History Trivia / BladeRunner2049

* CreatorBacklash: Creator/RidleyScott (who directed the [[Film/BladeRunner first film]] and pitched some ideas that ended up in the script of ''2049'') said, in hindsight and as bluntly as ever, that he found the final product to be "too fucking long" and "too slow-paced".

* IKnewIt: When Ryan Gosling was announced as the new main character, it was universally assumed that he would be portraying a new LAPD Blade Runner. The official synopsis released in December 2016 confirmed this. A good number of people also guessed that [[spoiler: he was a Replicant.]]

** In the Latin American Spanish dub, Creator/JoseLavat reprised his role as Deckard from the 2003 dub of the first film. [[spoiler:So did Laura Ayala as Rachael and Creator/HumbertoVelez as Gaff.]]

* ThrowItIn: K’s reaction when [[spoiler: he discovers that his presumably implanted memories are indeed real]] wasn't in the script. While a reason for this is currently unknown, it was improvised anyway. [[spoiler: Ditto with Ana’s tearful reaction]].

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $150–185 million. Total worldwide gross: $260.5 million. The lack of box office success was attributed to ''Blade Runner'''s lack of mainstream appeal.

** Niander Wallace was originally written as a [[Music/DavidBowie Bowiesque]] character to be played by the man himself before his death in January 2016. Jared Leto was cast due to having a similar [[Music/ThirtySecondsToMars rock star presence]] despite being very different from the kind of ideal they were originally planning for the character.

* CreatorBacklash: Creator/RidleyScott says that, in hindsight, that he finds the final product to be too long and too slow-paced.

** Denis Villeneuve originally didn't want Dave Bautista to play Sapper, as he felt the actor was too young for the role. However, after seeing Bautista's screen test, he changed his mind.

* AllStarCast: Creator/RyanGosling, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/RobinWright, [[Wrestling/{{Batista}} Dave Bautista]], and Creator/JaredLeto.

** In the Latin American Spanish dub, Creator/JoseLavat reprises his role as Deckard from the 2003 dub of the first film. [[spoiler:So did Laura Ayala (Rachael) and Creator/HumbertoVelez (Gaff).]]

** In the Latin American Spanish dub, Creator/JoseLavat, Laura Ayala and Creator/HumbertoVelez reprise their respective roles as Deckard, Rachael and Gaff from the 2003 dub of the first film.

* RoleReprise: Harrison Ford returns to one of his most well-known roles 35 years later. [[spoiler:As does Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos, if only briefly, and Creator/SeanYoung as a copy of Rachael (by coaching the motion-capture actress).]]

** The production team originally wanted Music/DavidBowie to play the role of Niander Wallace. However, he died in January 2016 before they could even approach him for the role, and Creator/JaredLeto was cast instead. The director's reasoning for casting Leto, [[AbilityOverAppearance who is vastly different in appearance compared to someone like Bowie]], is that he wanted Wallace to have a rock-star like quality to him -- something that Bowie and [[Music/ThirtySecondsToMars Leto]] both shared.

* AcclaimedFlop: The film cost $150 million to produce (''very'' ambitious for a sequel to a film that was itself an AcclaimedFlop) and opened to a lousy $32 million in North America, well below the openings of comparable titles ''Film/TronLegacy'' and ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'', which both had meager openings to begin with. This was despite the film having little direct competition (it easily topped the weekend in its first frame). It only barely surpassed the original film's [[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bladerunner.htm&adjust_yr=2017&p=.htm inflation-adjusted box office total]] (though it fell short when you include the original's various re-releases), and failed to top director Villeneuve's previous film ''Film/{{Arrival}}'', even though those films had lower production value and much heavier competition (''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'', respectively). Regardless, the film retains a high critical approval rating, received an "A-" [=CinemaScore=] despite box office pundits suggesting it was too "challenging" for audiences, and was nominated for five Oscars (in technical categories), winning two. It did not do particularly well internationally either, notably bombing in China when it opened against ''Film/{{Geostorm}}''.[[note]]In an odd case, though it earned more on its opening weekend, it actually ''lost'' its first weekend in Japan to the ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'' movie as ''Blade Runner 2049'' sold ''less'' tickets than ''Kira Kira''.[[/note]] The film eventually grossed $259 million worldwide, [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/blade-runner-2049-losses-could-hit-80-million-producer-alcon-1055855 with an estimated $80 million loss.]] Villeneuve was disappointed by this, since while he knew [[VindicatedByHistory the film may be remembered fondly in the years to come like the original]], he wanted people to watch it in theaters because it was an experience specifically to be appreciated on the big screen. That the film was critically acclaimed was [[AuteurLicense seemingly enough]] for Creator/WarnerBros to greenlight ''Film/{{Dune|2021}}'', it seems.

