Blade Runner is considered one of the greatest science fiction films ever created. On October 6th, 2017, Denis Villeneuve will direct a sequel to Ridley Scott's 1982 classic, Blade Runner 2049. Here's all the news, images, trailers, and commentary to get caught up before it hits theaters later this year.
Nov 1, 2019, 1:58 PM UTCAdi Robertson
How Blade Runner got its name from a dystopian book about health care
It’s even more complicated than the Director’s Cut saga
Dec 24, 2017, 2:25 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
The VFX reel for Blade Runner 2049 shows how Denis Villeneuve brought his dystopian world to life
Miniatures also played a huge role in the production
Oct 29, 2017, 1:00 PM UTCThuy Ong
In Blade Runner 2049, can a relationship with a hologram be meaningful?
‘We are defined by what we love’
Oct 27, 2017, 12:00 PM UTCThuy Ong
How makeup designer Donald Mowat helped shape Blade Runner 2049’s future
From getting Jared Leto’s blinding contacts halfway around the globe to picking the right shade of pink for a giant naked hologram woman
Oct 18, 2017, 3:11 PM UTCJosh Spiegel
Blade Runner 2049 and Tron: Legacy have a surprising number of things in common
Two 1982 science fiction movies both became cult classics, and both got delayed sequels. Here’s what they have in common
Oct 10, 2017, 1:34 PM UTCBryan Bishop and Adi Robertson
Question Club: Was Blade Runner 2049 worth the 35-year wait?
It’s time to talk spoilers — all of them
Oct 5, 2017, 6:45 PM UTCNoah Berlatsky
Blade Runner’s source material says more about modern politics than the movie does
It was written for an age of overreaching policing and sociopathic lack of empathy
Oct 3, 2017, 9:44 PM UTCBryan Bishop
Do not watch this final Blade Runner 2049 trailer
Not unless you’re cool with spoilers
Sep 29, 2017, 1:08 PM UTCBryan Bishop
Blade Runner 2049: our spoiler-free review
You’ve waited 35 years — we’re not going to ruin it for you at this point
Sep 14, 2017, 8:29 PM UTCChaim Gartenberg
A second prequel short introduces a new character from Blade Runner 2049
Aug 29, 2017, 7:40 PM UTCChaim Gartenberg
Blade Runner 2049 prequel starts to fill in the gap between the two movies
Jul 30, 2017, 6:29 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Hans Zimmer has joined Blade Runner 2049 to help compose the score
He’ll be joining composers Jóhann Jóhannsson and Benjamin Wallfisch
Jul 22, 2017, 4:08 PM UTCBryan Bishop
Blade Runner in VR is cool, but Blade Runner in real life is cooler
At Comic-Con we step inside the most iconic future of them all
Jul 17, 2017, 12:59 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Blade Runner 2049’s latest trailer promises to reveal the future of humanity
No one can outrun the truth
May 11, 2017, 8:19 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
This Blade Runner 2049 trailer mash-up shows how much the new film respects the original
It goes beyond the visual trappings of the world
May 8, 2017, 4:39 PM UTCChaim Gartenberg
Watch the latest Blade Runner 2049 trailer
“Your story isn’t over yet.”
Mar 28, 2017, 4:17 PM UTCBryan Bishop
Blade Runner 2049 looks like a careful extension of Ridley Scott’s vision
I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe
Dec 19, 2016, 3:49 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Watch a teaser trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049
Aug 25, 2016, 1:01 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Jóhann Jóhannsson is scoring the Blade Runner sequel, and that's a good thing
Apr 1, 2016, 1:32 AM UTCSam Byford
Robin Wright is joining Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford in Blade Runner 2
