I have to say, I got a bit of a scare when I thought that a Blade Runner reboot was going to be forced upon us. But it turns out thing aren't quite so bad, and potentially good! Original producer and rights holder Bud Yorkin wouldn't sell the rights for a remake of Ridley Scott's classic, only the rights to make spin offs. So that means sequels and or prequels.
In an interview with io9, the gents that purchased the rights Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove name check Christopher Nolan as the man they would like to see bring their new vision of Philip K Dick's story to life..
“Our friend Chris Nolan who we did ‘Insomnia’ [with] would be in the pie in the sky for us. I think the methodology that Chris Nolan brought to ‘Batman’ is precisely what we aspire to whomever the filmmaker is, whether Ridley comes back and joins us or it’s someone else. It’s precisely what we aspire to with ‘Blade Runner,’ that’s the template for us.”
But, before any of us get too excited at the prospect of Nolan directing a Blade Runner movie, the duo also admit that these potential films may not even see the light of day..
“This may work, or it may not work. We may make this movie, but in truth it may never get made.”
There are probably many people that will be happy enough one way or the other! As for Nolan, no word on whether he is interested but after TDKR he is rumored to be going ahead with a Howard Hughes biopic so that might keep him away even if he did want to get involved.
For the full interview click the link below.