As the rights were signed away last year or so, I think Ridley is taking this one just so no one else can fuck up Blade Runner. Only he can do that!
They’d be better off putting money into a big budget sci-fi based on an Iain M Banks novel. They were epic tales and could certainly be made into quality adult sci-fi films.
Well he’s on this at the moment, but it seems Prometheus is not a direct sequel or prequel but a splinter film from the original. It’s got a cool cast so far - Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, … and STRINGER BELL!