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A spinner designed by visual futurist Syd Mead flies by a billboard in a scene from Blade Runner.

Blade Runner 2049 is a 2017 American neo-noir science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green. A sequel to Blade Runner (1982), the film stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, who reprises his role as Rick Deckard, with Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, Dave Bautista and Jared Leto in supporting roles.

Principal photography took place in Budapest, Hungary between July and November 2016. The film premiered in Los Angeles on October 3, 2017 and will be released in the United States on October 6, 2017, in 2D, 3D and IMAX. Blade Runner 2049 received acclaim, with some critics calling it one of the greatest sequels of all-time.