Tag: Blade Runner

  • Loki Drew Inspiration From Generations Of Sci-Fi Movies

    Loki Drew Inspiration From Generations Of Sci-Fi Movies

    I’m not sure if “Loki” season 1 is Marvel’s best Disney+ series to date, but it may be the most consistent quality-wise. While other Marvel Cinematic Universe shows have flown higher before stumbling in the final stretch (not naming names), director Kate Herron was steady-handed in her efforts behind the camera on the God of…

  • Ridley Scott Regrets Directing ‘Alien: Covenant’ Over This Sequel

    Ridley Scott Regrets Directing ‘Alien: Covenant’ Over This Sequel

    There’s no denying the influence Ridley Scott has had in blockbuster filmmaking. The director is behind some of the biggest franchises in the world, including Alien and Blade Runner. But Scott wishes he never had to choose between two of his biggest creations, as scheduling conflicts didn’t allow him to work on both franchises at…

  • Ridley Scott Regrets Directing ‘Alien: Covenant’ Over ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel

    Ridley Scott Regrets Directing ‘Alien: Covenant’ Over ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel

    Ridley Scott is reflecting on his decision to step down from directing the “Blade Runner” sequel due to a scheduling conflict with 2017’s “Alien: Covenant.”“I shouldn’t have had to make that decision,” Scott said in a recent Empire interview. “But I had to. I should have done ‘Blade Runner 2.’”After being attached to the project,…

  • Ridley Scott Was Forced To Choose Between Blade Runner 2 And Alien: Covenant

    Ridley Scott Was Forced To Choose Between Blade Runner 2 And Alien: Covenant

    Ridley Scott’s original “Blade Runner” will always continue to be the gold standard of dreary, cyberpunk sci-fi. Although it took time for it to be as highly regarded as it is today, Scott’s dystopian futuristic noir is a masterpiece that has yet to be equalled, even if Denis Villaneuve’s startling sequel, “Blade Runner 2049,” came…

  • The Obi-Wan Kenobi Series Brought Back A Clone Trooper Called Nax, But Exactly Who Is He?

    The Obi-Wan Kenobi Series Brought Back A Clone Trooper Called Nax, But Exactly Who Is He?

    When the Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi” was released in 2022, fans posted all over social media about a certain Clone Trooper that showed up in the second episode. Aside from the fact that it was wonderful to see Temuera Morrison (who has been playing these Clones since “Episode II”) appear in this series as a…

  • Psycho-Pass: Providence review – anime thriller investigates dark side of technology

    Psycho-Pass: Providence review – anime thriller investigates dark side of technology

    Japanese studio Production Ig’s conspiracy noir is a fabulous-looking tale influenced by Blade RunnerWith the iconic 1995 Ghost in the Shell in their locker, Japan’s Production Ig studio has been a long way ahead of the curve on the now-inescapable AI and cybernetics front. This high-minded, operatic conspiracy-thriller anime, released for the Psycho-Pass franchise’s 10th…

  • ‘Restore Point’ Review: Robert Hloz Helms a Stunning Sci-Fi Thriller

    ‘Restore Point’ Review: Robert Hloz Helms a Stunning Sci-Fi Thriller

    In the past few decades, humanity’s understanding of medicine and computational technologies has advanced so quickly that we now wonder what might happen when we’ll be able to heal any wounds and store our consciousness in machines. These questions are precisely what moves Restore Point (Bod obnovy), a stunning sci-fi thriller that pays homage to…

  • 10 Most Underrated Sci-Fi Mysteries of the 21st Century, Ranked

    10 Most Underrated Sci-Fi Mysteries of the 21st Century, Ranked

    The 21st century has had an embarrassment of riches when it comes to great science fiction movies. Not only did the last quarter-century feature the first science fiction film to ever win the Academy Award for Best Picture thanks to The Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All At Once, but it saw the return of legendary franchises…

  • Harrison Ford’s Wild Roles Before Han Solo and Indiana Jones

    Harrison Ford’s Wild Roles Before Han Solo and Indiana Jones

    It’s hard to think of a time when Harrison Ford wasn’t one of the biggest movie stars in the world. Although certain actors fade in popularity over the years, Ford’s stardom never seems to wane, due to the sheer amount of all-time classics that he appeared in during his golden years. In the wake of…

  • Netflix’s Animated ‘Nimona’ Mixes ‘Sleeping Beauty’ with ‘Blade Runner’

    Netflix’s Animated ‘Nimona’ Mixes ‘Sleeping Beauty’ with ‘Blade Runner’

    [Editor’s note: The following interview contains spoilers for “Nimona.”]Netflix’s “Nimona” (now streaming) represents the latest post “Spider-Verse” animated breakthrough in handmade-looking 2D stylization. The twist here was creating a futuristic medieval fantasy that mixes “Sleeping Beauty” with “Blade Runner.” Fortunately, Dneg Animation (“Entergalactic”) answered the Sos after the trouble-plagued adaptation of Nd Stevenson’s queer graphic…