Tucked into a long profile on Ridley Scott and his upcoming Exodus: Gods and Kings is confirmation of something we kind of suspected all along: Scott's not going to direct the Blade Runner sequel, although he will produce. We also now know more about how Harrison Ford's return will be done.
This has been coming for a while, since Scott's got a ton of projects on his plate. The next film is The Martian, which will finish filming later this winter. Scott told Variety that Blade Runner 2 will start filming within a year, which doesn't leave a lot of turn around time between finishing The Martian and starting the sequel. And Scott's listed as the executive producer/possible director of a ton of other projects.
Scott also gave some details about the plot of Blade Runner 2, which he's already developed with developed with the Blade Runnder's co-writer Hampton Fancher. It sounds like finding Deckard's going to be a major plot point:
It's sad that Scott won't be returning to the world of Blade Runner, but maybe a new vision is what is needed. But if not Scott, the question of who could step into his shoes is likely to be a big one.
Source: Variety
