Genre: Science Fiction.
Studio:
Unknown.
Production Company:
Possibly Scott Free productions?
Project Phase: Movies Rumored.
Who's In It:
No casting decisions made.
Who's Making It:
Ridley Scott (Speculated - Executive Producer, Director(?)).
Premise: Unknown.
Release Date: Unknown.
Comments:
The storyline may be based upon the new book sequel to the 1982 movie, called Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human by K.W. Jeter. If so, the story takes place six months after the events of the first film. Rick Deckard returns back to Los Angeles to confront reports that one of the Nexus 6 replicants he 'retired' from the first film was, in fact, a human being. As well, the replicant Rachael (whom Deckard escapes L.A. with at the conclusion of Scott's movie) does indeed have only a 4-year life span, and Deckard wants to find the means to keep her alive.
Los Angeles weather patterns have become even more screwed up: the city is in a perpetual heat-wave, with the desertification of the city beginning on its outskirts. Added to the mix is Sarah Tyrell, new CEO for the Tyrell Corporation, who's the spitting image (and original template) for Deckard's lover Rachael - who may want to help Deckard, or catch him.
The unintentional slip-up of "six replicants" (of which there were only five in the movie - nobody caught the mistake at the time) has been worked into the storyline as well. Is there a missing sixth replicant from Roy Batty's group? Is Deckard himself a replicant? Will any of the companies whose logos appear in the background of the sequel actually last another ten years, let alone to the time the films take place (remember Atari? TVM? Pan-Am?)?
Rumors: It was announced in 1994 that two book sequels to Ridley Scott's 1982 film Blade Runner had been commissioned. Both were to be written by cyberpunk novelist K.W. Jeter, and the first book would be released in Fall 1995.
During the filming of Judge Dredd at the Shepperton Studios in England, the negotiations for the sale of the studios were taking place. In the end, a consortium of investors (of which one was Ridley Scott) purchased the studios. Rumors abounded on the set that one of the clauses of the sale was that the sets for Dredd were sold in the deal, to be used for filming in the Blade Runner sequel. None of these rumors have been confirmed.
Apparently, Orion Pictures has acquired the film rights for K.W. Jeter's first sequel novel for 1.5 million U.S.. Whether or not this rumor is true remains to be seen; Orion Pictures fell into Chapter 11 back in 1991, and little has been heard of them since.
November 1995... Starlog magazine reports that Ridley Scott is developing a project named Metropolis as his next feature. Starlog goes on to say that Scott has apparently passed on developing BR2, at least for the near future.
May 14, 1996... Ridley and Tony Scott's new production house in England is rumored to be still developing the Blade Runner sequel, and their effects department is rumored to be working on concepts. [Scoop submitted by '94188526vsh'.]
February 4, 1997... The new sci-fi project being developed by Ridley Scott, Metropolis, is not a direct sequel to Blade Runner and does not feature any returning characters from Scott's 1982 film. However, the story is said to take place in a "similar universe" and at roughly the same technological epoch as the events from BR. The second scooper told us they heard it from someone inside Scott Free Productions. [Scoop sent in by 'Usul' and 'Jackson'.]
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