Blade Runner – new scenes shot after 25 years

Posted on April 27, 2007
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The people over at Dark Horizons have some very fascinating news today. Twenty five years after its theatrical release, new scenes were shot for Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner“.

Fans have been clamoring for Scott’s “final cut” of the film, his true definitive version of the sci-fi epic rather than the so-so 1992 “Director’s Cut” which Scott has publicly stated he was unhappy with.

Though work began in 2000 on the disc set, legal issues and other factors have delayed it for years. Then late last year it was confirmed that the film would be finally coming out in a massive multi-disc box set sometime in the second half of 2007 to celebrate the film’s 25th anniversary.

This week actress Joanna Cassidy, famous for playing the Replicant Zhora in “Blade Runner”, released the following comment on her official site:

“Joanna has just finished re-shooting her scenes from the original BLADE RUNNER movie. 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.”

For all Blade Runner fans around the world (and there is plenty…) this must be like Christmas. I must say the dedication and the outside-the-box strategy when deciding to shoot new scenes to a 25 year old movie is amazing. I applaud the people behind this decision.

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