Denis Villeneuve explains why he wanted David Bowie in Blade Runner 2049
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Blade Runner 2049 Director Denis Villeneuve sits down with Al Arabiya's William Mullally to tell the full story of why he wanted David Bowie for Jared Leto's role, why he replaced composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, and whether he'll come back for a sequel. Read more here:
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I liked Leto but Bowie as Wallace would have be an intense experience. Also I wish they would've made Wallace less obviously evil and a bit more charismatic, just like in the first Blade Runner there wasn't an actual villain.
TheRealBeatMaster ask yourself - was Wallace evil?
i don't even In comparison to roy or tyrell I did feel that way
I didn't enjoy Leto's performance in the role, I felt he was too young and you're right, too "evil" or sinister. Something more ethereal, with more weight to the performance and less lines even would have been fitting I feel personally, or go the other route and have a character that is just entirely blase and uncaring as to outcome or motive. Definitely too much "obvious villain" vibes in the performance, but the movie was fantastic.
Spot on. Leto's character was the weakest aspect of the movie on my first two viewings. Certainly not the ambiguous, charismatic soul Villeneuve mentions, to my mind anyway. I'll have to watch my BluRay copy and reevaluate. Bowie would have been great, though.
I loved Wallace in this movie. Leto played it perfectly.
Oh man...If only, Bowie. #hero
if only :'(
David Bowie RIP
2049 is such a masterpiece, it really holds its own up against the original, also a masterpiece.
You seem to not know the difference between unexplained mysteries and plot holes. lol ^^
Kitsch Puffer Fish articulate what you think the plot holes were in the film
FabledSomething articulate what you think the plot holes were in the film
+Michael Rose stop doing drugs xD. I have not said this movie has plot holes ^^
FabledSomething so is your comment a response to me or kitsch puffer fish, plus don't ever fuckin accuse me of touching drugs again, very disrespectful comment
Bowie....in Bladerunner...intense. Also, Vangelis 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
With all the faffing about with the soundtrack, I really wonder if they even contacted Vangelis himself to offer it
We had David Bowie in Quantic Dream first old IP Omikron The Nomad Soul in late 90's.
@@Wagoo Wallfisch & Zimmer did, but he had a scheduling touring conflict, and sadly could not collaborate
@@sonofbigboss yes, in the end. But Jóhann Jóhannsson also worked on the soundtrack before them.. and it was rejected by the studio. One of his last works before he died. It'd be nice to have a BR extra version of the film one day with his soundtrack on. One track from it has been released, and it sounds good
Denis seems like a humble guy
It's a Canadian thing :)
if you come to Montreal, or Toronto you'll likely run into a lot of the complete opposite of humble people ;)
I like how he is a great director but he dosen't had that "pretencious" vibe that others makes you feel
I'm in Montreal too, I'd say people in the artistic industry are quite often humble here. More likely because in our culture we shun people with inflated ego and we encourage teamwork and humility. We're quite hardworking as well, doing our best with the scraps given to us which led us to developing ingenious techniques with limited resources (and Denis learned to work with those constraints and developed his own style).
Of course, people you meet in the streets are a mix bag of personalities.
I actually think he comes across as really pretentious
Also i commend the interviewer for his respectful and intelligent questions.
Bowie was one-of-a-kind.
This is so sad to hear. I have always been a fan of Bowie, and I think he had several more movie roles to explore. He was taken from us way too early.
I still say David Bowie would have been perfect for the G-man if they ever made a Half-life movie
You do know David Bowie is not alive right?
Matt Dargis "would have been"
And Denis Villeneuve would be the perfect director.
I'd hate to see his talent squandered on a video game movie.
The man who sold the world
David Bowie in Blade Runner 2049 would have been one of his definitive performances. Imagining him in that role gives me goosebumps. His his performances became more dark and haunting over the years, especially in Blackstar. That would have absolutely mixed perfectly with the characteristics of Niander Wallace.
I can’t get over how David Bowie would’ve been awesome as the character, and envisioning him with Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard would’ve been galvanizing. A beloved actor with a beloved musician and reading Niander’s lines in Bowie’s voice explains why Denis Villeneuve wanted him as the character. And it would’ve made the character someone you love to hate and hate to love, I loved Jared Leto as the character, but it was obvious he was the villain and there was no ambiguity for if he was a hero or villain.
Bowie was great in the prestige. He has this ambiguity to his person that makes him great for certain roles.
