Ridley Scott Will Not Direct Blade Runner 2

Ridley Scott confirmed he is not going to direct the sequel to Blade Runner, although he did help develop the screenplay and is also acting as producer. I'm fine with this, depending on who the new director is. Scott's work in Prometheus was not up to his usual standards. Although the film looked good, the script and acting were such a mess, that it ranks as one of the most disappointing films of 2012. Although he didn't write Prometheus, he should have realized just how poorly the story and characters were developed and done something to fix it.

A separate question is "do we even need a sequel to Blade Runner?" The answer to that will depend on the story. If it can match the thoughtfulness and depth of the original film, then why not? Questions of what makes us human are even more important now, as we get closer to an age in which AIs and constructed life forms will become a reality. Even without them, the problems we face today, in which some groups view others as less than human based on religion, politics, race, culture, gender identity, and so forth, make it more imperative that as a species we recognize our common humanity, before we wipe ourselves out.