by Mike Fleming
BREAKING: Sony Pictures has made a deal with Alcon Entertainment for overseas distribution rights to the Blade Runner sequel that Denis Villenueve will direct withThe Big Short’s Ryan Gosling starring alongside Harrison Ford, who’s returning to one of his most iconic roles, as Richard Deckard. Warner Bros has North American distribution rights through its output agreement with Alcon’s Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson, and Sony has the rest of the world. Production begins in July.
This is a big deal for Tom Rothman, who, when he took the reins of Sony Entertainment, immediately set to work on overhauling the overseas operation of the studio to bring it line with powerhouses like Warner Bros and Fox, where Rothman spent so many years. He has stalked Alcon and Scott (who’s godfathering his seminal film) like a blade runner pursuing a runaway replicant. Especially after the film drew Villenueve, who’s coming off Sicario., and got Gosling to star with Ford. Original cowriter Hampton Fancher and Michael Green wrote the script. It becomes a beach head project for Sony.
Cynthia Sikes Yorkin will produce along with Johnson and Kosove. Bud Yorkin will receive producer credit.
Frank Giustra and Tim Gamble, CEO’s of Thunderbird Films, will serve as executive producers. Ridley Scott will also executive produce.
Source: Deadline
BREAKING: Sony Pictures has made a deal with Alcon Entertainment for overseas distribution rights to the Blade Runner sequel that Denis Villenueve will direct withThe Big Short’s Ryan Gosling starring alongside Harrison Ford, who’s returning to one of his most iconic roles, as Richard Deckard. Warner Bros has North American distribution rights through its output agreement with Alcon’s Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson, and Sony has the rest of the world. Production begins in July.
This is a big deal for Tom Rothman, who, when he took the reins of Sony Entertainment, immediately set to work on overhauling the overseas operation of the studio to bring it line with powerhouses like Warner Bros and Fox, where Rothman spent so many years. He has stalked Alcon and Scott (who’s godfathering his seminal film) like a blade runner pursuing a runaway replicant. Especially after the film drew Villenueve, who’s coming off Sicario., and got Gosling to star with Ford. Original cowriter Hampton Fancher and Michael Green wrote the script. It becomes a beach head project for Sony.
Cynthia Sikes Yorkin will produce along with Johnson and Kosove. Bud Yorkin will receive producer credit.
Frank Giustra and Tim Gamble, CEO’s of Thunderbird Films, will serve as executive producers. Ridley Scott will also executive produce.
Source: Deadline