'The key to making was to be in between,' Vileneuve said.

Villeneuve has said that the Theatrical Cut and Final Cut have different thematic elements and Blade Runner 2049 is 'in between' (minor spoilers): ' Do I need to watch 'Blade Runner' before seeing the sequel?', CNET, OctoEither the Theatrical Cut or Final Cut is sufficient 'One of the things I said to myself that could be a positive effect of doing is to to put back the spotlight on the original movie, for the generation that are too young to have seen it on a big screen or even at home. 'I would recommend the first movie because I think it's a masterpiece,' Villeneuve says. ' Do I need to watch 'Blade Runner' before seeing the sequel?', CNET, Octo(Emphasis mine) But he thinks you should see it anyway because it's really good

'I will say that people don't need to see the first movie to understand my movie.' to create a movie that would be in total relationship to the first one, but could stand on its own,' he said when we met to discuss the film in London recently. The director says it's not necessary to see Blade Runner firstĭirector Denis Villeneuve said that he intended for it to be accessible to first time viewers.

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