Harrison Ford has officially signed on for a planned Blade Runner sequel.
More than 30 years after the original 1982 Ridley Scott movie, Ford is reprising his character Rick Deckard for a long-awaited sequel, which will begin shooting next year.
Hampton Fancher, who co-wrote the Blade Runner screenplay is also back on board for the project. Denis Villeneuve is in talks to direct, while Ridley Scott will serve as executive producer.
Last year, Scott revealed Ford had read the sequel's script and was impressed, stating, "He said, 'Wow, this is the best thing I've ever read'," adding, "It's very relevant to what happened in the first one."
Announcing Ford's casting on Friday, producer Andrew Kosove said, "We are honoured that Harrison is joining us on this journey with Denis Villeneuve, who is a singular talent... We couldn't be more thrilled with this amazing, creative team."
Ford is currently revisiting another iconic sci-fi movie character from his past - he has reprised his grumpy freedom fighter Han Solo for director J.J. Abrams' new Star Wars movie.
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