers hiding it. Replicant memory designerDr. Ana Stellineconfirms that his memory of the orphanage is authentic, leading K to conclude he is Rachael's son. K then fails a baseline test, marking him as rogue. When he implies to Joshi that he killed the replicant child, she gives him 48 hours to pass the test, or he will be 'retired'.

Joi hires replicant prostitute Mariette as a surrogate for her to have sex with K. The following morning, Mariette places a tracker on K's jacket prior to being sent away by a jealous Joi. Analysis of the toy horse leads K to the ruins of a radioactive Las Vegas. There he finds Deckard, who informs him he is the father of Rachael's child and scrambled the birth records to protect their offspring's identity. Deckard left the child in the custody of the replicant freedom movement. Luv kills Joshi and tracks K to Las Vegas. She kidnaps Deckard, destroys Joi, and leaves a weakened K behind. Using Mariette's tracker, the replicant freedom movement rescues K. When their leader,Freysa,discloses to him that Rachael's child was a girl, K deduces that Stelline is her daughter and that the toy horse memory is hers. Fearing Deckard may give up Stelline or the freedom movement to Wallace, Freysa urges K to kill him.

Luv takes Deckard to meet Wallace, who offers Deckard a duplicate Rachael in exchange for information about his child's whereabouts. He refuses, so Luv kills the duplicate. As Luv transports Deckard to be tortured off-world, K intercedes. He fights and drowns Luv but is severely wounded in the process.

K stages Deckard's death to protect him from Wallace and the replicant freedom movement before taking Deckard to Stelline's office and handing him her toy horse. As K dies on the steps looking up at the falling snow, Deckard enters the building and tearfully meets his daughter for the first time.[a]

Cast

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See also:List of Blade Runner characters

Archival footage, audio, and stills ofSean Youngfrom the original film are used to represent both her original character of Rachael and a duplicate of the character created by Niander Wallace.[13]Young's likeness wasdigitallysuperimposed onto Loren Peta, who was coached by Young on how to recreate her performance from the first film. The voice of the replicant was created with the use of asound-alikeactress to Young.[14]Young was credited for her work.

Production

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Development

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Director Denis Villeneuve creditsBlade Runnerfor igniting his passion for filmmaking.

From the 1990s, licensing disputes overPhilip K. Dick's novelDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?(1968) had deterred the creation of sequels to the science fiction dramaBlade Runner(1982).[15]DirectorRidley Scottconceivedtwo ultimately unrealized projectsvaguely connected to theBlade Runnercanonin the interim, such as a stand-alonesequeltitledMetropolis.[16][17]Scott's second project, a collaboration with his sonLukeand younger brotherTonytitledPurefold,had been imagined as an episodicwebseriesexamining conceptions of empathy.[17]

Nearly three decades after the film's release,Alcon Entertainmentco-foundersAndrew KosoveandBroderick Johnsonpurchased the intellectual property from producerBud Yorkin.The terms of Alcon's acquisition prohibited the remake of the originalBlade Runnerfilm, but entitled the company rights to syndication, franchising, and derivative media such as prequels and sequels.[18]No longer satisfied with the profits of their smaller-budget features, and with investor funding scarce, Kosove and Johnson sought to increase Alcon's output ofblockbusterfilms: "If you don't have repetitive cash flow, which is a fancy way of saying being in the sequel business, you are going to be in trouble eventually".[19]Progress on a newBlade Runnerfeature soon accelerated when Kosove namedChristopher Nolanone of his ideal choices to direct.[20]However, Nolan said he never planned to direct, despite being an admirer of theBlade Runnerfranchise.[21]

By August 2011, Alcon had announced Ridley Scott's signing as the film's director to the press.[22]The British filmmaker had long desired a sequel to expand upon the subject matter.[23]After securing Scott's services, the studio assignedMichael Greenand a returningHampton Fancherthe responsibility for writing the script.[24][25]Alcon producers provided some insight into their vision but were unsure of how to approach theBlade Runnerstory,[26][27]hence they and the normally candid Scott were tight-lipped when questioned further about the sequel's artistic direction in interviews conducted during pre-production.[28][29][30]Ultimately, Scott resigned from his duties once his existing commitment toAlien: Covenant(2017) took precedence, but retained partial oversight as an executive producer.[23][31]He also made significant contributions to the screenplay, albeit in an uncredited role.[32]

