Sony has been doing a very good job of getting people hungry for everything Blade Runner in preparation to Blade Runner 2049. The production team has released two of the three short films that serve as prologue to the feature film, filling in some exposition between the original film and the sequel.

The first was “Nexus 2036”, a short featuring Jared Let as Niander Wallace, who seems to be our main antogonist holding negotiations to repeal the Replicant ban. Directed by Luke Scott. viewable here – https://youtu.be/F9DHh7IOoMM

Then the follow-up short followed a fugitive Replicant, played by David Bautista, trying to blend into human society. Also directed by Luke Scott. Viewable here – https://youtu.be/yJYH9aGEEGg

And coming soon is the third short film “Blade Runner: Blackout 2020” that will focus on the blackout event that took place some years after the first film. Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe (Samurai Champloo, Cowboy Bebop) with music from experimental hip-hop producer Flying Lotus.

Cygames Pictures is handling the animation with Shukou Murase (Halo Legends, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing) is animation director and character designer.

Sony Pictures Japan is streaming a preview showing off designs and animation tests for the short.

Deadpool director is collaborating on a Neuromancer film.
(But, don’t expect it any time in the near future)

It is official retro-lovers – Tim Miller has plans for William Gibson’s genre defining novel Neuromancer. He will be collaborating with Simon Kinberg.  Unfortunately, he is currently set to direct the new and generally unasked for Terminator film or films being produced by James Cameron; heaven help us.

Neuromancer is a 1984 science fiction novel by William Gibson and is regarded by many to be the genesis of the Cyberpunk genre. It is the recipient of the Hugo Award, Nebula Award and the Philip K. Dick. This is the first novel by Gibson and first in the Sprawl trilogy.

The story is set in a dystopian future where the global eco-structure has restricted itself in the wake of geopolitical warfare and the evolution of the megacorporation that has their tentacles in every part of the world affairs and trade. The main protagonist or anti-hero is a drug addicted former computer hacker named Case who’s ability to tap into cyberspace had been damaged after crossing the wrong people. He lives in and inhabits the underworld of Chiba City, Japan. Case is offered a job by the mysterious Armitage after being rescued by his cybernetic augmented “Razorgirl”, Molly Millions. Armitage is offering Case not only a monetary reward but, the repair of his neural jack and access back into cyberspace again.

In 1989, Epic Comics published a 48-page graphic novel version by Tom de Haven and Bruce Jensen. It only covers the first two chapters, “Chiba City Blues” and “The Shopping Expedition”, and was never continued.

The BBC World Service Drama production of Neuromancer aired in two one-hour parts, on 8 and 15 September 2002. In 2009, The New Museum in NYC hosted a six hour reading of Neuromancer  directed by Brody Condon with former adult star turned Hollywood actress, DJ and author Sasha Grey reading the part of Molly Millions.

There have been several proposed film adaptations of Neuromancer, with drafts of scripts written by British director Chris Cunningham and Chuck Russell, with Aphex Twin providing the soundtrack. After that project fell through the cracks, Neuromancer as a live-action film has jumped into pre-production after pre-production and so on; with names such as Joseph Kahn, Vincenzo Natali and Chuck Russell.

So let’s be optimistic about this one. Hopefully James Cameron doesn’t infect him with the Douche malware that he downloaded from George Lucas on some dickbag TOR site. I also highly recommend yous all watch MR. ROBOT if you need a good cyberpunk fix.

[source: http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/cast-this-case-in-neuromancer-from-deadpool-director-tim-miller-206 ]

Yes. David Sandberg himself has verified he is set to direct a film adaptation of the comic “Zombie Brother”. This project will be produced by Channing Tatum and Reid Carolin via Tencent Pictures! This is huge news and we are super stoked to see what David will do with this.

Also David will be working on Kung Fury 2 the feature film, which is projected for a 2018 release. Yes, there have been all sorts of rumors about Steven Spielberg wanting to direct it!! To add to this most impressive list, David is also working with Seth Ickerman for the upcoming “Blood Machines” movie. David will be a very busy man in the next couple of years.

Exiting times lie ahead Retro Lovers.