Such a beautiful interview..... i love this director. They have fantastic smiles.... such a a brilliant, succinct answer to why Harrison and Gosling are charismatic actors.
He even quoted the original movie when he gave his respects for his step brother who took his own life. There is no doubt in my mind that he would have gotten involved and taken the role.
It would look wonderful. Wallace would be sophisticated, mature, with an aura of power and supernatural sensuality. David Bowie was a multifaceted artist who would make this movie more wonderful than it already is. Jared Leto is a good actor but I personally think he is too young for that role.
"You don't have children. Do you?"
"Oh. I have millions"
I can’t get over how amazing it would’ve been to see Harrison Ford playing off of David Bowie as Niander Wallace. While I like Jared Leto in the role and was touched by how Jared Leto felt upon working with one of his idols, I can’t get over what could’ve been had Denis Villeneuve contacted Bowie before his passing in early 2016. Just a sad examples bad timing... RIP David Bowie, we love you and we miss you.
Unrelated but the audio quality of this video is exceptional!
It's a strange coincidence that Villeneuve and Newton both mean the same thing
David Seguin well, town and city are interchangeable. F1 racecar driver Jacques Villeneuve named his bar New Town...
www.ancestry.ca/name-origin?surname=newton
David Seguin The exact definitions of the words town, city, village etc. are highly dependent on the language and region so it’s fair to say these names mean the same thing.
Newton too meant to cast Bowie? Diary mars 3 1676: thought about gravity and light spectra and shit, oh and i finished first draft of blade runner, fucking epic shit man, i want david bowie to play niander wallance, the illusive man, yeahhh.
Or New town :)
BOWIE DOESNT LIKE ACTING BUT HED MAKE EXCEPTIONS FOR DIRECTORS LIKE VILLENUEVE AND NOLAN
What?!
@@uscman hes in a Nolan movie
same reason nolan cast him as tesla in prestige
Really good interviewer. Unique questions. Doesn't interrupt when receiving answers. It's refreshing.
That would have been so cool.
Yep, but insetad we got the 999999th best. Jared Leto.
I could listen to Villeneuve talk forever.
Does anyone know any hourl ong interviews with him?
I respect and admire Bowie as a musician and a singer, as an actor, not so much. Glad they got Leto, he did good with the part.
Fuck, that would've been amazing.
I hope this wins an oscar!!!
Mich Washington it will be nominated for best pic, possibly direction and will win at least a couple of technical awards.
I can almost 100% guarantee you that it wins Oscar for best cinematography. And it will also be strong in sound mixing and sound design. Production design, art direction and set decoration, will also highly likely be nominated, might even win. It will probably not win CGI because of War for the planet of the apes. Costume design is hard to say, i don't think it can win that, but it might get nominated. Music will probably not win either, not even sure if Music get's nominated, it's good but it's relying too much on the original. And finally, I hope that the movie at least get's nominated for best picture and best director. But i only think it can win "best director" of those two. Dunkirk for example is probably going to be considered a better movie, since BR2049 is a sci-fi. The Oscars don't like Sci-fi's.
Mich Washington he at least deserves a nomination he should have one for Arrival last year
He could have used Alexandro Jodorowsky as well
Maybe he will in Dune
René Moncayo LMAO that would have been the shit
i don't he'd want to be involved
Isn't it a little creepy when Villeneuve says he'd like to work with Jóhan Jóhannsson again and then a siren echoes through, knowing that Jóhannsson died unexpectedly the following year?
Based on the thumbnail, I thought the interviewer was Zach Galifankasis
Please oh please make another sequel!
Im so excited for this film if it would have had Bowie I feel like this would turn out to be one of my favorite films
Bowie would have been FUCKING AMAZING. Leto was good, but Bowie would have been perfection.
Humble, kind, and amazing artist.
I love Denis! Such a beautiful guy... Man, Bowie as Wallace would've been sick!!
Just came out of the cinema...
PLS
MAKE
ANOTHER
ONE
I´m dying.
Denis Villeneuve killin it 3:20
I was telling my friend I wanted Leto to play Bowie in a biopic and now i find out letos role in this was made for Bowie
Bowie would be cool but Jared was mesmerizing. Never seen such charisma in a character before
Avean really? I dunno but Leto was probably the only one I didn't like in the movie. He overacts and tries way too hard to "stand out" instead of feeling and living the character he plays. He always has this "look at me how I act" attitude.
