Three-time Oscar-nominated director Ridley Scott is set to helm a follow up to 1982’s Blade Runner, which he also directed, Alcon Entertainment has announced. The production and financing firm, based at Warner Bros., has most recently produced The Blind Side, and The Book of Eli. The filmmakers have not yet revealed whether the theatrical project will be a prequel or sequel to the original.
Released by Warner Bros. almost 30 years ago, Blade Runner was adapted by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples from Philip K. Dick's groundbreaking novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? The novel has recently been turned into an illustrated novel by BOOM! Studios.