Although essential praise and positive tracking, Warner Bros./Alcon/Columbia’s “Blade Runner 2049” has failed hard at the box office, grossing just $31.5 million in its opening weekend from 4,058 screens against a reported budget of $150 million. It is a difficult fall for the Denis Villeneuve was directed sequel to Ridley...
The subject of “Blade Runner” never came up during any of cinematographer Roger Deakins discussions with director Denis Villeneuve about the sequel, “Blade Runner 2049.” Even though the two films glaringly share the same world, and there’s a mysterious connection between Ryan Gosling’s K and Harrison Ford’s Deckard (current and...