* AcclaimedFlop: The film cost $150 million to produce (''very'' ambitious for a sequel to a film that was itself an AcclaimedFlop) and opened to a lousy $32 million in North America, well below the openings of comparable titles ''Film/TronLegacy'' and ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'', which both had meager openings to begin with. This was despite the film having little direct competition (it easily topped the weekend in its first frame). It only barely surpassed the original film's [[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bladerunner.htm&adjust_yr=2017&p=.htm inflation-adjusted box office total]] (though it fell short when you include the original's various re-releases), and failed to top director Villeneuve's previous film ''Film/{{Arrival}}'', even though those films had lower production value and much heavier competition (''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'', respectively). Regardless, the film retains a high critical approval rating, received an "A-" [=CinemaScore=] despite box office pundits suggesting it was too "challenging" for audiences, and was nominated for five Oscars (in technical categories), winning two. It did not do particularly well internationally either, notably bombing in China when it opened against ''Film/{{Geostorm}}''.[[note]]In an odd case, though it earned more on its opening weekend, it actually ''lost'' its first weekend in Japan to the ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'' movie as ''Blade Runner 2049'' sold ''less'' tickets than ''Kira Kira''.[[/note]] The film eventually grossed $259 million worldwide, [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/blade-runner-2049-losses-could-hit-80-million-producer-alcon-1055855 with an estimated $80 million loss.]] Villeneuve was disappointed by this, since while he knew [[VindicatedByHistory the film may be remembered fondly in the years to come like the original]], he wanted people to watch it in theaters because it was an experience specifically to be appreciated on the big screen. That the film was critically acclaimed was [[AuteurLicense seemingly enough]] for Creator/WarnerBros to greenlight ''Film/{{Dune|2020}}'', it seems.

* AcclaimedFlop: The film cost $150 million to produce (''very'' ambitious for a sequel to a film that was itself an AcclaimedFlop) and opened to a lousy $32 million in North America, well below the openings of comparable titles ''Film/TronLegacy'' and ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'', which both had meager openings to begin with. This was despite the film having little direct competition (it easily topped the weekend in its first frame). It only barely surpassed the original film's [[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bladerunner.htm&adjust_yr=2017&p=.htm inflation-adjusted box office total]] (though it fell short when you include the original's various re-releases), and failed to top director Villeneuve's previous film ''Film/{{Arrival}}'', even though those films had lower production value and much heavier competition (''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'', respectively). Regardless, the film retains a high critical approval rating, received an "A-" [=CinemaScore=] despite box office pundits suggesting it was too "challenging" for audiences, and was nominated for five Oscars (in technical categories), winning two. It did not do particularly well internationally either, notably bombing in China when it opened against ''Film/{{Geostorm}}''.[[note]]In an odd case, though it earned more on its opening weekend, it actually ''lost'' its first weekend in Japan to the ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'' movie as ''Blade Runner 2049'' sold ''less'' tickets than ''Kira Kira''.[[/note]] The film eventually grossed $259 million worldwide, [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/blade-runner-2049-losses-could-hit-80-million-producer-alcon-1055855 with an estimated $80 million loss.]] Villeneuve was disappointed by this, since while he knew [[VindicatedByHistory the film may be remembered fondly in the years to come like the original]], he wanted people to watch it in theaters because it was an experience specifically to be appreciated on the big screen.

