Good interviews in today's NYT.
There’s a longstanding disagreement about whether Deckard is a replicant between Ridley, who says he is, and Harrison, who has maintained that he isn’t.
VILLENEUVE Harrison and Ridley are still arguing about this. I witnessed some discussion at dinner we had in Budapest, and it was fantastic. The idea that you’re unsure if you were designed or you are a real subject, a real human being — that tension is interesting. I’m not interested in the answer. I like the fact that the movies are playing on that ambiguity instead of taking one side or the other.
FORD It comes up somewhere around the end of the second drink. It always comes up somehow. When we were making the first film, the conversation really was only for Ridley and myself. Somehow it got into the general conversation, because people were curious about that, and I think that’s a good thing. The story, I think your options ... are somewhat preserved, for the audience.
SCOTT Deckard is a [expletive] replicant. Harrison can’t disagree now, because the whole premise of this new plot is based on the fact that he’s a replicant. I’m more amused by this than anything.
GOSLING They had this virtual reality experience at ComicCon where you could walk around in the world of “Blade Runner,” and these machines would read whether you were a replicant or not. We went in it, and I did see Harrison’s reading. I’m not at liberty to discuss it. But I know what he is.
I find it funny that left out of that story is the fact that the original screenwriter's, Hampton Fancher's, opinion about Deckard's human-status is completely left out of the discussion.
For the record, he vehemently disagrees with Scott that Deckard is a replicant. But I suppose the writer of that story had to kiss Ridley's ass and not bring up any dissenting opinions during the interview.
I'm officially excited. Didn't my previous postings leave that impression? 😊
I'm not anticipating a superior film to Blade Runner (2019) by any means, but I'm definitely feeling a great follow up that could be a near masterpiece in its own right. A dazzling visual treat for sure.