Saturday, April 28, 2007
A movie 25 years in the making
Apparently, Blade Runner is a film that will never be finished.
Actress Joanna Cassidy, who played the replicant Zhora in the movie, recently confirmed that she and director Ridley Scott reshot all of her scenes, using the original costume, for a 25th Anniversary theatrical release later this year.
As we all know, a Blade Runner "director's cut" was released at the dawn of the DVD age. It's difficult to see how anyone can improve on that. Ridley Scott, however, thinks he can - and needs to - do just that.
When it comes to yet another Blade Runner "cut," I have to throw my lot in with the folks at G4TV: "You know, for a film that almost everyone on the planet thinks is a classic, it seems that Ridley Scott might never be happy with it."
Indeed.
Actress Joanna Cassidy, who played the replicant Zhora in the movie, recently confirmed that she and director Ridley Scott reshot all of her scenes, using the original costume, for a 25th Anniversary theatrical release later this year.
As we all know, a Blade Runner "director's cut" was released at the dawn of the DVD age. It's difficult to see how anyone can improve on that. Ridley Scott, however, thinks he can - and needs to - do just that.
When it comes to yet another Blade Runner "cut," I have to throw my lot in with the folks at G4TV: "You know, for a film that almost everyone on the planet thinks is a classic, it seems that Ridley Scott might never be happy with it."
Indeed.
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Saturday, April 28, 2007 
