Apparantly,Michael Bay is in negotiations to direct a Blade Runner prequel!
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MemberNoobJan-18-2013 4:17 PMI'm not certain how acurate (or true!) this information is but it is being reported from a few sources that Michael Bay, MICHAEL BAY is sopposedly in negotiations to direct a Blade Runner prequel!
I'm not sure about Michael Bay being connected to the Blade Runner franchise and a prequel at that! But perhaps he wants an intellectual break from zany action to pace, mood and pathos.
Read on:
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Michael Bay penned to direct stunning Blade Runner prequel
(By Shoe Horn Reporter)
(Last updated at 6:22 pm on January 18th, 2013)
In a move that’s certain to set sci-fi and action film fan’s pulses racing, Warner Brothers has announced award winning sci-fi director, Michael Bay, to head production in the long awaited prequel to Ridley Scott’s cyberpunk classic.
Michael Bay – whose film credits include such groundbreaking works as Bad Boys (1995), The Island (2005), and Transformers (2007) – is no stranger to the sci-fi genre. He was reportedly first choice of Warner Brothers president, Alan F. Horn, from a shortlist of directors including Ridley Scott, Chris Nolan and Andrei Zvyagintsev.
In an interview with Inside Film, Bay talks of his initial doubts taking on such a seminal work, but tells how they soon evaporated when he realised the potential for reimagining Scott’s vision.
“When you consider what Ridley could’ve done on that movie with today’s technology, it dawns on you that the Blade Runner we’ve all seen is really just the tip of the iceberg,” enthused Bay.
“The original movie was great in the 80s, but try watching it now next to movies like Attack of the Clones and The Last Airbender, and it really does feel lacking by today’s standards.”
When asked about casting, Bay’s keeping tight-lipped for now, although sources inside Hollywood say both Shia Leboeuf and Will Smith are in callbacks for the part of Rick Deckard, while Chris Tucker and Nicholas Cage have both been hinted at for the part of sadistic Replicant, Roy Batty (expected to be renamed: Roy Barry).
Asked how he plans to update the characters: “In the original, the robot characters really didn’t look or act much like robots – due to a lack of CGI options in the 80s. So you really had to use your imagination there. That was the first thing I wanted to address, and while I can’t give much away yet, lets just say you’re gonna know the robots in this movie are robots from the 21st century!”
Bay’s also keeping tight-lipped about rumours he’s planning to shoot in a newly developed 2.1:1 aspect ratio – adding an extra 2 feet onto the width of the cinema screen to accommodate the explosions in the climactic finale. All we know is that with Bay at the helm, this will be one film you won’t be sleeping through. “As we’re already saying: 500% more blades! 300% more running!”
Blade Runner 3D is set to begin shooting in summer
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Supprisingly whether true/valid or false there is rather a lot to say on the subject! I'm not certain about the stupid ideas about Will Smith and Shia Lebouf or Nicolas Cage, (Roy Batty-like Replicant? I don't know...) Perhaps they were just saying those names just because they featured in a Michael Bay films.
Maybe I am not giving these actors a fair hearing, they could be good maybe, not sure though. I imagined perhaps different actors for a Blade Runner prequel but who knows!
They mentioned Blade Runner 3D though so thats hopefull info!
Take from this what you will, read for yourselves and see what you get from it.
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