Blade Runner 2049was Alcon's second collaboration with directorDenis Villeneuve,whom they called for a meeting at a cafe in rural New Mexico to negotiate an offer. They had an existing professional relationship fromPrisoners(2013).[33]Villeneuve creditsBlade Runnerfor inspiring his passion for filmmaking,[23]but hesitated to accept the assignment at first as he feared tarnishing the franchise's legacy.[33]Nevertheless, he liked the screenplay and was assured by Fancher's investment in the project.[33][34]Villeneuve preserved elements of the original film by modernizingBlade Runner'sretrofuturisticonscreen world, which he saw as imperative for an authentic story.[23]

A scene fromSteven Spielberg'sReady Player One(2018) set in theBlade Runneruniverse was excluded from the film's finished cut. Spielberg had sought copyright approval during the filming ofBlade Runner 2049,which Alcon producers refused as they feared the explicit reference would affect their commercial prospects, even thoughReady Player Onewas released months later. Consequently, Spielberg opted to replace the scene for one based onThe Shining(1980) owing to his friendship withStanley Kubrick.[35]

Casting

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Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford promoting the film at the 2017San Diego Comic-Con

Harrison FordandRyan GoslingwereBlade Runner 2049's first significant casting choices.[36][37]Gossip about Ford's participation had been circulating in the media since the project's conception, claims which the producers initially denied,[29][30]having only approached the actor for a part in 2014.[38]Alcon did not publicly announce their signing until the following year.[36]Ford had expressed interest in reprising his role in past interviews and was enthusiastic about theBlade Runner 2049script.[38][39]The working conditions on set was another aspect of the production Ford was pleased with,[40]in contrast to the stressful shooting environment endured onBlade Runner.[23][41]Ford stated the thirty five-year passage of time, plus the synthesis of a new story with Deckard's already-established backstory, lent context necessary to playing his aged character.[41]The only other returningBlade Runneractor,Edward James Olmos,appears in a supporting part which pivots the main story.[42]

The screenwriters tailored K specifically for Gosling,[43]but it was the opportunity to work with Villeneuve and experienced cinematographerRoger Deakins,paired with his faith in the script, that convinced the actor to joinBlade Runner 2049in his first leading role in a blockbuster production.[44][45]Gosling had developed a reputation for his discriminating film choices; the prospect of working on big-budget franchise sets never enticed him,[45]yet he trusted the filmmakers' instincts, and the thematic complexity of the script further reassured his decision.[46]A longtimeBlade Runnerfan, the actor remarked that his first viewing experience of the film as a young teenager was profound: "It was one of the first films I had seen where it wasn't clear how I was supposed to feel when it was over. It really makes you question your idea of the hero and the villain, the idea of what it means to be human."[23]Blade Runner 2049proved challenging for Gosling because of the production's scope.[47]Gosling also helped rewrite the dialog for the "baseline test" scene, which Villeneuve felt wasn't "aggressive" enough; Gosling suggested using a variation of the "dropping in" -technique developed byShakespeare & Company.[48]

An actress of national renown in Spain who aspired to break into English-speaking roles,Ana de Armasauditioned several times before landing the film's female lead.[49]After shooting for her first Hollywood filmHands of Stone(2016), de Armas settled in Los Angeles in pursuit of a role that did nottypecasther ethnicity. She underwent four months of rigorous speech training to master her English before auditioning. Once the studio commenced production ofBlade Runner 2049,the actress said her fitness training provided the necessary mental space to prepare for the intense shooting schedule.[49]

