With just a couple of weeks to go before release, the very first reactions toBlade Runner 2049have finally hit. Directed byDenis Villeneuve(Arrival) and scripted byHampton Fancher(Blade Runner) andMichael Green(Alien: Covenant), the film takes place 30 years after the events ofRidley Scott’s groundbreaking originalBlade Runnerand starsRyan Goslingas an LAPD officer named K who unearths a long-buried secret that could potentially plunge the world into chaos. He sets out on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), who may or may not hold a key piece to the puzzle.
Although the review embargo doesn’t lift until next week, those who have seen the film are now allowed to tweet about it, and their praise is glowing. They say that it lives up to the massive expectations created by the original. Additionally, cinematographerRoger Deakinsis being singled out for praise, and while he’s never won the Oscar despite being nominated 13 times, perhaps this will finally be his year.
Check out a roundup of the firstBlade Runner 2049reactions below. The film also starsAna de Armas,Sylvia Hoeks,Robin Wright,Mackenzie Davis,Carla Juri,Lennie James,Dave Bautista, andJared Leto.Blade Runner 2049opens in theaters on October 6th.
Here’s the official synopsis forBlade Runner 2049:
Three decades after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
