With the release of Blade Runner 2049, fans finally got the chance to return to the distinctive world introduced in the original film. As it happens, though, Blade Runner 2049 could be construed as not quite the first time Ridley Scott has revisited the Blade Runner universe. Both Blade Runner films are, in a sense, part of a larger shared universe that includes the Alien and Predator franchises.
We don't expect to see Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver joining forces to battle Xenomorphs anytime soon, but it is fascinating to see how Blade Runner and its sequel intertwine with films like Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. Taken as a whole, these movie form one large meditation on the nature of humanity and what truly separates the creator from the creation. Check out our breakdown of how Blade Runner and Alien link together thematically and in terms of continuity. Full spoilers follow for Blade Runner 2049, Alien: Covenant, and all the films that preceded them both.
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We don't expect to see Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver joining forces to battle Xenomorphs anytime soon, but it is fascinating to see how Blade Runner and its sequel intertwine with films like Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. Taken as a whole, these movie form one large meditation on the nature of humanity and what truly separates the creator from the creation. Check out our breakdown of how Blade Runner and Alien link together thematically and in terms of continuity. Full spoilers follow for Blade Runner 2049, Alien: Covenant, and all the films that preceded them both.
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