Villeneuve consideredDavid Bowie,one of the franchise's core influences, for the part of Niander Wallace until the musician died months prior to filming.[43]He and the producers subsequently looked atJared Leto,fresh off filming theDC Extended Universe(DCEU) filmSuicide Squad(2016), as they felt he exuded Bowie's rockstar sensibility.[43][50]Leto refrains from naming specific sources that shaped certain aspects of his character's persona; rather the actor cites real-life friends who work intechas a general influence.[51]Notorious for his unorthodox preparation for roles, Leto continued his unusual practices inBlade Runner 2049by wearing custom opaque contact lenses to work the set completely blind.[52]Villeneuve recalled his first day shooting with the actor: "He entered the room, and he could not see at all. He was walking with an assistant very slowly. It was like seeing Jesus walking into a temple. Everybody became super silent, and there was a kind of sacred moment. Everyone was in awe. It was so beautiful and powerful—I was moved to tears."[52]

A raft of mostly young actors compriseBlade Runner 2049's supporting cast;David Dastmalchian,Sylvia Hoeks,Carla Juri,Mackenzie Davis,andBarkhad Abdiwere lesser-known stars with years of expertise in independent cinema.[53]Among the few exceptions areDave Bautista,Hiam Abbass,andLennie James,whose castings were revealed between April and July 2016;[54][55][56]andRobin Wright,assigned to one of three major female roles inBlade Runner 2049.[57]Wright's involvement had been rumored for weeks, but was not immediately confirmed by the filmmakers as her commitments to theNetflixseriesHouse of Cards(2013-2018) momentarily stalled negotiations.[57]

Filming

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The exterior of theBudapest Stock Exchange'sLiberty Squarepalace, whose interior doubled forLas Vegasin casino-set scenes

The filmmakers embarked on location scouting in April 2016,[58]and principal photography ofBlade Runner 2049commenced that July, lasting four months until November.[59][60]They first toured London but found no soundstage available for the needs of the production. As a result, Deakins and Villeneuve flew to Hungary for location scouting partly due to Scott's familiarity with the country's network of facilities. They also touredSlovakiato source architectural ideas.[61]Blade Runner 2049'sproduction crew were mostly Hungarian, with some American staff hired to supervise the set.[61]Insertswith Wright and Hoeks were the first scenes filmed on set.[62]Shooting took place mainly atKorda Studiosand the Origo Studiosbacklotin suburbanBudapest,[63]where the shoot qualified for a 25% tax rebate on in-state costs from the Hungarian government.[64]

The Alcon–Sony partnership allocated $180million ($90million each) for the budget, rebates notwithstanding.[19]Interior shots of theBudapest Stock Exchange'sLiberty Squarepalace doubled for Las Vegas in casino-set scenes,[61][65]and abandoned Soviet industrial sites such as the abandoned Inota and Kelenföld power plants were importantfilming locationsthat emphasizedBlade Runner 2049'sdystopian ethos.[15][58]The Budapest palace was the film's largest set, occupying at least three floors of the building.[61]Filmmakers revised Deckard's capture by Luv into a simple conversational scene after Ford conveyed to Kosove and Johnson his disapproval of the dialogue.[62]

Pitfalls occasionally beset the production. The filmmakers frequently fell behind schedule, and an Origo Studios-employed subcontractor was killed by falling debris when dismantling one of the sets.[62][66]Gosling's obligation to fulfill a New York City press junket forLa La Land(2016) exacerbated the unusual circumstances of the shoot; however, his scenes were able to be filmed in time for the Thanksgiving holiday.[62]

Cinematography

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Blade Runner 2049is the third Deakins–Villeneuve collaboration afterPrisonersandSicario(2015).[67]Together with production designerDennis Gassner,the men brainstormed ideas for the film's visual palette as Villeneuve was editing his science fiction dramaArrival(2016).[61]The sequences were then storyboarded and left for Deakins and Villeneuve to execute.[61]The two were inspired by the architecture of several global cities to develop a hostile, imposingbrutaliststyle for their fictionalized Los Angeles, among them the appearance of Beijing's cityscape in dense smog, the foothills of southern Spain, Bangladeshi shipyards, and certain mid-twentieth-century landmarks in London (such as theBarbican EstateandTrellick Tower).[68]For Las Vegas-set scenes, the filmmakers researched intense dust storms in the Sahara, Saudi Arabia andSydneyto replicate the sandy desert ruins Villeneuve sought.[68][69][70]

