Okay, so Ridley Scott has confirmed he'll be directing the new BLADE RUNNER movie. So far, so good. And then came another good news --- according to Twitch, screenwriter Scott Z. Burns (CONTAGION, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM) has emerged as top choice to write the new BLADE RUNNER movie! Ridley Scott and the rest of the relevant parties involved in the upcoming project are now currently discussed with Burns to make it happen.
No doubt that enlisting Burns is an interesting choice. Hopefully he can captures the nostalgic essence of what screenwriter David Webb Peoples has done so well in the original BLADE RUNNER, while pushing the envelope at the same time.