‘Blade Runner’ Sequel Could Mean More Delay For ‘Prometheus 2’
By Russ Fischer/Aug. 26, 2014 7:00 am EST
But Scott also has been announced to direct sequels to two of his sci-fi series: Blade Runner and Prometheus. We’ve been under the impression that Prometheus 2 would hit in 2016, but we’re now wondering if that is even less likely than it once was. Why? Well, because the new Blade Runner film is nearly ready to go, and Scott sounds as if he wants to make it sooner rather than later.
EW talked to Scott, who talked about Blade Runner, which is written by Hampton Fancher (co-writer of the 1982 adaptation) and Michael Green. Scott said,
EW is careful there to mention that Ford’s own people have not said that he’s definitely doing the movie. Interpret that as you will. Earlier this year the producers of the Blade Runner film very publicly made an offer to Ford to star in the film — essentially using the press to try to get him into the movie. Did it work? At this point we don’t know.
Precisely when the Blade Runner film will go is the big question. Asked that, Scott says,
Probably after [The Martian.]. That’s the problem, I’ve got a lot of ducks in a row. But they’re all written.
