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Ridley Scott Admits Little Orphan Annie Inspired Blade Runner

Last weekend in Los Angeles, Blade Runner director Ridley Scott and writer Hampton Fancher spoke at a benefit screening of the digitally-remastered film. Special effects artist and blogger Mojo was there, and gives a great recap the evening, including a brief but friendly spat between Scott and Fancher over whether Deckard is a replicant. Apparently Scott always believed Deckard had to be a replicant to enhance the paranoid feeling of the film; Fancher thinks the question has to be left unanswered. But the best part of the evening was when Scott admitted that Blade Runner's dark look was inspired by a very unlikely comic strip. More »

11:09 AM on Wed Jun 18 2008
By Annalee Newitz
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Latest by Torley: The BR movie poster always reminds me of how (1) it doesn't look quite like Harrison Ford; the eyes are just not right and (2) how this artwork later inspired Policenauts' character design. @extracrispy: Whenever possible, I look for the "Print more »

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Exclusive New Clip From Blade Runner: The Final Cut

Blade Runner: The Final Cut is coming out on DVD next month, and packaged with it is a feature-length documentary about making the movie called Dangerous Days. Everyone is in this doc, including Ridley Scott and the ever-elusive Harrison Ford. After the jump, check out io9's exclusive clip from the documentary where writer David Webb Peoples talks about writing Rutger Hauer's famous speech as his character is dying at the end of the movie.
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7:15 AM on Wed Nov 21 2007
By Kevin Kelly
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