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Blade Runner 2049 was preceded by the release of three short films that served as prequels, where the chronological first, Blade Runner Black Out 2022, was anime (the other two, 2036: Nexus Dawn and 2048: Nowhere to Run, were live action, not animated). [241]
The term comes not from the Philip K. Dick novel but rather a 1979 novella by William S. Burroughs, called Blade Runner (a movie), itself an adaptation of a Burroughs screenplay of the 1974 novel The Bladerunner by Alan E. Nourse. Scott optioned the title from Burroughs after it was suggested by screenwriter Hampton Fancher. [5]
[93] [94] Sony Pictures Releasing, which had obtained rights to release the film in overseas territories, [95] was the first to release Blade Runner 2049 in theaters, first in France and Belgium on October 4, 2017, [94] then in other countries on the two following days. [94] The film was released by Warner Bros. in North America on October 6 ...
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In reviewing the film for The New York Times, Elisabeth Vincentelli wrote, "Whenever it tries to go for action, Simulant comes up short... nobody will mistake this for Blade Runner. The film is on much firmer ground as a relationship drama, in the vein of the British series Humans, where the artificial creations are called 'synths'." [8]
It is one of three such prequels, alongside Blade Runner Black Out 2022 and 2048: Nowhere to Run. The short was released on August 30, 2017, approximately five weeks before the release of the feature film, and features Jared Leto as Blade Runner 2049 character Niander Wallace, alongside Benedict Wong .
The “Blade” movie’s most recent release date was Nov. 7, 2025, but Disney has removed the title and will release “Predator: Badlands” on that date instead.
Blade Runner Black Out 2022 is a 2017 anime short film directed by Shinichiro Watanabe and animated by Cygames Pictures. The short is one of three short films, (with 2036: Nexus Dawn and 2048: Nowhere to Run) that serve as prequels to the live-action film Blade Runner 2049. It debuted on 27 September 2017 on Crunchyroll. [1] [2]