Steven Weintraub of Collider.com, Perri Nemiroff and John Rocha sit down to bring you their spoiler-filled review of Denis Villeneuve's highly anticipated sci-fi sequel Blade Runner 2049. Ryan Gosling stars in the film as LAPD detective K, with Harrison Ford reprising his role as Rick Deckard. K makes a major discovery that threatens to change everything, and sets out on a path towards finding Rick Deckard, who's been missing for 30 years. Joining them are newcomers to the franchise Robin Wright, Jared Leto, Ana de Armas and Sylvia Hoeks.

The crew goes in-depth on their thoughts about the twists and turns of the Blade Runner 2049 story, the new characters, returning characters and the significance of the bombshell reveals in the film. They also offer their opinions about the ending of the movie and if this means we'll be getting another installment in the Blade Runner franchise or not. Let us know what you thought of the movie and our review in the comments below.

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Here's the official synopsis for Blade 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.

 

The film stars Oscar nominees Ryan Gosling (“La La Land”) as K, and Harrison Ford (the “Star Wars” films, “Witness”), reprising the role of Rick Deckard. The main international cast also includes Ana de Armas (“War Dogs”), Sylvia Hoeks (“Renegades”), Robin Wright (“Wonder Woman”), Mackenzie Davis (“The Martian”), Carla Juri (“Brimstone”), and Lennie James (“The Walking Dead”), with Dave Bautista (the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films) and Oscar winner Jared Leto (“Dallas Buyers Club”).

 

“Blade Runner 2049” was produced by Oscar nominees Andrew A. Kosove & Broderick Johnson (“The Blind Side”) and three time Emmy winner Bud Yorkin & Cynthia Sikes Yorkin. Multiple Oscar nominee Ridley Scott (“The Martian,” “Gladiator”), who directed the first “Blade Runner,” is an executive producer. Bill Carraro served as executive producer and unit production manager.

 

Denis Villeneuve directed the film from a screenplay by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, story by Fancher, based on characters from the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. Tim Gamble, Frank Giustra, Yale Badik and Val Hill also executive produced.

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