--- description: Harrison Ford will once again grace the silver screen as Rick Deckard in the sequel to Blade Runner, Alcon Entertainment said on Thursday. title: Harrison Ford Will Once Again Be Rick Deckard image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57ae9c15b4e79e9c/69878158a988cad3236acb4e/harrison-ford-blade-runner-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Harrison Ford Will Once Again Play Rick Deckard in the _Blade Runner_ Sequel ## Video: 'Blade Runner (1982)' Theatrical Trailer [Watch (HLS stream): 'Blade Runner (1982)' Theatrical Trailer](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/es5E6mmn.m3u8) (3:37)  _Published 2015-02-27. Watch the trailer for the 1982 version of 'Blade Runner'_ by [Kevin McSpadden](/author/kevin-mcspadden/) ## Kevin McSpadden Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 27, 2015 9:29 AM CUT  Harrison Ford attends the 12th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Friday, Jan 16, 2015, in Los Angeles Harrison Ford attends the 12th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Friday, Jan 16, 2015, in Los AngelesRob Latour—Invision/AP by [Kevin McSpadden](/author/kevin-mcspadden/) ## Kevin McSpadden Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 27, 2015 9:29 AM CUT Harrison Ford will [grace the silver screen](http://variety.com/2015/film/news/denis-villeneuve-in-talks-to-direct-blade-runner-sequel-1201442794/ "undefined") as Rick Deckard in the upcoming sequel to _Blade Runner,_ Alcon Entertainment announced on Thursday. Ridley Scott, the original director of the 1982 sci-fi thriller, will not be coming back to direct the latest version but he has signed on as a producer, according to _Variety._ Alcon Entertainment is currently in negotiations with _Prisoners_ director Denis Villeneuve to replace Scott as the man behind the camera. “We are honored that Harrison is joining us on this journey with Denis Villeneuve, who is a singular talent, as we experienced personally on _Prisoners,”_ said producers Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson. Apparently, Ford said the script to the sequel is the “[best thing he’s ever read](http://variety.com/2014/film/news/harrison-ford-loves-blade-runner-2-script-1201378743/ "undefined").” The original film depicted a dystopian Los Angeles in the year 2019, and despite a poor showing at the box office became a cult classic and today is lauded for its production design. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3725634/blade-runner-harrison-ford-ridley-scott-alcon-entertainment/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3725634/blade-runner-harrison-ford-ridley-scott-alcon-entertainment/"},"headline":"Harrison Ford Will Once Again Play Rick Deckard in the Blade Runner Sequel","datePublished":"2015-02-27T09:29:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:46:33.788Z","description":"Denis Villeneuve of Prisoners looks likely to direct","url":"https://time.com/3725634/blade-runner-harrison-ford-ridley-scott-alcon-entertainment/","keywords":["movies","celebrities","los angeles","entertainment","harrison ford","ridley scott"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57ae9c15b4e79e9c/69878158a988cad3236acb4e/harrison-ford-blade-runner-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kevin McSpadden","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/kevin-mcspadden/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57ae9c15b4e79e9c/69878158a988cad3236acb4e/harrison-ford-blade-runner-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Harrison Ford attends the 12th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Friday, Jan 16, 2015, in Los Angeles","caption":"Harrison Ford attends the 12th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Friday, Jan 16, 2015, in Los Angeles","creditText":"Rob Latour—Invision/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3725634/blade-runner-harrison-ford-ridley-scott-alcon-entertainment/","name":"Harrison Ford Will Once Again Play Rick Deckard in the Blade Runner Sequel"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"'Blade Runner (1982)' Theatrical Trailer","description":"Watch the trailer for the 1982 version of 'Blade Runner'","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/es5E6mmn/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-02-27T08:07:11.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/es5E6mmn.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3725634/blade-runner-harrison-ford-ridley-scott-alcon-entertainment/","duration":"PT3M37S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3725634/blade-runner-harrison-ford-ridley-scott-alcon-entertainment/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```