EdgarTheSlouch Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 TIPS HOLLYWOOD NEW YORK LONDON Ridley Scott Ready To Direct New Version Of Seminal Sci-Fi Film 'Blade Runner' BY MIKE FLEMING | Thursday August 18, 2011 @ 11:39am EDT Email This  EXCLUSIVE: After revisiting his classic Alien with the upcoming 3D Fox film Prometheus, Ridley Scott is committing to direct and produce a film that advances his other seminal and groundbreaking science fiction film. Scott has signed on to direct and produce a new installment of Blade Runner. He Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted August 18, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted August 18, 2011 Ford played Richard Deckard, a burnt out blade runner assigned to hunt them down. Someone hasn't seen the Director's Cut or the Final Cut. Â I don't see why it has to be prequal, sequal or remake. Why not have it running parallel to the original Blade Runner? Have it set in another precint, with occassional crossover references. Have it set offworld, maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RepoMan Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 As long as it's not a remake, I don't care too much. I love the original and don't want it touched, but I certainly see the potential for making a decent movie with today's technology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted August 18, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted August 18, 2011 Logically yes, but how many modern CGI-fests actually look shit in comparison to the optical and prop work of sci-fi films from 20+ years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Keith Houchen Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Logically yes, but how many modern CGI-fests actually look shit in comparison to the optical and prop work of sci-fi films from 20+ years ago? Exactly. The old adage about disaster movies fits this, "The old ones are better because they were harder to make". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingersplash Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 isnt 3D dead already? and the movie would be a huge mistake, name one really epic scifi movie made in the last 10 years that was decent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lava_boy Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 isnt 3D dead already? and the movie would be a huge mistake, name one really epic scifi movie made in the last 10 years that was decent? Â Avatar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 ...was shit. Â I'm in two minds about this. I'd love to see a revisit to that world (the Blade Runner PC game which did so was utterly amazing), and I'm glad it's Ridley directing, even though his output has been a bit rubbish recently. Â On the other hand, it could be awful and a missed opportunity would piss me off more than no opportunity at all. Â I guess it really comes down to how good Prometheus is. Scott seems in the mood to touch on his classic franchises again before he's too old, which I admire. Â One thing I do trust him to do is not fuck up the special effects. Apparently Prometheus is nearly all in-camera effects, which means it might well be the best looking scifi movies in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted August 19, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted August 19, 2011 One thing I do trust him to do is not fuck up the special effects. Apparently Prometheus is nearly all in-camera effects, which means it might well be the best looking scifi movies in years. I've just come. Â Ridley probably understands optical effects and lighting better than the majority of SFX and DOP guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members FLips Posted August 19, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted August 19, 2011 [troll]Can't be any worse than the first one[/troll] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I've just come. Ridley probably understands optical effects and lighting better than the majority of SFX and DOP guys.  Indeed. I think his backrgound as an art director is where that comes from. If you can level a criticism at Ridley generally, it's that he's sometimes more concerned with the look of his films than things like, you know, acting and shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted August 19, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted August 19, 2011 Indeed. I think his backrgound as an art director is where that comes from. If you can level a criticism at Ridley generally, it's that he's sometimes more concerned with the look of his films than things like, you know, acting and shit. Â Definitely, but he does the very simple thing of just packing them with great actors that are no-brainers for their type of roles that don't need much help anyway. Just look at Alien - Weaver, Hurt, Holm, Stanton, Kotto - you just leave a cast like that to it. Â I'm looking forward to this, if it happens. The original is one of the greatest sci-fi films of all time so I reckon it's got to be worth a shot. If it's crap, so what? You still have the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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