It became apparent to Deakins thatBlade Runner 2049would be one of his biggest undertakings because of the technical demands involved in realizing the onscreen universe.[68]Deakins exercises full artistic control of his shoots, and the extent of his oversight meant asingle-camera setupfor the set—the British cinematographer rejected a studioline producer's request for anine unit-camera setupbecause he firmly believed said technique would yield sloppy camerawork.[71]Rather, he and Villeneuve reprised the practical approach of their previous collaborations to capture theBlade Runner 2049scenes.[15][61]They shot the project in 1.55:1aspect ratiofrom a singleArri Alexa XT Studiocamera withZeiss Master Prime lenses,assisted with an attachedcrane armor adolly.[61][72]The filmmakers conducted tests with an Alexa 65 camera but preferred the XT Studio's somewhat grainy image quality, and the choice of lenses corresponded to the scale and lighting specifications of the scenes. For example, close-up character scenes were captured in 32mm lenses, but filmmakers captured sweeping cityscape shots with 14mm and 16mm lenses.[15]Occasionally, Arri Alexa Mini cameras were used to represent views from thespinners,the vehicles used in the film.[61]

Spinner on display at thePetersen Automotive Museum,Los Angeles

When Gassner was first approached forBlade Runner 2049,he was called with a request from Villeneuve to observe the shape of passingstreet sweepers.The designer had known Scott since 1982, when they first collaborated for theFrancis Ford Coppola-directed musicalOne From the Heart(1982).[73]Redesigning the spinners then became one of his initial responsibilities. He and the filmmakers envisioned a harsh, angular design for the spinners, one intended to evoke the sense of technological innovation.[73]It was also up to Gassner to complete most of theBlade Runner 2049sets so producers could exercise full artistic control of the shoot. Gassner described the process as especially difficult as design elements had to be distinct but lore-faithful, with everything executed under a tight shooting schedule.[73]

Costumes

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Costume designerRenée Aprilproduced costumes featuring fake fur, painted cotton disguised asshearling,and breathing masks.[74]April initially researched the fashion styles of the 1960s and 1970s, but elected to research various decades for influence as well as bothEasternandWestern culture.When discussing the film, she stated she did not consider it a fashionable one. "I made costumes for the dark, wet, polluted, miserable world that Denis [Villeneuve] created. I had to hold myself back and remove anything too avant-garde or outré because it did not help the story. There were no superhero suits because the world needed to be realistic, and the characters relatable."[75]When April discussed the film with Villeneuve about what direction she should take the costumes, Villeneuve told her "brutal", a similar description he gave to Gassner. "So I took it from there and made it tougher. Also, we did not want to do something science-fiction. We wanted to do it realistic. I did not want costumes with [lots of] zippers and plastic. So my job was to make the characters believable."[76]

Post-production

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Warner Bros. announced in early October 2016 that the film would be titledBlade Runner 2049.[77]Editing commenced in December in Los Angeles, with the intention of having the film berated R.[78]At the 2017San Diego Comic-Con,Villeneuve said the film would run for two hours and 32 minutes.[79]An early cut of the film was four hours long, and Villeneuve described this version as "quite strong", but also at times "too self-indulgent". He said he prefers the shorter final version, which is "more elegant", though Ridley Scott has voiced the opinion that it is still too long. Villeneuve said he will not show the four-hour cut to anyone.[80][81]As withSkyfall(2012), cinematographer Roger Deakins created his own IMAX master of the film, rather than using the proprietary "DMR"process that IMAX usually uses with films not shot with IMAX cameras.[82]

Music

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Main article:Blade Runner 2049 (soundtrack)

