Was Harrison Ford’s Blade Runner character a human or replicant? It’s a question that has long plagued fans of Ridley Scott’s 1982 science fiction classic. And when Denis Villeneuve made his 2017 sequel, Blade Runner 2049, the filmmaker shared with CinemaBlend that the discussion was a point of disagreement between Ford and Scott. Now the legendary actor behind Rick Deckard has shared his own take on the long-standing debate.
Per Villeneuve, when Blade Runner’s director and star got in the same room, they “don’t agree” and “start to talk very loud” about the whole thing. It certainly doesn’t help that Ridley Scott’s movie had no less than eight different edits of the film, with different endings and story devices. So, when Ford was asked by Esquire to speak to the disagreement, he said this:
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