Ridley Scott to direct new Blade Runner film

Ridley Scott is set to direct a new version of sci-fi classic Blade Runner.
 
“It would be a gross understatement to say that we are elated Ridley Scott will shepherd this iconic story into a new, exciting direction. We are huge fans of Ridley’s and of the original Blade Runner. This is once in a lifetime project for us,” said Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, co-founders of Alcon Entertainment.

Scott is currently working on Alien sorta-prequel Prometheus, but this latest development has come out of the blue…