Ridley Scott talks Prometheus and Blade Runner sequels

The next project from director Ridley Scott is The Counselor, which marries his poetic mise-en-scène with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy’s (No Country for Old Men) masculine prose. However, once the post-production process has been complete on that prestigious crime-thriller, Scott is turning his attention to new installments in the Alien franchise (with a sequel to the sorta-prequel Prometheus) and Blade Runner series.

Momentum is on the Prometheus sequel’s side, thanks to the combination of this week’s Blu-ray release and ongoing debates about the sci-fi film’s qualities (which have been re-invigorated by new details about earlier script drafts). Scott recently confirmed that Blade Runner 2 is happening, but refrained from offering an update on the status of the Prometheus followup.

Scott did provide Metro with the following intriguing, but elusive, food-for-thought ...

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