Rapper-producerEl-Psaid he was asked to compose music for the firstBlade Runner 2049trailer, but his score was "rejected (or ignored)".[83]Jóhann Jóhannsson,who had worked with Villeneuve onPrisoners,SicarioandArrival,was initially announced as composer for the film.[84]Villeneuve and Jóhannsson decided to end the collaboration, however, because Villeneuve thought the film "needed something different", and also that he "needed to go back to something closer toVangelis'ssoundtrack"of the first film.[85]ComposersHans ZimmerandBenjamin Wallfischjoined the project in July 2017.[86]In September, Jóhannsson's agent confirmed that he was no longer involved and was contractually forbidden from commenting.[87]The musical cue during the final scene, "Tears in the Rain", is a call-back to the "Tears in rain"scene fromBlade Runnerwhich saw the death of the film's central antagonistRoy Batty.The track is a reimagined version of the originalVangeliswork.[12][88]Additionally, a segment fromSergei Prokofiev's musical composition "Peter and the Wolf"(Russian: Петя и волк) plays whenever the emanator is activated or deactivated.[89][90]

Release

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Theatrical

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An advertisement for the film atBirmingham New Street Station,October 2017

Blade Runner 2049premiered on October 3, 2017, at theDolby Theatrein Los Angeles, although following the2017 Las Vegas Strip shooting,the red carpet events were canceled prior to the screening.[91]It was the opening feature at theFestival du nouveau cinémainMontrealthe following day.[92]It also was premiered in Switzerland at theZurich Film Festivalon October 4, 2017.[93][94]Sony Pictures Releasing, which had obtained rights to release the film in overseas territories,[95]was the first to releaseBlade Runner 2049in theaters, first in France and Belgium on October 4, 2017,[94]then in other countries on the two following days.[94]The film was released by Warner Bros. in North America on October 6, 2017.[94]Alcon Entertainment partnered withOculus VRto create and distribute content for the film exclusively for itsvirtual realityformat and launched it alongside the theatrical release of October 6, 2017.[96]That content would later be referred to asBlade Runner: Revelations.[97]Due to the popularity and preference of IMAX in 2D (as opposed to 3D) among filmgoers in North America, the film was shown in IMAX theaters in only 2D domestically, but was screened in 3D formats internationally.[98]Just likeSkyfall,the movie was specially formatted forIMAXat the expanded aspect ratio of 1.9:1.[99]The film is rated R by theMotion Picture Association of Americafor "violence, some sexuality, nudity, and language".[100]

Some scenes in the film that featured nudity were censored in Turkey. This decision received criticism from the country's film critics.[101]

Marketing

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Warner Bros. and Columbia Pictures jointly released an announcement teaser on December 19, 2016.[102][103]A selection of excerpts (lasting 15 seconds) were released as a trailer tease on May 5, 2017, in the lead-up to the full trailer, which was released on May 8, 2017.[104]A second trailer was released on July 17, 2017.[105]

Short films

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Three short films were made to explore events that occur in the 30 years betweenBlade Runner,which is set in 2019, andBlade Runner 2049:

Anime series

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Blade Runner: Black Lotus,is ananimeTV Series Created byToonamiandCrunchyrollthat takes place in 2032 in Los Angeles focusing on a female Replicant protagonist. The series was Directed byShinji AramakiandKenji KamiyamawithShinichirō Watanabeas Creative Director.

Home media

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The film was released onDVD,Blu-ray,Blu-ray 3D,and4K Blu-rayon January 16, 2018.[111]It made approximately $29million in US physical home media sales.[112]

Reception

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Box office

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Blade Runner 2049grossed $92.1million in the United States and Canada, and $175.4million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $267.5million, against a production budget between $150–185million.[6][7][9][113]The projected worldwide total the film needed to gross in order tobreak evenwas estimated to be around $400million, and in November 2017,The Hollywood Reporterwrote that the film was expected to lose Alcon as much as $80million.[114]Ridley Scott attributed the film's underperformance to the runtime, saying: "It's slow. Long. Too long. I would have taken out half an hour."[115]

