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Roger Deakins Will Be Cinematographer for ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel 0 741

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If you were at all worried about the planned sequel to Ridley Scott’s seminal sci-fi film Blade Runner then you can rest assured that, at least visually, it’s in very safe hands indeed

Variety reports that cinematography maestro Roger Deakins has signed on to work his magic on the as-yet-untitled Blade Runner sequel (surely it’ll be more than just Blade Runner 2?), to be directed by Denis Villeneuve.

The duo previously worked together on the excellent thriller Prisoners, and Deakins is currently at the Cannes Film Festival for the film Sicario, starring Emily Blunt and Josh Brolin, where he will also receive the special Pierre Angénieux Excellens in Cinematography Award.

It’s no surprise Deakins has been nabbed for the Blade Runner followup; simply put he is perhaps the greatest living cinematographer working in the industry. His work includes everything from Coen bros. fare like Fargo and The Big Lebowski to The Shawshank Redemption and Skyfall to Westerns No Country for Old Men and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, with much more in between and beyond. He is a multi-Oscar nominee, with his most recent nomination being for Angelina Jolie’s wartime drama Unbroken.

Harrison Ford is set to reprise his role as Rick Deckard in this new Blade Runner film and last we heard Ryan Gosling was also in talks to star in an unspecified role. We don’t know anything about the specific plot as of yet but we do know it’s set several decades after the end of the 1982 film, based on an idea conjured by Scott and co-writer of the original, Hampton Fancher. The latter has co-written the new script alongside Michael Green.

Even if the plot, dialogue, action sequences etc. are not up to scratch, at least we can look forward to a visually beautiful sequel to a much-loved classic.

The Blade Runner sequel is set to start principal photography in summer 2016, with a release date TBA.

Source: Variety

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Watch: Incredible New Trailer for ‘The Revenant’ 0 1243

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We don’t usually post trailers individually – saving them for the Trailer Watch – but this one was just too good to pass up.

The Revenant is the new film from acclaimed director Alejandro González Iñárritu, who most recently won an Oscar for Birdman. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson and Will Poulter in a tale of a forntierman in 1820 who sets out on a path of vengeance who left him for dead after a bear mauling.

We already had one amazing teaser trailer, now check out the equally great new trailer below:

Could this be the film that finally wins Leo his Best Actor Oscar? Quite possibly!

The Revenant is set for release in the UK on January 15th, 2016.

Vincent Cassel To Play Villain in Next ‘Bourne’ Film 0 1468

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After a fourth Bourne film in which Jason himself was conspicuous by his absence, things are returning to the old but brilliant formula of Matt Damon starring and Paul Greengrass directing.

We already know that in addition to Damon returning (rejoice!), Tommy Lee Jones and woman-of-the-moment Alicia Vikander are part of the cast, playing a tough CIA operative and (presumed) love interest, respectively, as well as Julia Stiles reprising her small but crucial role as Bourne helper Nicky Parsons. But now we’re getting word that one of the best French actors in the business is also joining the cast.

Variety has the news that the wonderful Vincent Cassel has signed on to the spy action sequel as its main villain, which will see him match wits and possibly even go toe-to-toe go with the former amnesiac hero. Although exact plot details are being kept secret for the time being, sources are saying that Cassel will play an assassin tracking Bourne. No doubt he will tie in with the Treadstone/Blackbriar history of the Bourne mythology – maybe he’ll be a scorned fellow assassin who feels Bourne somehow wronged him/was chosen ahead of him.

The series has a pedigree of casting great actors as assassins, whether it be Clive Owen in The Bourne Identity, Karl Urban in Supremacy, Edgar Ramirez in Ultimatum and Oscar Isaac in Legacy.

I was already looking forward to the return of the Damon-Greengrass team but the addition of Cassel – genuinely one of my favourite actors of modern times – only makes me wish next summer would get here sooner.

The as-yet-untitled Bourne sequel is set to start shooting this year for a July 29th, 2016 release date.

Source: Variety