Here we go again.
'Blade Runner' returns! Alcon Entertainment locking up rights for prequels, sequels to 1982 movieGood to know that...there are reasons I don't watch many movies these days One is because it's too damned expensive. Another is I don't care to see movies with no real original story or theme. If I want that I can rent the origial and eat cheaper popcorn.
...Alcon Entertainment, the production company behind 2009's "The Blind Side," announced Wednesday that it is closing in on the rights to the 1982 cult sci-fi movie, "Blade Runner," Variety reported.
The studio has its eye on making prequels and sequels to the cult classic, which starred Harrison Ford as a cop hunting down illegal "replicants" (or clones, for non-geeks) in a dystopian future in the far-flung year of 2019. Based on Philip K. Dick's book, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, and directed by Ridley Scott, the movie was a box office flop when it came out but continues to be held in reverence by many sci-fi fans.
"This is a major acquisition for our company, and a personal favorite film for both of us," Alcon co-heads Kosove and Broderick Johnson said in a statement. "We recognize the responsibility we have to do justice to the memory of the original with any prequel or sequel we produce. We have long-term goals for the franchise, and are exploring multiplatform concepts, not just limiting ourselves to one medium.”
...Purists can rest assured, though, as Alcon says its deal, with producer-director Bud Yorkin -- who currently holds the rights to "Blade Runner" -- would exclude permission to remake the original...
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