We are back to bizarre land again here at OWF. In one of the strangest stories I have had to report on yet, it seems that legendary director
Ridley Scott has decided to do some re-shoots to his classic sci-fi movie
Blade Runner some 25 YEARS after the film was first released. This all so he can put the scenes into a special edition director's cut DVD due out later this year.
Joanna Cassidy who had a brief but very sexy role in the film has claimed on her
official website found through
Filmstalker and
Sci-Fi Wire, that she kept her outfit from when she filmed the movie and has slipped into it some years later to reprise the character...
"Joanna has just finished reshooting her scenes from the original Blade Runner," the site reported. "Joanna is wearing her original outfit (which she kept over from the first production). These new scenes will be part of the upcoming special Blade Runner DVD re-release. Check back for more details."
It's been well known for sometime that Scott has never been completely happy with any version of Blade Runner that has so far been released since it hit cinema's in 1984. There's apparently at least seven different versions of the film out there, some ranging from little changes to absolutely gigantic changes... including a whole new "happy" ending on some prints. To read about the whole saga,
Wikipedia go pretty much in depth on the whole thing. Wow, it's hard to imagine Cassidy being able to pull off the sexy look from over 25 years ago but Scott will probably use as many cinematic techniques as possible to hide her age. It must have been really weird for her to go back and shoot some more scenes in the movie after all this time. This is great news though. The thought of seeing a fully 100% approved version of Blade Runner from the masterful helmer (although he has been far from that for quite some years now) is something to get real excited about. That's one DVD I have to purchase for my shelf, and if it sucks then of course we always have the other versions still available to buy. Oh and guys.... a theatrical re-release would be awesome too if you would be so kind.