Ryan Gosling says Blade Runner 2049 will have audiences on the edges of their seats, as more footage released
Sony offers more glimpses of follow-up to Ridley Scott’s 1982 classic, including scene where Gosling meets the now-retired Rick Deckard, played by Harrison Ford, and footage of Jared Leto as a villain and Robin Wright as a cop
Ryan Gosling has revealed more of his sci-fi adventure in Blade Runner 2049, kicking off the world premiere of extended footage for the highly anticipated film at CinemaCon, the national convention of American cinema owners.
The film is a follow-up to 1982’s classic Blade Runner, which was directed by Ridley Scott and featured Harrison Ford in dystopian Los Angeles as Rick Deckard, a law enforcement agent tracking down genetically engineered replicants. Blade Runner 2049 (in cinemas in October) picks up the action with Gosling as the LAPD’s mysterious Officer K.
“Prepare to start going steady with the edge of your seats,” a hoodie-clad Gosling told the CinemaCon audience.
The new footage shows Gosling meeting up with the retired Deckard (Ford) and included plenty of Jared Leto as a creepy villain and a fellow officer played by Robin Wright.
Sony Motion Picture Group chairman Tom Rothman, who stood on stage next to Gosling, took a shot at small-screen movie offerings after showing off the visually stunning footage: “Netflix, my a**,” he said.