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Blade Runner 2049

Synopsis

A young blade runner's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former blade runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.
Continuing the story in 2049, some 30 years after the events of the 2019-set original Blade Runner film.

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Features
Running time
164 mins
Director
Denis Villeneuve
Producer
Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove, Ridley Scott, Cynthia Sikes, Bud Yorkin
Co-Producer
Dana Belcastro, Carl Rogers, Steven P. Wegner
Executive Producer
Yale Badik, Bill Carraro, Tim Gamble, Frank Giustra, Val Hill
Editor
Joe Walker
Director of Photography
Roger Deakins
Production Designer
Dennis Gassner
Composer
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Principal cast
Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Robin Wright, Jared Leto, Mackenzie Davis, Lennie James, Ana de Armas, Dave Bautista, Barkhad Abdi, Hiam Abbass

Genre

Horror Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

US, UK, Hungary, Canada coproduction

16:14 Entertainment (US), Alcon Entertainment (US), Columbia Pictures (US), Scott Free Productions (UK), Stereo D (US), Thunderbird Entertainment (CA), Torridon Films (US), Warner Bros. (US)

Scott Free Productions

42 - 44 Beak Street
London
W1F 9RH

Sales Company

Sony Pictures Releasing International

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