Bowie would've looked the part
Wow, now I really wish David Bowie would have been in there that would have been a cultural hit!
He makes Dune! Hope the Studios don't change his vision, he is a guy who can pull of Dune. If they let him, it will become something special like Pulp Fiction or 2001 I think.
strange he didn't go for jake gyllenhaal once bowie was no option. they made two great movies together
Imagine Anthony Hopkins for that role...
Umbrella Man someone’s been watching Westworld
Like Westworld?
Yea that would be too much like west world, not saying it would've been bad though.
Umbrella Man wouldnt work
westworld
I hope in the future that you don't play the audio separately for left and right channels. It lessens the quality of interviews.
Still....... Great movie.
believe has no age . i did without any pressure to think about the future . a unqiue movie that could stand alone . and be in a relationship with the first one
Jared Leto was perfect for this role. Had it been Bowie, I wouldn't have been able to get past it being Bowie, so I'm happy with how things turned out.
I like how he mentions dreams
So did Hans have less time than usual to make the score or did he come in early?
That would have been epic!
Omg...that would've been BRILLIANT!
Holy fuck that would have been amazing!
HUGO WEAVING WAS AVAILABLE WTF?And they got LAME Leto?Daaaaaamn!BOWIE would be AMAZINGLY DIVINE!
At least I hope there will be a better casting call for the DUNE reboot
Sebastian Stan as Paul Atreides
Viggo Mortensen as Leto Atreides(Imagine Jared Leto taking the part lol although too young)
Vincent D'Onofrio as Lord Vladimir Harkonnen(evil fat perv)
Michael Fassbender as Feyd(Billy Idol doppelganger)
Dave Bautista as Raban(Big fat bastard)
Benedict Cumberbatch as Thufir Hawat(human computer)
Jason Statham as Gurney(Bald veteran warrior)
Christoph Waltz as Yueh(tragic sneaky weazel)
Cate Blanchett as Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam(Creepy nun)
Monica Bellucci as Lady Jessica(hot wife turned hot nun)
Daisy Ridley as Chani(hot desert scavenger girl)
Noomi Rapace as Shadout Mapes(creepy midget maid)
Meryl Streep as Reverend Mother Ramallo (creepier nun no.2)
Ralph Fiennes as Doctor Kynes(tired aged Doc)
Liam Neeson as Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV(George Soros of Dune)
Sean Bean as Duncan Idaho(Father's friend officer)
Bill Skarsgård as Peter de Vries(Satanic Orange Doc)
Callan Mulvey as Stilgar(Desert Hobo warrior)
Elisabeth Olsen as Princess Irulan(Hot daughter of the Emperor of the Universe)
Andy Serkis as the Navigator(Giant pink turdand a Spice junkie in a tank)-voice,motion capture
Leto is a great actor. You sound like someone who has only seen him in Suicide Squad.
Leto is a great actor
He was just a terrible Joker
Bowie's birthday is the same as Roy Batty's inception date.
R.I.P. also Johan Johansson.. :(
Unlike some people, I liked Leto’s performance, but man, Bowie would have killed it in this roll.
Man it's too bad this wouldn't have happened , Bowie would have been amazing. Not a big fan of Leto, if heard what kind of a person he is in his personal life and i'm not a fan.
Who cares what he's like in real life?
Mulder Scully separate the art from the person.
ha, that's hilarious
Can anyone explain whats wrong with jared in real life never got to much detail why.
MaGiX The Canadian he's a douchebag, he embraces this pretentious bullshit "getting into the character" scene purely for publicity.
Bowie would have made a great Roy back in the day too
Another role Bowie would have portrayed brilliantly was Elrond in The Lord of the Rings. he auditioned, but for some ridiculous reason Peter Jackson decided to go with Hugo Weaving...
David Bowie would had been good as Wallace. Unfortunate he died before filming began. Jared Leto should an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Wallace.
Unbelievably, both David and Johan, two great artists related to this movie had died...
At least Bowie was around to get a part in Zoolander.
lol, "theatracalit-- treeat-- theatrack-caca-cality... theatre quality" is like that Hail, Caesar! joke irl
Bowie in The Prestige. Enough said.
bowie would have been great but i don't think he would have been able to disappear into the role. it would have played more like bowie as a character
I had no idea Johann Johannsson had been replaced! A real shame. I'm not a huge fan of Hans Zimmer these days, everything he does sounds the same.
