Harrison Ford has revealed why he decided to return for Wallace, Ana de Armis as Joi, and Edward James Olmos as Gaff.
It's rare for actors to return to a character after so many years, yet Ford has done it three times now. He reprised his role as Dr. Henry Jones, Jr. in Steven Spielberg's Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens in 2015. Later this year, he will return to the big screen as Deckard in Blade Runner: 2049. The question is, why?
In a recent IMAX Q&A on Facebook, Harrison Ford revealed to Scott Mantz why he decided to reprise his role after all these years:
"The character [Rick Deckard] is woven into the story in a way that intrigued me. There's a very strong emotional context. The relationship between the character Deckard - that I play - and other characters is fascinating. I think it's interesting to develop a character after a period of time - to revisit a character."
Blade Runner: 2049 is the latest in a recent trend of sequels to release Zoolander 2 have all released well over a decade after the originals. Such a long gap between installments allows for the story to catch up in real-time, while also providing a sense of nostalgia for the audience. Those are also things that intrigued Ford.
"I think it's fascinating that the original film postulated a technology, which, in many ways, we've sured, and, in other ways, we're not quite there. And this film takes into the 30 years that have ed; it references technologies that actually are in place now, and also - to me, which is a little bit more interesting - acknowledges and deals with some of the ethical considerations that technology presents us with."
Elsewhere in the Q&A, Ford praised working with director Villeneuve and co-star Gosling, which he said was a "very interesting" and a "very gratifying experience." Based on what we've seen thus far, Blade Runner: 2049 certainly looks like it will be another hit for Villeneuve, whose latest science fiction movie, be better than the original is something that will be determined when Blade Runner 2049 hits theaters this fall.
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Release Date:2017-10-06