A new press release just posted by NECA reveals a surprising new license. They will be producing action figures and collectibles based on the upcoming Blade Runner 2049! The sequel to the fan favorite film is set 30 years after the original film. It brings Harrison Ford back as Rick Deckard. Here’s more info direct from NECA:
NECA ANNOUNCES ACTION FIGURE AND COLLECTIBLES LICENSE FOR ‘BLADE RUNNER 2049’
Additional information to be revealed in New York at Toy Fair 2017JANUARY 9, 2017 – Leading action figure and collectibles maker NECA announced today that it has acquired the license to BLADE RUNNER 2049, the hotly anticipated sequel to the legendary sci-fi movie. The company plans to release a full range of figures, die cast vehicles, replicas, games and more in 2017. Additional details will be revealed at New York’s International Toy Fair in February.
ABOUT BLADE RUNNER 2049
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.The science fiction thriller is directed by Denis Villeneuve (ARRIVAL) and features a star-studded cast that includes Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, with Dave Bautista and Jared Leto.
Original BLADE RUNNER director Ridley Scott executive produces the dystopian tale based on characters from the novel DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? by Philip K. Dick. Produced by Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson and Cynthia Yorkin.
BLADE RUNNER 2049 opens in theaters on October 6, 2017. Visit official website bladerunnermovie.com for more details.
NECA Announced Blade Runner 2049 License
Can't wait to finally get a figure of old-ass Rick Deckard wearing a t-shirt and jeans.
this.is.AWESOME!
While I have absolutely zero interest in seeing a sequel to a film that has no need for one, I'm really hopeful that this manifests into NECA doing figures of the original Blade Runner cast. Fingers crossed!
Great news! I would love figures from the originals as well, but you can't rule them out. All we really need is a good flashback scene in the sequel
When Randy teased a big announcement coming I was really excited. But, this does absolutely nothing for me. Don't like the original and the sequel looks bad. Plus, Gosling is kind of a right gobshite, yeah?
You know what I want from this? 7 inch scale Dios to match the figures a la Diamond Select.
Physical walls and buildings and streets. With all that neon and crazy shit it could be great BG fodder for years to come.
I know that's not NECA's normal MO, and things are probably already too far along to get em even if they thought it was a good idea, but, that's what I would dig.
I dug the first Blade Runner, so to see figs from that would be cool. And the new one looks interesting too
I'll take new Blade Runner merch anyday, even if it's from the (totally uneccessary) new film. Would be awesome if their license was for the original too.
man, i hope this deal ends up being a gateway to neca doing stuff for the first film. i think i'd be more interested in a spinner more than any figures though.
I'll just echo the hope that we see some original Blade Runner stuff too, if there are some cool designs, then I'll bite for some 2049 figures
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