Gosling can play badass stoic protagonists, perfect for a neo-noir likeBlade Runner.
It remains to be seen if his turn as the new blade runner will involve voiceover or not…
I sure hope so.
It was a real great pleasure to get to work with him.
Sounds a bit likeStar Wars: The Force Awakens, doesnt it?
Ford does have some dialogue, though!
Of course, thats just a guess.
Replicants are like any other machine.
Theyre either a benefit or a hazard, says Deckard in the opening moments of the trailer.
If theyre a benefit, its not my problem.
Could the trailer be teasing that Officer K is actually a Replicant?
Which brings me to Deckard himself.
Yet, Deckards real identity has never been made clear.
I thought the audience deserved one human being on screen that they could establish an emotional relationship with.
I think he really wanted to have it both ways.
He toldFrench film site AllocinethatBlade Runner 2049wont answer the question still lingering after all these years.
That said, Deckard might in fact be human if hes lived this long.
They wanted to prolong their lives.
What is clear is that the casino is located somewhere outside of Los Angeles.
One thing is for sure: Deckard has kept this casino tidy.
Rachael isnt in the trailer, and thats not very surprising.
Theres also the fact that Sean Young was not asked to return for the sequel.
Also, is it snowing in Los Angeles or is that ash?
Perhaps nuclear winter has finally set in.
Thirty years later, there also seems to be much of the same Eastern influence in LA society.
If you spot anything I missed about the Los Angeles shots, let me know!
How much will the sequel borrow from the PKD novel?
It still remains to be seen what new ideas Villeneuve will introduce to theBlade Runneruniverse.
Its unclear what any of that has to do with Deckard, though.
But beyond new concepts, what might theArrivaldirector take from the original material?
Class disparity and emotion control are two of the big subjects of the novel.
Deckard hopes that his latest assignment will earn him enough money buy a live one.
The original film showed class inequality through the setting itself.
So Sebastian is forced to live in an empty, dilapidated apartment building in Los Angeles.
It would be interesting to see Villeneuve explore this again through the much quirkier animal suplot.
Emotion control is a much more interesting prospect anyway.
In the book, many people have become followers of a technology-based religion known as Mercerism.
Add to that the Penfield mood organ, which injects users with drugs made to induce any desired emotion.
But could Mercerism appear in the sequel, specifically as one of the main subjects of the film?
Could the hoax be the long-buried secret that sends Officer K on his journey?
Well know for sure whenBlade Runner 2049arrives on Oct. 6, 2017.
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