Indeed, Villeneuve’s name has been one of the most comforting aspects of this sequel from the moment it was announced.
After unearthing a long-buried secret, K believes Deckard may be the missing key to stopping all of society from being plunged into total chaos.
The director already has his next project after Blade Runner 2049 lined up possibly, and if any director was going to take Ridley Scott’s place making a Blade Runner sequel, it’s hard to think of someone more fitting or deserving than Villeneuve.
Set thirty years after the events of the first film, 2049 follows Gosling’s LAPD Detective K, a new blade runner, as he embarks on a search for Harrison Ford’s Rick Deckard, who’s been missing ever since the conclusion of the original film.