Creators of Blade Runner 2049 Animated Prequel Are Making a Full Series
If you loved the anime prequel to Blade Runner 2049, this one is for you. Adult Swim announced today they will air an entire animated series inspired by last year’s sequel to Blade Runner. Let the replicant mind games begin.
Remember when Denis Villeneuve released those three shorts to bridge the gap between Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049? The gorgeous, yet grisly Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 was a knockout and spellbinding to watch.
Rick Deckard’s Companion in Blade Runner 2049 is Top Dog, Literally
The Oscars may have been what most people were tuned into last night, but another important award ceremony was held just a day before. Palm Dog USA held their annual award ceremony on March 4 in Los Angeles. THR reported that the competition for dogs in show business is typically a staple of the Cannes Film Festival, but the ceremony in L.A. marks the first time the awards were held in the United States.
The Shape of Water, Jordan Peele & Frances McDormand: Your 2018 Oscar Highlights
The Shape of Water turns out to be that of an Oscar statue, Jordan Peele nabs an Academy Award for his Get Out original script, Frances McDormand wins Best Actress and ignites the industry with two choice words, and legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins has finally won the big award for his stellar work on Blade Runner 2049. And let’s not overlook Phantom Thread costume designer Mark Bridges,
Love & Other Illusions: How Blade Runner 2049‘s Oscar-Nominated Sound Designer Played With our Heart Strings
As part of our Oscars week coverage, we’re re-posting our conversations with some of this year’s Oscar-nominees, as well as publishing new interviews with those vying for Oscar gold this Sunday. Sound editor Theo Green is nominated alongside his Blade Runner 2049 collaborator Mark Mangini. The Sound Editing category includes Julian Slater (Baby Driver), Richard King & Alex Gibson (Dunkirk), Nathan Robitaille & Nelson Ferreira (The Shape of Water),
How Blade Runner 2049’s Oscar-Nominated Sound Designer Pulled no Punches
As part of our Oscars week coverage, we’re re-posting our conversations with some of this year’s Oscar-nominees, as well as publishing new interviews with those vying for Oscar gold this Sunday. Sound editor Theo Green is nominated alongside his Blade Runner 2049 collaborator Mark Mangini. The Sound Editing category includes Julian Slater (Baby Driver), Richard King & Alex Gibson (Dunkirk), Nathan Robitaille & Nelson Ferreira (The Shape of Water),
Replicant vs. Replicant: How Blade Runner 2049’s Oscar-Nominated Sound Designer Pulled no Punches
K. vs. Sapper
It’s a mismatch. One replicant is 6’0” and slender. The other is a goliath, standing at 6’3” and weighing 290lbs. They’re all alone in a creaky cabin on a distant, desolate protein farm, and they know they are about to have at it. The slender replicant, Officer K (Ryan Gosling), is there to “retire” Sapper (Dave Bautista, most well known as the lovable brute Drax in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise),
A Peek at Your Oscar Contenders—A Day Before The Nominations
If there’s one film in this year’s Oscar race that could benefit from the current moment in the cultural consciousness, it’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Martin McDonagh’s darkly comic tale of revenge about a middle-aged badass (best actress frontrunner Frances McDormand) angry at authorities for failing to solve the murder of her daughter seems attuned to the #MeToo and TimesUp movements; ongoing allegations of abuse and harassment within the entertainment industry; and backlash against revelations of the huge pay gap between Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg for their work on All the Money in the World.
Blade Runner 2049, Three Billboards & The Shape of Water Lead BAFTA Noms
The British Academy of Television Arts has announced the nominations for their film awards for 2018, known as the BAFTAs, with Guillermo del Toro’s glorious creature feature, The Shape of Water, netting a best 12 nominations. Del Toro’s surprisingly tender film, which won him a Golden Globe for Best Director and Best Score for composer Alexandre Desplat is nominated for Best Film, Director, Actress, Score, and Original Screenplay, among others. This is a haul Doug Jones’ aquatic fish-man could appreciate.
Love & Other Illusions: How Blade Runner 2049‘s Sound Designer Played With our Heart Strings
*We’re sharing some of our favorite interviews of the year this week in our ‘Best of 2017’ roundup.
For part one of our interview with Blade Runner 2049 sound designer Theo Green, click here.
One of Blade Runner 2049’s most inspired characters is Joi (Ana de Armas), the holographic love interest of Officer K (Ryan Gosling). Joi is, in the strictest of senses,
How VFX Artists Kept Ryan Gosling’s Head From Being Smashed (and More) in Blade Runner 2049
When we interviewed Blade Runner 2049 sound designer Theo Green, one of the sequences he discussed was the very first in the film—the epic brawl between Ryan Gosling’s Officer K and Dave Bautista’s hulking replicant Sapper. Officer K is there to “retire” Sapper, a euphemism if ever there was one, and the fight that ensues is brutal, made all the more intense by the size difference in the two combatants.
