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[hosannainexcelsis]

Just announced: Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Space Dandy) will be directing "Blade Runner Blackout 2022" a short film animated by CyGames Pictures. It will connect the original Blade Runner film and the upcoming Blade Runner 2049 sequel. Here is a behind-the-scenes preview of it (in Japanese), including character designs and storyboards/layouts.

 

[DJIzana]

Damn... CyGames locked that down? They going big!!!

 

[Trago]

Nice! Watanabe!

 

[Spieler Eins]

He also did Matrix shorts back in the day.

 

[Shauni]

He also did Matrix shorts back in the day.

Really? Which one(s) did he do?

 

[JSR_Cube]

He also did Matrix shorts back in the day.

Ya, this reminds me of the Animatrix. Super interested!

 

[duckroll]

Watanabe > Ridley Scott's son

 

[Brian_FETO]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

Awesome

 

[UnemployedVillain]

 

[CalamityPixel]

Holy shit that's awesome

 

[Minus_Me]

Really? Which one(s) did he do?

Kid's Story and Detective Story.

 

[wandering]

Really? Which one(s) did he do?

Kid's Story and A Detective Story

 

[Sectorseven]

They're really trying to make this a franchise...35 years later.

Is there a toy line as well?

 

[Extra Sauce]

Why do I get the feeling this short will be to Blade Runner 2049 what The Second Renaissance was to The Matrix sequels...

 

[Trago]

Watanabe > Ridley Scott's son

Watanabe >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ridley Scott

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Love me some Watanabe.

 

[Beer Monkey]

What? When does it come out?

 

[golem]

Oh yes!

 

[jmdajr]

Hmmm

 

[shira]

What? When does it come out?

2022?

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

What? When does it come out?

"Coming soon."

 

[BlueTsunami]

Behold, the age of cyberpunk has returned

 

[Minus_Me]

They're really trying to make this a franchise...35 years later.

Is there a toy line as well?

Getting a cheap blaster replica wouldn't be half bad actually.

 

[5taquitos]

This is great news.

I'm all in.

 

[duckroll]

Btw I think this is the second of the midquel shorts they talked about earlier. The first is already out and is a live action piece by Scott's son, for those who haven't been following. So it should be out within the next couple of weeks.

 

[Drahcir]

I really didn't know how much more ancillary Blade Runner stuff I wanted to coincide with 2049 but this news pretty much told me to shut the fuck up and just embrace it all.

 

[Trago]

Btw I think this is the second of the midquel shorts they talked about earlier. The first is already out and is a live action piece by Scott's son, for those who haven't been following. So it should be out within the next couple of weeks.

I thought the second one was released already?

 

[duckroll]

I thought the second one was released already?

Oh damn. It just came out hours ago! Bautista?! Lol.

I guess that means this might be released later then. Oh well.

 

[Crocodile]

Nice! We haven't heard from Watanabe for a while. Always good to see his work

How long is this supposed to be though?

 

[InfiniDragon]

Let's fucking goooooo.

Will totally watch this, even if it's only like 10 minutes long.

 

[duckroll]

So we have 2036 and 2048 now. And this will be 2022. Looks like they can make 26 more shorts to cover all the gaps!

 

[AgentOtaku]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

Awesome

This

 

[iavi]

Yessssssssssss

 

[game-boi]

Already looking forward to this more than the live action sequel.

 

[Tom_Cody]

Oh god yes.

 

[broncobuster]

If only they'd announce a video game tie-in, we'd be back to the Matrix Reloaded heyday.

 

[Bob Coffee]

If there going to go full anime, just keep watanbe as director and get the old BGC crew back together. Or atleast make things come full circle with a priss cameo.

 

[golem]

If only they'd announce a video game tie-in, we'd be back to the Matrix Reloaded heyday.

Im down for a BREU. Make it happen WB

 

[Sectorseven]

If only they'd announce a video game tie-in, we'd be back to the Matrix Reloaded heyday.

Settle for an HD remaster?

 

[LeleSocho]

meh

 

[Trago]

Settle for an HD remaster?

Never happening unfortunately. The original assets/files/code/etc. are lost.

 

[TissueBox]

Whaat?

*shrugs*

I'm down for it.

 

[KojiKnight]

Always trust Nabeshin!

 

[baddvision]

awesome!!

 

[Zubz]

I'm in for Watanabe.

 

[BadWolf]

Will probably be better than the movie.

 

[i-Lo]

Like Riddick, imagine if we had game/s as interstitial/sequel. Technologically, we've come a long way and after seeing what Deus Ex MD pulled off, it would be a great way to proliferate the IP.

 

[E_Darkness]

I remember seeing the Blackout event and thinking it would make an interesting story. Guess this was the plan.

I have no hopes in the new film and same with this, but I'll watch it anyway.

 

[tuxfool]

Settle for an HD remaster?

Can't.

All the original assets were lost.

 

[BocoDragon]

Watch this be much better and more beloved by fans than the new movie.