Harrison Ford in '‘Blade Runner’ Movie Sequel Movies for Grownups

Harrison Ford In Blade Runner Movie Sequel

74-year-old actor is reprising his memorable role

Courtesy of Warner Bros. Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford in 'Blade Runner 2049' Next to Han Solo and Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford’s most famous role might be Rick Deckard, the tormented detective who hunts down escaped androids in the 1982 sci-fi classic “Blade Runner.” Now Ford is reprising that role. Warner Bros. just that provides the first glimpse of the 74-year-old actor in “Blade Runner 2049,” which is scheduled for theatrical release in October. AARP Membership: In the sequel, portrays a young blade runner — an android stalker — who must find Ford’s character, who’s been missing for the three decades since the original story. The sequel is directed by Denis Villeneuve, who had a hit last year with “.” In a panel discussion live-streamed on the internet, Ford said it felt good to return to the dystopia depicted in “Blade Runner,” in which a crumbling, polluted Los Angeles is shrouded in dark clouds and a continual drizzle of acid rain. The first time Ford walked on the set, he recalled, “It was raining — that made me feel welcome.” Ford said the “Blade Runner” movies — which depict a society filled with , such as holograms and flying cars, in which it’s difficult to tell artificial life forms from real ones — have some important lessons for today. “There’s no such thing as a free lunch, and we’re really talking about both the benefit of technology and the social consequences of it in a way that I think is really interesting,” he said.

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