Ridley Scott Reveals The Opening Of ‘Blade Runner 2’
By Jack Giroux/Nov. 16, 2015 2:00 pm EST
Still, Scott remains heavily involved in the project, and once again, he’s teasing the sequel’s opening sequence.
Read more about it after the jump.
Around two or three years Scott ago revealed the opening shot of Blade Runner 2, which is based on the original opening that was scrapped from the 1982 sci-fi film. You can see one of the initial storyboards above, which features the likeness of Dustin Hoffman, the first choice for Rick Deckard (ultimately played by Harrison Ford).
Scott recently participated in a discussion on filmmaking at the AFI Festival. Mtime attended the event, where the director elaborated on what to expect from the opening of Blade Runner 2. A journalist who attend the Q&A, Todd Gilchrist, sent us over this English translation of Scott’s remarks.
Here’s what Scott had to say:
In the originally scripted opening scene, Deckard introduces himself, and then shoots “the man.” The Blade Runner rips the jaw off the dead body, revealing it was a replicant he killed, not a human. Since this replicant in the sequel is going to be 350 pounds, and based on how Scott described the tension in the buildup, it’ll probably lead to a fight sequence, but it would be refreshing to see if they maintain the simplicity of the original opening: a man walks in, Deckard blasts him, and then it’s revealed the protagonist shot a machine.
Harrison Ford stars in Blade Runner 2 alongside Ryan Gosling (The Big Short), the latter of whom just confirmed to Collider the sequel is next in his schedule.
