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Blade Runner star Rutger Hauer did not see his character as a villain, and the actor took some exception to that notion while doing press for the film’s initial release.
The iconic Ridley Scott sci-fi movie set in 2019 Los Angeles starring Harrison Ford as a former police officer tasked with hunting down synthetic humans turns 40 on Saturday.
In an interview for the film’s 1982 release, the Netherlands-born Hauer, while being flattered by a journalist about his good looks, was asked why he would want to play a “villain” in the film when he was handsome enough to be the hero. A polite Hauer responded that he did not see his character, Roy Batty, in the same light.
“I don’t think this is a villain,” he began. “What is wrong with a man — from the point where they start chasing him, he...
Blade Runner star Rutger Hauer did not see his character as a villain, and the actor took some exception to that notion while doing press for the film’s initial release.
The iconic Ridley Scott sci-fi movie set in 2019 Los Angeles starring Harrison Ford as a former police officer tasked with hunting down synthetic humans turns 40 on Saturday.
In an interview for the film’s 1982 release, the Netherlands-born Hauer, while being flattered by a journalist about his good looks, was asked why he would want to play a “villain” in the film when he was handsome enough to be the hero. A polite Hauer responded that he did not see his character, Roy Batty, in the same light.
“I don’t think this is a villain,” he began. “What is wrong with a man — from the point where they start chasing him, he...
- 6/24/2022
- by Ryan Parker
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For fans of the Blade Runner franchise, April 10 has special significance: It’s the day of Leon Kowalski’s inception. (Casual viewers may remember Leon as the replicant who kills the Blade Runner, giving him a Voight-Kampff test at the start of the movie.)
To celebrate the anniversary of Leon’s creation, Titan Comics and Alcon Entertainment have a special present: The first covers to the upcoming comic book series Blade Runner 2019.
Co-written by Blade Runner 2049 screenwriter Michael Green and long-term collaborator Mike Johnson (Idw’s Star Trek comic book series), the 12-issue series will be set in the neo-noir Los ...
To celebrate the anniversary of Leon’s creation, Titan Comics and Alcon Entertainment have a special present: The first covers to the upcoming comic book series Blade Runner 2019.
Co-written by Blade Runner 2049 screenwriter Michael Green and long-term collaborator Mike Johnson (Idw’s Star Trek comic book series), the 12-issue series will be set in the neo-noir Los ...
- 4/10/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For fans of the Blade Runner franchise, April 10 has special significance: It’s the day of Leon Kowalski’s inception. (Casual viewers may remember Leon as the replicant who kills the Blade Runner, giving him a Voight-Kampff test at the start of the movie.)
To celebrate the anniversary of Leon’s creation, Titan Comics and Alcon Entertainment have a special present: The first covers to the upcoming comic book series Blade Runner 2019.
Co-written by Blade Runner 2049 screenwriter Michael Green and long-term collaborator Mike Johnson (Idw’s Star Trek comic book series), the 12-issue series will be set in the neo-noir Los ...
To celebrate the anniversary of Leon’s creation, Titan Comics and Alcon Entertainment have a special present: The first covers to the upcoming comic book series Blade Runner 2019.
Co-written by Blade Runner 2049 screenwriter Michael Green and long-term collaborator Mike Johnson (Idw’s Star Trek comic book series), the 12-issue series will be set in the neo-noir Los ...
- 4/10/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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