The original film "Blade Runner" was released a long time ago, and at one time it was one of the most popular fantasy films in the world. Then a lot of money and effort was invested in this project. To work on it, the best representatives of cinema, actors who already had world fame, and director Ridley Scott gathered. The achievements of the latter have been heard by many lovers of American cinema.
All these efforts were not wasted. The film really fully met all expectations. It turned out to be very high quality, interesting and innovative in terms of effects. However, it is worth noting that the story, which is taken as a basis, is not original, it is borrowed from the novel of the writer Philip Kindred Dick called "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" And this is important, since many fans of the book were unhappy with the film adaptations and found it inappropriate for the original story.
Nevertheless, the film came out quite holistic and independent. He was successful in isolation from the novel, so he acquired his own army of fans. This was one of the main reasons that in 2017 the film received a direct continuation under the name "Blade Runner 2049".
Features and release date of the new film
First of all, it is worth noting that the new "Blade Runner", like the old one, surprised the audience with the highest quality of special effects and graphic design. The creators managed to shoot a full-fledged exciting fantasy, which has all the qualities of a good movie: competent directing, talented acting, high-quality shooting and dynamic editing. All these advantages helped the film to pass quite successfully in cinemas.
Blade Runner 2049 was released on October 3, 2017 and earned $ 50 million over its first weekend. These are pretty good numbers, given that the budget was 150 million. After the first viewers saw the film and shared their positive impressions of the viewing, the cinemas began to fill up more and more, and already a month after the release date, the picture has collected more than 13 billion rubles.
The release date of the film "Blade Runner 2049" in Russia was 2 days later than in other countries (October 5). However, the fees were good. About 600 million rubles were raised in the first month.
Actors and roles
For the film “Blade Runner 2049” (2017), the actors were chosen quite well-known, since the budget for this project was impressive. The film is a direct continuation of the previous one. Nevertheless, the plot now has new characters, so the actors in the movie Blade Runner 2049 are completely different.
Separately, it is worth noting that, in addition to the actors, the director also changed in the picture. In the movie Blade Runner 2049, the actors and roles are already different. Perhaps that is why, and perhaps because of his busyness, Ridley Scott abandoned the project, and Denis Villeneuve took his place. The new director had no projects with such a large budget before, but he showed himself very well in recent years and was even twice nominated for an Oscar. One of the best films of the director is the film “Arrival”, released in 2016. She collected many positive ratings from viewers and critics and was nominated for an Oscar in several categories at once.
Most fans of the original film were satisfied with what the director and actors of the film “Blade Runner 2049” did, as the new tape turned out to be no less interesting and exciting. Now it remains only to praise Denis Villeneuve for a successful project, but it is worth talking in more detail about which actors played the main roles in the continuation of the cult fantasy of the 80s.
Ryan Gosling
After Ryan Gosling starred in Dani Boyle’s Drive in 2011, his acting career skyrocketed. Moreover, not only in terms of fees and fame, but also in terms of the quality of the projects on which he works. Gosling was able to prove that he was not just another actor for TV shows on TV, but a true professional in his field. In 2017, he was nominated for an Oscar, and also received the Golden Globe Award.
In the movie Blade Runner 2049, Ryan Gosling starred as a police officer named Kay. It is worth noting that he did a great job, his character turned out to be really interesting. In the new year, the actor also has every chance to compete for prestigious world awards.
Dave Batista
Dave Batista is a very famous actor in American entertainment cinema. He is familiar to the mass audience on such well-known projects as Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Riddick (2013) and 007: SPECTRUM (2015). In addition, the actor also very often starred in major American television series and serial films. Separately, it is worth noting that Dave is a professional bodybuilder and fighter in mixed martial arts.
Like all actors in the movie Blade Runner 2049, Dave Batista did the job quite well. He plays one of the main characters - Sapper Morton. His character is very charismatic and perfectly complements the atmosphere of the film.
Jared Leto
Today, Jared Leto is one of the most talented and popular actors not only in America, but throughout the world. Behind this man is a very large number of different awards, among which there is an Oscar for his role in the film Dallas Buyers Club. Jared Leto is also known for his musical career. He is the vocalist of one of the most famous rock bands in the world, Thirty Seconds to Mars.
Jared’s role in Blade Runner isn’t the biggest one, but it’s very important for the development of the plot. He plays a character named Nyander Wallace. This character is just one of those who were not in the first film. This is a completely new image, so the actor was faced with an important task - to create a hero who would organically fit into the plot and make it more diverse and interesting. How much Jared Leto coped with this task is up to the audience.
Finally
The actors of Blade Runner 2049 are really talented and successful people, so the result is appropriate. How well this film complements the classic picture of the 80s, everyone will decide for himself, however, as already noted, the vast majority of fans after watching were satisfied.