Love & Other Illusions: How Blade Runner 2049‘s Sound Designer Played With our Heart Strings
For part one of our interview with Blade Runner 2049 sound designer Theo Green, click here.
One of Blade Runner 2049’s most inspired characters is Joi (Ana de Armas), the holographic love interest of Officer K (Ryan Gosling). Joi is, in the strictest of senses, a product, one produced by the Wallace Corp (lead by the film’s villain, Niander Wallace, played by Jared Leto),
Replicant vs. Replicant: How Blade Runner 2049’s Sound Designer Pulled no Punches
K. vs. Sapper
It’s a mismatch. One replicant is 6’0” and slender. The other is a goliath, standing at 6’3” and weighing 290lbs. They’re all alone in a creaky cabin on a distant, desolate protein farm, and they know they are about to have at it. The slender replicant, Officer K (Ryan Gosling), is there to “retire” Sapper (Dave Bautista, most well known as the lovable brute Drax in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise),
The Last Jedi, Blade Runner 2049 & Wonder Woman Among Oscar’s Visual Effects Shortlist
The Oscar race for Best Visual Effects this year might be the stiffest in recent memory. The Academy has released this year’s shortlist, and it stands to reason that this could be the most challenging group of films they’ve had to winnow down in a few years. A few of the reasons include the wide range of genres these effects were deployed in, the culmination of a groundbreaking trilogy (the Apes franchise), and creature features from some of the most creative filmmakers on the planet.
Blade Runner 2049‘s Makeup Designer on the Secrets Hiding in Plain Sight
Revisiting the world of Blade Runner decades after the original movie drove the filmmakers to look 30 years farther into the future of Rick Deckard’s (Harrison Ford) world. The world of Blade Runner: 2049 is one of incredible technology and a completely ravaged environment, where massive holograms lope around a lurid Los Angeles slicked with acid rain and ashy snow. A Blade Runner by the name of K (Ryan Gosling) works on behalf of humans in the same capacity Deckard had;
How Blade Runner 2049 Used Miniatures to Build the Future
Blade Runner 2049 depicts a dark, ecologically devastated future (San Diego has been leveled and is now just a massive trash dump, for example), but the city of Los Angeles, long the center of Blade Runner mythology, is a glowing, holographic-choked megatropolis teeming with skyscrapers.
Blade Runner: 2049 Had Enough Footage for Two Films
When filmmakers harvest a really great idea, sometimes the most difficult part is cutting it down. Telling a really rich story, without overly obvious exposition, can be a challenge. Such appears to have been the case for one of the most complex films of the year, Blade Runner 2049.
The film’s editor, Joe Walker, told Provideo Coalition that the original cut was nearly four hours. He said that director Denis Villeneuve considered releasing two movies with all of the extra footage.
From Porgs to Wonder Woman, Your Most Popular Film-Based Halloween Costumes
Halloween costumes are not created equally. For most of us, something store bought or hastily assembled at home will do. For others, meticulous craft is required to create something truly special. And for the budding costume designers among us, Halloween offers up the chance to re-create a beloved film character, piece-by-piece.
Perhaps you’ve got the skills to turn yourself into Westworld‘s tattooed bandit, Armistice (the tutorial video helps).
Tour the Props and Production Design on the Set of Blade Runner: 2049
Adam Savage got to freely roam the set of Blade Runner: 2049 in spectacular giggling glory and it will brighten your day. If we couldn’t be there ourselves, we’re glad that Savage got the honor. He could not be more delighted by the incredible talent on display as he pulled the trigger on a real blaster and test drove a fictional snow plow around the set.
Savage, who teamed with Jamie Hyneman on Mythbusters,
Blade Runner: 2049‘s Wild Alternate Titles
Blade Runner: 2049 is one of the most gorgeous, haunting sci-fi films in recent memory, and, in our opinion, one of the great sci-fi sequels of all time. The franchise’s glamour is reliant on its mysteries, and the creators were protective of them. Thirty years after the original, the title is pretty self-explanatory, and got us caught up to speed on where we’d be in the timeline. Rick Deckard has been missing for three decades and there are still Blade Runners hunting replicants.
Blade Runner: 2049‘s Dave Bautista Set to Star in His Own Film
Whether or not you are a fan of the WWE, you have to thank them for the star power they’ve put on screen. Dwayne Johnson, John Cena, and now Dave Bautista – among many others – all segued from the ring to the red carpet. Bautista soared to stardom with his role as Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy. He’ll reprise the role in Avengers: Infinity War and apparently puts on a show stopping performance in Blade Runner 2049 that was released today.
