Welcome to another edition of the OFF-WORLD NEWS Digest.
In the news ...
- Original 'Blade Runner' Actor Says Cast Sat in Confused Silence After First Screening. Of the 116 films M. Emmet Walsh has been in over the years, he is asked to talk about Blade Runner more than any other. He finds it amusing since he didn't really understand the movie when he first saw it. None of the cast and crew really understood it, save for one person: director Ridley Scott. More HERE.
- Edward James Olmos has just confirmed that he will be returning as Gaff in Blade Runner 2049
- Ten-year-old Kingston Taylor has won a role in ‘Blade Runner 2049’ as the ‘boy with one ear’. More HERE.
- Watch Jared Leto Try to Talk About His ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Character Without Revealing Anything -- HERE.
- Ryan Gosling Blade Runner 2049 Interview | CinemaCon 2017
- Harrison Ford’s costume for Blade Runner 2049 only cost $26, before taxes. More HERE.
Now for some articles, art, music, podcasts, videos, and miscellaneous!
Articles:
- How Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner Illuminates the Central Problem of Modernity
- CINEMANALYSIS: BLADE RUNNER by Jason Flatt
- Blade Runner 2049 looks like a careful extension of Ridley Scott’s vision by Bryan Bishop
- Could Blade Runner 2049 be the most anticipated movie sequel of all time? We’d bet our Origami unicorn on it, by Shanee Edwards
- The Sounds of Blade Runner: How Music & Sound Effects Became Part of the DNA of Ridley Scott’s Futuristic World
Music:
Podcasts:
- The Greatest Moments in the History of Forever: Episode 56 - Blade Runner
- The Podcast Strikes Back: Weekly Movie Podcast -- 'Blade Runner 2049' Trailer Discussion in Top 8 Movie News / EP#29.
Videos:
Blade Runner tribute vid -- "Blade Runner Nexus", from Don Cameron
Blade Runner - The End of Humanity
Miscellaneous:
- Shot for Shot: 'Blade Runner 2049' v 'Blade Runner' -- Does the trailer for 'Blade Runner 2049' seem familiar? Well, it could be by design. Check out IMDb's side-by-side comparison of the movie's trailer with scenes from the original 'Blade Runner.'
- Blade Runner Pistol Is Being Turned Into...A Water Gun
- Abdul Hassan figure
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