Better Harrison Ford Sequel Ideas Than "Blade Runner 2"

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Better Harrison Ford Sequel Ideas Than "Blade Runner 2"

Written by Arya Ponto

Tuesday, 30 September 2008

Perhaps you've heard, but the writers of Eagle Eye are developing a sequel to Blade Runner. /Film reports that Travis Wright and John Glenn were working with Blade Runner co-executive producer Bud Yorkin on a pitch package for a sequel to one of the most revered Sci-Fi movies of all time.

Surely there are better endeavors to pursue than this nonsense?

The project is by no means official and I would wager is total wishful thinking—even John Glenn has e-mailed /Film himself to say that this was years ago and that he stopped working on it, now on the mind that the film is too perfect to meddle with—but Travis Wright was still talking about it and is probably trying to use Eagle Eye for leverage to get the project off the ground. Since this is being done outside the studio system, I'm going to go ahead and put my money on the table to say that this will never happen and Ridley Scott will laugh the guy out of a room.

If they really want to write sequels to old Harrison Ford movies, though, I've got 5 suggestions they can use.

1. Witness 2: The Witnessing
Detective John Book was accepted by Amish folks for his brave protection of an Amish boy who witnessed a murder, but by bringing violence into their community, he's turned a pacifist Amish man into a cold-blooded serial killer terrorizing his own community, dubbed "The English" for his penchant to plant modern electronics in the homes of his victims. Now Book has to protect a city boy who witnessed one of the murders whilst on a school corn tour.

2. Frantic, Again
Years after the death of his wife, Dr. Richard Walker embarks on a humanitarian trip to Iraq. There he meets a female doctor who happens to be his late wife's long lost twin, so they start a relationship as they work together to help injured civilians. The day after they've slept together, she's kidnapped by Iraqi insurgents, and Dr. Walker has to go on a frantic search through an unfamiliar country in search of the woman he loves. Again.

3. The Frisco Kid Goes to Poland
Decades after their adventure together, Rabbi Avram has passed away. His last wish was to be buried in his hometown in Poland, having asked his old friend Tommy the bank robber to carry his body back to Poland. There, Tommy's old cowboy ways clash with local customs. Fish out of water hijinks ensue. There will also be Nazis.

4. Air Force Two
As President James Marshall and his family travel the country on a re-election campaign, his brand new presidential plane is hijacked by Pakistani terrorists and steered into North Korean territory. The President manages to kill the hijackers and take back control of the plane himself, but North Korean fighter jets are already set to blow them all to hell. What those North Koreans don't know, however, is that he's not piloting the same old Air Force One. This plane is weapons-equipped for battle. This plane is... Air Force Two.

5. Indiana Jones 4
We need a better one.

September 30, 2008, Matt Medlock said:

I pray it's dead in the water. This is the stupidest Hollywood idea I've heard since the rumor they were trying to remake "Casablanca" with Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez back when they were a couple. "Play it, Sam. Play 'Jenny from the Block'..." That and Blade Runner 2 are half of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse. What's next, a second Michael Bay "Transformers" movie? Oh, crap...

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October 01, 2008, zack brown said:

I'm down with air force 2 lol. Although I resent what you said on number 5.

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October 01, 2008, Nathan Armour said:

haha, some movies just shouldn't be touched, Blade Runner being one of them, remake Casablanca? what a silly idea. Indiana Jones does need another one though, I enjoyed seeing indie on the big screen again but the film has been criticised more than expected. It needs a masterpiece to finish off the brilliant films that came before it.

narm

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