As we approach the release of the highly anticipated sequelBlade Runner 2049, Warner Bros. is offering fans a tantalizing tease for the movie that’s sure to entice even greater interest. We at Collider are happy to exclusively premiere an “in-world” piece that explains what happened in the world ofBlade Runnerbetween the first movie, set in 2019, and this sequel, set in 2049. This in-world short film takes place in the year 2036 and revolves aroundJared Leto’s character, Niander Wallace. In this short, directed byLuke Scott(Morgan), Wallace introduces a new line of “perfected” replicants called the Nexus 9, seeking to get the prohibition on replicants repealed. This no doubt has serious ramifications that will be crucial to the plot ofBlade Runner 2049.
You may recall that at Comic-Con this summer, Warner Bros. unveiled a teaser thatoffered a bullet point rundownof the events that have occurred in theBlade Runnertimeline sinceRidley Scott’s original movie. This “in-world” piece is one of three short films that will debut ahead ofBlade Runner 2049, which will further flesh out theBlade Runneruniverse with even more information. In 2023, government authorities legislated an indefinite “prohibition” on replicant production, as a year prior a massive EMP detonated on the West Coast and is pinned on replicants. So in this Wallace piece, we’ll see the beginnings of the new replicants that are created after the prohibition is lifted.
Check out the in-world piece below, titled “2036: Nexus Dawn.” Directed byDenis Villeneuve,Blade Runner 2049also starsRyan Gosling,Harrison Ford,Robin Wright,Sylvia Hoeks,Ana de Armas,Dave Bautista, andMackenzie Davis.Blade Runner 2049opens in theaters on October 6th.
Here’s the official synopsis forBlade Runner 2049:
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
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