Back in August, news broke that director Ridley Scott

Entertainment Tonight, Thursday, May 17, 2012, 4:41pm (PDT) Entertainment Tonight Back in August, news broke that director Ridley Scott had signed on to direct and produce a new installment of his iconic sci-fi film "Blade Runner," but no further details were revealed. Now it can be told that the project will be a sequel, and the original film's screenwriter, Hampton Fancher, has been recruited to develop the film. Bing: 'Blade Runner' sequel "He still speaks the speak. He's right there," Scott told Entertainment Weekly back in February about "Blade Runner" discussions with Fancher, who is in talks to develop the idea for the original screenplay.