In the United States and Canada, the film was initially projected to gross $43–47million in its opening weekend.[116]In September 2017, a survey fromFandangoindicated that the film was one of the most anticipated releases of the season.[116]It made $4million from Thursday night previews, including $800,000 from IMAX theaters, but just $12.6million on its first day, lowering weekend estimates to $32million.[117]It made $11.3million on Saturday and went on to debut to $31.5million, performing below both projections but still finishing first at the box office and marking the biggest openings of Villeneuve and Gosling's careers.[117]The film would hold Gosling's opening weekend record for six years until 2023 when it was overtaken byBarbie.[118]Regarding the opening weekend, director Villeneuve said, "It's a mystery. All the indexes and marketing tools they were using predicted that it would be a success. The film was acclaimed by critics. So everyone expected the first weekend's results to be impressive, and they were shocked. They still don't understand."[119]

Deadline Hollywoodattributed the film's performance to the 163-minute runtime limiting the number of showtimes theaters could have, lack of appeal to mainstream audiences, and the marketing being vague and relying on nostalgia and established fanbase to carry it.[120]In its second weekend, the film dropped 52.7% to $15.5million, finishing second behind newcomerHappy Death Day($26million)[121]and dropped another 54% in its third weekend to $7.2million, finishing in 4th behindBoo 2! A Madea Halloween,Geostorm,andHappy Death Day.[122]

Overseas, the film was expected to debut to an additional $60million, for a worldwide opening of around $100million.[113]It actually made $50.2million internationally, finishing number one in 45 markets, for a global opening of $81.7million. The film made $8million in the United Kingdom, $4.9million in Russia, $1.8million in Brazil, and $3.6million in Australia.[123]It debuted in China on October 27, where it made $7.7million opening weekend, which was considered a disappointment.[124][125]

Critical response

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Roger Deakins' work on the film received critical acclaim and earned him his firstAcademy Award for Best Cinematography.

Blade Runner 2049was well received by the American press, and various US publications included the film in their end-of-2017 lists.[126]Critics who saw the film before its release were asked by Villeneuve not to reveal certain characters and plot points in those early reviews.[127]

On thereview aggregatorwebsiteRotten Tomatoes,88% of 440 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "Visually stunning and narratively satisfying,Blade Runner 2049deepens and expands its predecessor's story while standing as an impressive filmmaking achievement in its own right. "[128]Metacritic,which uses aweighted average,assigned the film a score of 81 out of 100, based on 54 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[129]

Critical reviews compared the sequel favorably toBlade Runneras a worthy successor advancing the franchise mythos,[130][131][132]though some were conflicted over the pacing and tonal shifts of the story,[133][134]and the film drew occasional disapproval from reviewers who felt it lacked the spectacle and dramatic depth of its predecessor.[134][135][136]The film's craftsmanship was the main source of praise from journalists, who routinely singled out Villeneuve for his expertise:A. O. ScottofThe New York TimesviewedBlade Runner 2049as an introspection of Villeneuve's own sensibilities, the product of a director exuding an "unnerving calm",[135]whileMick LaSalleof theSan Francisco Chroniclesaid the film seemed to employ a similar narrative tone to the director's late period films such asArrival.[137]

The Villeneuve–Deakins collaboration was noted for the creation of cinematography displaying "the kind of complex artistry one would expect from the profession's top veteran",[138]with Deakins' work described as "bleakly beautiful".[139]Other aspects ofBlade Runner 2049,such as the set design, writing, and scoring, were cited among the strengths of the film.[139][140]

The actors' performances were a principal topic of discussion among critics. Critiques of the dynamic of the cast were positive in the media,[141]and reviewers often distinguished Gosling, Ford, and Wright for further praise.[140][142][143]Gosling's work was described as "superb, soulful",[144]and he was considered physically convincing as a replicant in his expression and appearance.[142]Meanwhile, critics fromThe Hollywood Reporterand fromEmpiremagazine were among those who believed Ford worked a career-best performance.[143][1]Other journalists, such asPeter TraversofRolling Stone,viewed the two men as "double dynamite" in conversational scenes, in which the film assumes "a resonance that is both tragic and hopeful".[144]

