Sequel gets release date

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February 19, 2016 1:53 PM

The sequel will star Ryan Gosling alongside Harrison Ford (reprising his role as Rick Deckard).

Blade Runner Sequel will star Ryan Gosling alongside Harrison Ford

A release date has been announced for the sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 "

Scheduled for a January 12, 2018 release, the sequel will star

Gosling recently confirmed his being a part of the project to Collider saying "It's exciting. If I say anything more there's a chip in me that will explode."

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To be directed by Denis Villeneuve and executive produced by Ridley Scott, its 1982 original movie is considered one of the greatest science-fiction film of all time.

Harrison Ford who starred in the 1982 sci-fi film will reprise his character as replicant hunter.

The original film starred Ford alongside Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos, and a modified film adaptation of the 1968 novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick.

The film depicts a dystopian Los Angeles in which genetically engineered replicants, which are visually indistinguishable from adult humans, are manufactured by the powerful Tyrell Corporation.

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