*Blade Runner 2049*: Inside the Dark Future of a Sequel 35 Years in the Making

*Blade Runner 2049*: Inside the Dark Future of a Sequel 35 Years in the Making

Then, a hitch. In 2014, Scott’s other directing commitment made it clear he wouldn’t be able to helm 2049. Instead he became an executive producer, and Johnson and Kosove approached Villeneuve. At that point, the director was still not quite a household name: He’d spent the past decade making a series of unyielding dramas that …