Having a signature sound is great, but there have been a lot of Zimmer scores these last few years that sound generic (loved his work on Kung Fu Panda though), as if they were cobbled together quickly - as a result they just blend into the background. Loved Zimmer's earlier works though.
I agree, I think Hans Zimmer has kind of ruined modern movie music, there's very little themes or melodies in movie scores these days and I think a lot of it has to do with the percussive and blaring synths that Zimmer has propagated. Having said that, I actually loved this soundtrack in the film, one of the most intense movie experiences ever and the music was a major part of that. I didn't even know it was him when I saw it, I went in knowing as little as I possibly could on purpose.
Hopefully Jóhann Jóhannson will work with Denis again on Dune. Maybe Jóhannson and Zimmer could work together.
Fabian Lelo unfortunately now an impossibility :(
Thomas Pearce I know, I just heard. Very sad news indeed! 🙁
Or blackie lawless form wasp?🎬🎬🎬🎬
That would have been perfect.
“I needed a character that was as Antichrist as possible”
the golovkin of filmmakers
pris and david bowie look a lot alike
Why he cut Bautista part down where he saves the kids parents only to drop his ID and that explains why he see at the beginning why they sent a Bladerunner to his house . Then the Leto scene where he cant perfect a woman to have a baby and kills one of his own to prove the point . Both scenes should had been inserted as a director cut instead of shown in the special features.
Woul've been perfect.
fuck this wouldve been so good
..also because he was in Omikron.. :D
you didn't feel us coming in this lonely crowd
He would've said no. His son is currently shooting his homage to Blade Runner. It's called Mute.
Can't wait for that, Moon was amazing
You cannot know what he would have replied.
Kitsch Puffer Fish After watching Source Code and WoW, no thanks.
Source Code should've ended the moment they kissed and the high-speed-camera showed the train full of smiles. We didn't need the answer afterwards. Still a very good movie though.
Il est tres francais
Discount Zach Galifianakis (or whatever his surname is) as the interviewer
Was Prince an option too?
Bowie would have been incredible
Should've gone with Tilda Swinton
If Bowie had done the Niander Wallace role, it would have brought home the idea that Wallace doesn't at all regard Luv as unique...that's a generic word the British use for people of the opposite sex.
If he'd been well, Bowie would probably have done it too. He was a big fan of Blade Runner.
Wat word did he try to say? :P
Loved the film but Leto was too young for the part
45 years old, too young? ok...
Joe Turkel was perfect in the original, older and odd-looking. Bowie would have worked well in this respect. Leto is a young-looking 45-year old, his character didn't seem old enough to have built-up such a massive empire.
I agree, yet his character could be any age, like in the Neuromancer universe where artificial youth is accessible to anyone with wealth. Seems entirely plausible the same would be true for the BR universe...
God Bless I'll agree with this 100% even though I thought Leto was great. With bowie I would've gotten the sense that this guy genuinely wants to expand his tech and the future with (spoilers) the child replicant. Like he thought what he was doing was for the good and revolutionary. With leto I got the sense he wanted to be the best of best and the greatest creator. Leto was by no means bad but Bowie would have really brought something different and interesting. Plus he would also make the Deckard and Wallace scene fucking amazing due to him and Ford being great actors.
Oswaldo Matos the guy looks like he’s in his 20s, though. He ages as much as Paul Rudd!
Zimmer's score is nothing like Vangelis' though
Theat-ric-ality.
blade runner was bowie's favourite movie, talk about bad timing!
Shit... Bowie would have been PERFECT for Duke Leto in the upcoming Dune.
for me james mcavoy with mechanical limbs and legs...and some trademark body actions
no David Bowie ? how about Christopher Walken ? same "androgyn"qualities, ageless, unclear evil or good.
Brad Douriff or Jeffrey Combs would have done a good job of it too.
"Goodbye George. Goodbye. Goodbye."
Ok somebody gotta deepfake Bowie's face into Leto's face, that'd be amazing
if only bowie had played K.
wow makes me sad... Nothing against Leto. I actually thought he did a great job, but Bowie would have been great.
The world's loss is compounded.
Very nice idea NOT to include Villeneuve in the thumbnail.
Translation:
I need to cast a guy who was a bit of a weirdo, but cool too.
Is he talking about Leto's character when he says Bowie would've been good for?
Yes.
It would have been ironic for a person literally about to die, to play a character who thinks he's an immortal God.