{"id":16404,"date":"2011-09-27T19:14:06","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T00:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=16404"},"modified":"2018-12-09T00:55:22","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T05:55:22","slug":"is-scott-z-burns-writing-ridley-scotts-new-blade-runner-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2011\/09\/27\/is-scott-z-burns-writing-ridley-scotts-new-blade-runner-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Scott Z Burns Writing Ridley Scott\u2019s new BLADE RUNNER Movie?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It\u2019s hard to judge the idea of Ridley Scott returning to make some sort of follow up film to his 1982 classic Blade Runner<\/strong> without any details. And up until now there haven\u2019t been any details to judge from.<\/p>\n

However, Twitch<\/a> is reporting from unnamed sources that Contagion<\/strong> screenwriter Scott Z Burns is Scott\u2019s top choice to script the project. Twitch is also reporting to expect an official announcement of whoever is hired to write the film soon.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to see why Burns would be a candidate. Contagion<\/strong>, directed by Steven Soderbergh, opened strong this past weekend with $22 million at the box office and lots of accolades from the critics. Burns has also written the screenplay for Soderbergh\u2019s upcoming The Man From UNCLE<\/strong> big screen adaption and worked on 2007\u2019s The Bourne Ultimatum<\/strong>. He also has an adaption of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea<\/strong> awaiting a greenlight. While there\u2019s not a lot of hardcore science-fiction on his resume, the thrillers he\u2019s written are solid and smart, which bodes well if he\u2019s the writer who gets the job. It seems to me that if Scott picks him, this Blade Runner<\/strong> film is off to a good start.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Scott is still in production on his latest film, the \u201cMaybe it is an Alien<\/strong> prequel\/maybe it\u2019s not\u201d Prometheus<\/strong>, which should be out next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The CONTAGION screenwriter is rumored to be the top choice for the job.<\/div>\n

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