One particular point of contention in reviews ofBlade Runner 2049was characterization: some critics, for example, saw K's romance with Joi as an idea of unrealized potential because the film explores their relationship only superficially, so Joi never seems to develop into a fleshed-out character.[145]Some criticized the film's depiction of its female characters as being too submissive.[146]

The fate of K in the closing scenes of the film has been a matter of debate; some critics have suggested that his demise is open to interpretation, as it is not explicitly stated in the film that K has died.[147]In an interview withEntertainment Weekly,screenwriter Michael Green expressed surprise that K's death had been called into question, referring to the use of the "Tears in rain"musical motif in the final scene.[12]

The question of whether Deckard is a human or a replicant has been an ongoing controversy since the original release ofBlade Runner.[148]Ridley Scott has stated that Deckard was a replicant.[149]Others, however, including Harrison Ford, disagree, and feel preserving the ambiguity of Deckard's status important to the film.[150][151][152]Blade Runner 2049does not settle this debate.[153]During various physical struggles, Deckard showed no sign of artificial replicant strength; however, Gaff described Deckard to K as "retired"; and replicant maker Niander Wallace tells Deckard that "You are a wonder to me, Mr. Deckard", and that he might have been "designed" to fall in love with Rachael.[151]

Social commentary

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Reviewing the film forVice,Charlotte Gush was critical of its portrayal of women, who she said were "either prostitutes, holographic housewives" or victims dying brutal deaths. While acknowledging that "misogynywas part of thedystopia"in Scott's 1982 original, she stated that the sequel was" eye-gouginglysexist".[154]Writing forThe Guardian,Anna Smith expressed similar concerns, stating that "sexualised images of women dominate the stunning futuristic cityscapes".[146]Sara Stewart of theNew York Postentitled her review "You'll love the new Blade Runner—unless you're a woman".[155]

Rachael Kaines ofMoviepilotcountered that "the gender politics inBlade Runner 2049are intentional ":" The movie is about secondary citizens. Replicants. Orphans. Women. Slaves. Just by depicting these secondary citizens in subjugation doesn't mean that it is supportive of these depictions – they are a condemnation. "[156]

Helen Lewis of theNew Statesmansuggested that the film is "an uneasy feminist parable about controlling the means of reproduction" and that "its villain, Niander Wallace, is consumed by rage that women can do something he cannot":

Fertility is the perfect theme for the dystopia ofBlade Runner 2049because of the western elite anxiety that over-educated, over-liberated women are having fewer children or choosing to opt-out of childbearing altogether. (One in five women is now childless by the age of 45; the rates are higher among women who have been to university.) Feminism is one potential solution to this problem: removing the barriers which make women feel that motherhood is a closing of doors. Another is to take flight and find another exploitable class to replace human females.... Maybe androids don't dream of electric sheep, but some human men certainly dream of electric wombs.[157]

In an interview withVanity Fair,Denis Villeneuve responded that he is very sensitive about his portrayal of women: "Blade Runneris not about tomorrow; it's about today. And I'm sorry, but the world is not kind on women. "[158][159]

Quoting from viewer demographics for the film byVariety,Donald Clarke ofThe Irish Timesindicated that female audiences seemed alienated from it, as just 35% of its audience was female.[160]

Esquiremagazine commented on the controversial aspects of the sex scene—involving K, the holographic Joi and replicant Mariette—calling it a "robo-ménage à trois",and contrasted it with the sex scene betweenJoaquin PhoenixandScarlett JohanssoninHer(2013).[161]

Mackenzie Davis,who portrayed Mariette, argued for the self-awareness of the film's social commentary in an interview with the websiteRefinery29.Asked how she believedBlade Runner 2049"differs [fromBlade Runner] in its portrayal of women ", Davis responded:

