The right to cult legend and fan favourite Blade Runner have been snapped up by production company Alcon who have released a press statement stating their intention to make at least one prequel, one sequel and a possible spin offs.
I can hear the die hard fans roaring at their monitors and phones right now.
Follow ups to Blade Runner have been kicked around in both idea and rumour form for years but nothing has ever come to fruition, so many said it never would, that they never could or would dare touch such a classic. And yet here we are on the threshold of seeing another all time classic being given further life, The Thing....
Alcon produce films that are ultimately released by Warners under a ten year deal. They have a fair amount of releases but nothing that would really indicate that they could deliver on such an epic scale. Their biggest known names from the last couple of years are 16 blocks and The Book of Eli.
We'll just have to wait and see if this rolls out and what they will be able to do with the Blade Runner world.