Ridley Scottis looking back and opening up about not being able to direct theBlade Runnersequel.
I shouldnt have had to make that decision, he toldEmpiremagazine recently.
But I had to.
Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford starred in ‘Blade Runner 2049’Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection
I should have doneBlade Runner 2.
The director is returning to the dystopian future in the Amazon Studios seriesBlade Runner 2099.
Im one of the producers, he adds.
Its all set years on.
To me, it circles the idea of Aldous HuxleysBrave New World.
Of course, the original film also had literary origins.
It was based on Philip K. Dicks novelDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Amazonpicked up the seriesin February of this year with Scott attached as an executive producer.
Jeremy Podeswajoined the sequel seriesas the pilot director, producing director and exec producer.
Filming forBlade Runner 2099hasreportedly been pushed until Spring 2024due to the writers strike and actors strike.
