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 UTC
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 UTC
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 UTC
In Blade Runner 2049, can a relationship with a hologram be meaningful?
‘We are defined by what we love’
By Thuy Ong
- Oct 27, 2017, 12:00 PM UTC
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
By Thuy Ong
- Oct 18, 2017, 3:11 PM UTC
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
By Josh Spiegel
- Oct 10, 2017, 1:34 PM UTC
Question Club: Was Blade Runner 2049 worth the 35-year wait?
It’s time to talk spoilers — all of them
By Bryan Bishop and Adi Robertson
- Oct 5, 2017, 6:45 PM UTC
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 UTC
Do not watch this final Blade Runner 2049 trailer
Not unless you’re cool with spoilers
By Bryan Bishop
- Sep 29, 2017, 1:08 PM UTC
Blade Runner 2049: our spoiler-free review
You’ve waited 35 years — we’re not going to ruin it for you at this point
By Bryan Bishop
- Jul 30, 2017, 6:29 PM UTC
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 UTC
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
By Bryan Bishop
- Jul 17, 2017, 12:59 PM UTC
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 UTC
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
- Mar 28, 2017, 4:17 PM UTC
Blade Runner 2049 looks like a careful extension of Ridley Scott’s vision
I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe
By Bryan Bishop
- Oct 6, 2016, 4:19 PM UTC
The Blade Runner sequel is officially titled Blade Runner 2049
By Bryan Bishop
- Aug 25, 2016, 1:01 PM UTC
Jóhann Jóhannsson is scoring the Blade Runner sequel, and that's a good thing
- Apr 1, 2016, 1:32 AM UTC
Robin Wright is joining Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford in Blade Runner 2
By Sam Byford
