We are back to bizarre land again here at OWF.
In one of the strangest stories I have had to report on yet, it seems that legendary director Ridley Scott has decided to do some re-shoots to his classic sci-fi movie Blade Runner some 25 YEARS after the film was first released. This all so he can put the scenes into a special edition director’s cut DVD due out later this year.
Joanna Cassidy who had a brief but very sexy role in the film has claimed on her official website found through Filmstalker and Sci-Fi Wire, that she kept her outfit from when she filmed the movie and has slipped into it some years later to reprise the character…
“Joanna has just finished reshooting her scenes from the original Blade Runner,” the site reported. “Joanna is wearing her original outfit (which she kept over from the first production). These new scenes will be part of the upcoming special Blade Runner DVD re-release. Check back for more details.”
It’s been well known for sometime that Scott has never been completely happy with any version of Blade Runner that has so far been released since it hit cinema’s in 1984. There’s apparently at least seven different versions of the film out there, some ranging from little changes to absolutely gigantic changes… including a whole new “happy” ending on some prints.
To read about the whole saga, Wikipedia go pretty much in depth on the whole thing.
Wow, it’s hard to imagine Cassidy being able to pull off the sexy look from over 25 years ago but Scott will probably use as many cinematic techniques as possible to hide her age. It must have been really weird for her to go back and shoot some more scenes in the movie after all this time.
This is great news though. The thought of seeing a fully 100% approved version of Blade Runner from the masterful helmer (although he has been far from that for quite some years now) is something to get real excited about.
That’s one DVD I have to purchase for my shelf, and if it sucks then of course we always have the other versions still available to buy. Oh and guys…. a theatrical re-release would be awesome too if you would be so kind.
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I’m gearing up for the special 2 DVD director’s cut special edition dvd (or whatever they decide to call it) in June!
You’re wrong about one thing- Ridley Scott is STILL a masterful filmmaker. “A Good Year” aside, he brought us “Gladiator”, “Black Hawk Down” and “Kingdom of Heaven” in recent years.
Hell yes, I love Gladiator and Black Hawk Down.
In recent years, I meant anything from the last four which include Matchstick Men, Kingdom of Heaven and A Good Year.
Those uninspired three movies were failures from where I sit.
I agree with you on Matchstick and A Good Year. But I thought Kingdom of Heaven ( even with Orlando Bloom in it) was a great film-that is, the dvd extended version is. It really is a completely different and improved cut from what went into theatres- I loved how it created this brutal battle and had it resolved not by killing but by rational minds prevailing.
Cool, will have to check out the extended version.
One of my main problems with the movie was that it seemed like there was a lot of the movie missing.
There definitely was a lot missing- the dvd adds “the story” back into the movie!
Oh, and if you’re interested-Syd Mead ( designer for much of Blade Runner) came to my school this week and revealed that Harrison Ford will be doing an all-new interview for the upcoming BladeRunner special edition dvd, despite how much he hated Ridley while filming. Should be awesome!
Really?
If that’s true then that’s great news, especially as Ford really has distanced himself from what I believe to be one of his most dramatic performances.