20 Things You Didn't Know About Blade Runner 2049

20. ANOTHER David Bowie Casting Rumour

Blade Runner 2049 has added itself to the list of movies David Bowie almost featured in, along with Lord Of The Rings (his Elrond would've been awesome), Watchmen (can you picture Bowie emptying a deep fat frier on anyone?), A View To A Kill (his Max Zorin might've out weirded Walken's) and a Joker rumour (use your imagination), The Thin White Duke was in high demand.

Director Denis Villeneuve had sought him for Niander Wallace, industrialist and God-wannabe, before his death in 2016, saying to Metro in 2017:

"Our first thought [for Wallace] had been David Bowie, who had influenced Blade Runner in many ways... when we learned the sad news, we looked around for someone like that."

Jared Leto was ultimately cast but Bowie's Wallace? That might have really been something.