I think it's pretty self-aware about a pornographic economy that has reduced the roles of women to sheer consumption. The normalization of women's roles as things to be consumed, there's products that are made, just like there are now, the idea of the semi-sentient sex doll is really in line with what's going on in this Blade Runner universe, about having a thing that fulfills everything you want, but doesn't talk back and can't argue with you, but can be a loving, supporting companion and also fulfill all your sexual needs feels like something that's very contemporary and something the movie is very self-aware about. And then I think that there are female roles in different castes of this society that are able to be more embodied and powerful in conventional ways, and also have cracks in their facade where you see their vulnerabilities. But it seems like this world is so dependent on this caste system of humans perform these roles; replicants perform these roles, human superiors, creators, and those are the ways that women sort of travel between. But there isn't a lot of upward mobility.[162]

Other outlets noted the film's depiction ofenvironmental issues,theimpactsofclimate changeand a widerecocide.[163][164]Science fiction authorMatthew Kresseltold theBBCthat he thought "the environmental collapse the film so vividly depicts is not too far off from where we are today". Stills from the film were also compared toair pollutioninBeijingandwildfire smokeinSan Francisco.[165][166]

Accolades

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Blade Runner 2049received numerous awards and nominations. At the90th Academy Awards,it was nominated for five awards, winningBest Cinematographyfor Deakins, andBest Visual EffectsforJohn Nelson,Gerd Nefzer,Paul Lambert,andRichard R. Hoover.[167]At the71st British Academy Film Awards,it received eight nominations, includingBest Director,and won forBest CinematographyandBest Special Visual Effects.[168]At the23rd Critics' Choice Awards,the film was nominated for seven awards, winning forBest Cinematography.[169]

Future

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Potential sequels

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During the promotional tour for the 2015 filmThe Martian,Scott expressed interest in making additionalBlade Runnerfilms.[170]In October 2017, Villeneuve said he expected a third film would be made if2049was successful.[171]Fancher, who wrote both films, said he was considering reviving an old story idea involving Deckard traveling to another country.[171]Ford has said he would be open to returning if he liked the script.[171]In January 2018, Scott stated that he had "another [story] ready to evolve and be developed, [that] there is certainly one to be done for sure", referring to a thirdBlade Runnerfilm.[172]

In January 2020, Villeneuve expressed interest in "revisit[ing] this universe in a different way", making "something disconnected from both other movies", as opposed to a direct sequel.[173]

Blade Runner 2099

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Main article:Blade Runner 2099

In November 2021, Scott announced that aBlade RunnerTV series was in the works.[174]In February 2022, it was announced that the series,Blade Runner 2099,was in development atAlcon Entertainment,Sony Pictures TelevisionandAmazon Studios.It will be set fifty years after the events of2049.Scott will serve as executive producer and potentially direct the series, while Silka Luisa will serve as showrunner.[175]On October 12, 2022, it was reported that the series was officially approved and ready to move into production.[176]

In April 2023, Joe Roberts writing forSlash Filmannounced progress for the planned filming and 2024 release of the limited series, stating, "We then learned, via BBC, that the show would film in Ireland, with Northern Ireland Screen chief executive Richard Williams confirming a spring 2023 start date. If that turns out to be the case, don't expect the series to make it to Prime Video in 2023. Filming will no doubt take months and if post-production is anything like you might expect on a big-budget sci-fi outing, we should prepare for" Blade Runner 2099 "to debut sometime in 2024."[177]

The series was getting ready to begin shooting inBelfast,when the production was postponed to 2024 due to the2023 WGA strike.[178]After the strike was over, the production ended up leavingNorthern Irelandentirely. Roughly £1.5 million had been spent of £4.1 million awarded by the Northern Ireland Screen fund, but all money would be returned to the NI Screen fund upon the production's exit from the country. Although this did disappointingly leave "a gap in Northern Ireland's production schedule" according to NI Screen fund's Chief Executive Richard Williams.[179]

Video game

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In June 2023,Annapurna InteractiveannouncedBlade Runner 2033: Labyrinthwas in development. It is to be set before the events of the movie and after the animeBlade Runner: Black Lotus.[180]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^In an interview withEntertainment Weekly,Blade Runner 2049screenwriter Michael Green confirmed that K dies as he lies on the steps.[12]

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