* PracticalEffects: To the surprise and delight of many fans, Denis Villeneuve made a big deal out of using practical sets, including the lost art of MiniatureEffects, to ensure the film felt as [[DoingItForTheArt close to the original as possible.]]

* ShoutOut: the story elements of [[spoiler: Rachael dying sometime after [[Film/BladeRunner the original movie]]'s events and replicants procreating naturally]] had been previously used in K.W. Jeter's follow-up sequel novels from TheNineties ''Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human'' and ''Blade Runner: Replicant Night'' respectively.
* ThrowItIn: K’s reaction when [[spoiler: he discovers that his presumably implanted memories are indeed real]] wasn’t in the script. While a reason for this is currently unknown, it was improvised anyway. [[spoiler: Ditto with Ana’s tearful reaction]].

* AcclaimedFlop: The film cost $150 million to produce (''very'' ambitious for a sequel to a film that was itself an AcclaimedFlop) and opened to a lousy $32 million in North America, well below the openings of comparable titles ''Film/TronLegacy'' and ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'', which both had meager openings to begin with. This was despite the film having little direct competition (it easily topped the weekend in its first frame). It only barely surpassed the original film's [[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bladerunner.htm&adjust_yr=2017&p=.htm inflation-adjusted box office total]] (though it fell short when you include the original's various re-releases), and failed to top director Villeneuve's previous film ''Film/{{Arrival}}'', even though those films had lower production value and much heavier competition (''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'', respectively). Regardless, the film retains a high critical approval rating, received an "A-" [=CinemaScore=] despite box office pundits suggesting it was too "challenging" for audiences, and was nominated for five Oscars (in technical categories), winning two. It did not do particularly well internationally either, notably bombing in China when it opened against ''Film/{{Geostorm}}''.[[note]]In an odd case, though it earned more on its opening weekend, it actually ''lost'' its first weekend in Japan to the ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'' movie as ''Blade Runner 2049'' sold ''less'' tickets than ''Kira Kira''.[[/note]] The film eventually grossed $259 million worldwide, [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/blade-runner-2049-losses-could-hit-80-million-producer-alcon-1055855 with an estimated $80 million loss.]] Villeneuve was disappointed by this, since while he knew [[VindicatedByHistory the film maybe remembered fondly in the years to come like the original]], he wanted people to watch it in theaters because it was an experience specifically to be appreciated on the big screen.

* AcclaimedFlop: The film cost $150 million to produce (''very'' ambitious for a sequel to a film that was itself an AcclaimedFlop) and opened to a lousy $32 million in North America, well below the openings of comparable titles ''Film/TronLegacy'' and ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'', which both had meager openings to begin with. This was despite the film having little direct competition (it easily topped the weekend in its first frame). It only barely surpassed the original film's [[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bladerunner.htm&adjust_yr=2017&p=.htm inflation-adjusted box office total]] (though it fell short when you include the original's various re-releases), and failed to top director Villeneuve's previous film ''Film/{{Arrival}}'', even though those films had lower production value and much heavier competition (''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'', respectively). Regardless, the film retains a high critical approval rating, received an "A-" [=CinemaScore=] despite box office pundits suggesting it was too "challenging" for audiences, and was nominated for five Oscars (in technical categories), winning two. It did not do particularly well internationally either, notably bombing in China when it opened against ''Film/{{Geostorm}}''.[[note]]In an odd case, though it earned more on its opening weekend, it actually ''lost'' its first weekend in Japan to the ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'' movie as ''Blade Runner 2049'' sold ''less'' tickets than ''Kira Kira''.[[/note]] The film eventually grossed $259 million worldwide, [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/blade-runner-2049-losses-could-hit-80-million-producer-alcon-1055855 with an estimated $80 million loss.]]

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $150–185 million. Total worldwide gross: $260.5 million. The lack of box office success was attributed to ''Blade Runner'''s lack of mainstream appeal and overreliance on nostalgia from longtime fans.

* SequelGap: The film got released ''35 years'' after the original.