L'immaginario visivo della fotografia di Blade Runner 2049 in un confronto con l'originale Blade Runner.
Una sinfonia che rima alla perfezione ricreando un ambiente al tempo stesso familiare e tuttavia ancora tutto da esplorare, all'interno di un perfetto sequel dove il futuro rimane il consumato passato che ci ha fatto innamorare dell'estetica di questa saga.
La distopica Los Angeles di Blade Runner 2049 ricreata nelle gigantesche miniature iperdettagliate della Weta Workshop.
Ecco come gli edifici prendono vita sullo schermo grazie a un meticoloso lavoro di computer grafica e artigianato.
Rachel, la replicante di Blade Runner interpretata da Sean Young, ricreata dalla Moving Picture Company (MPC) per il sequel Blade Runner 2049.
Il terzo corto prequel di Blade Runner 2049 si concentra sul catastrofico blackout elettromagnetico che ha interessato il nord America nel 2022, scatenando la crisi planetaria che porterà alla messa al bando dei replicanti e alla fine della Tyrell Corporation, dando il via alla trama del sequel del film di Ridley Scott.
Nel secondo corto prequel di Blade Runner 2049 facciamo la conoscenza di Sapper Morton che ha un libro che vorrebbe dare a un amico.
La Warner Bros. ha pubblicato il primo di tre corti prequel, diretto da Luke Scott e intitolato 2036: Nexus Dawn, per collegare gli eventi del film originale del 1982 a quelli di Blade Runner 2049.
Una timeline dei 30 anni trascorsi era stata presentata al Comic-Con.
2018: After a bloody mutiny by a Nexus 6 combat team in an Off-world colony, Replicants are declared illegal on Earth — under penalty of death.
2019: A prototype Replicant, Rachael, and Officer Rick Deckard, a Blade runner, escape Los Angeles together.
2020: After the death of founder Eldon Tyrell, the Tyrell Corporation rushes a new line of Nexus 8 Replicants onto the market for use Off-world. Unlike previous Nexus models, built with 4-year lifespans, the Nexus 8s have open-ended lifespans, as well as ocular implants for easy identification
2022: The Blackout. An EMP of unknown origin detonates somewhere in the West Coast. Cities are shut down for weeks. Electronic data is corrupted or destroyed over most of the United States. Finance and trade markets crash worldwide. Food supplies become dire. Theories spread as to the cause of the Blackout; none are proven. The most popular blame Replicants.
2023: Replicant Prohibition. The governing authorities legislate an indefinite "prohibition" on replicant production. Nexus 6 models are now all decommissioned due to their programmed 4-year lifespans. Surviving Nexus 8 models are to be retired. Those that can, go into hiding.
2025: Idealistic scientist Niander Wallace pioneers advancements in genetically modified food and shares his patents for free, marking an end to a global crisis. His company, Wallace Corporation, E&C, expands across the globe — and into the Off-world colonies.
2028: Niander Wallace acquires the remains of the bankrupt Tyrell Corporation.
2030s: Niander Wallace improves upon Tyrells' genetic engineering and memory implantation methods to make replicants obedient and controllable.
2036: Prohibition is repealed. Wallace reintroduces a new line of "perfected" Replicants — The Nexus 9.
Early 2040s: The LAPD commits additional resources to bolster its existing Blade Runner unit, tasked with locating illegal Replicants and retiring them.
2049: When we return to Los Angeles, 30 years after the original movie, climate change has caused the sea level to rise dramatically. A massive Sea Wall has been built along the Sepulveda Pass to protect the Los Angeles basin. Los Angeles is even more uninhabitable than before and filled with poverty and sickness. Humans, who were not well enough to leave for the off-world colonies are left behind. There is no fresh food, and inhabitants survive on Wallace's genetically modified food products sold from vending machines at street markets.
