Blade Runner, Ridley Scott’s 1982 adaptation of the Philip K. Dick novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, is widely considered to be one of those movies that was way ahead of its time. It performed poorly at the box office, but developed a cult following over the years and influenced many sci-fi movies to come. Now, the thing about this movie is that there have been a number of different cuts, none of which Ridley Scott has been completely happy with (he seems to re-edit his movies almost as much as George Lucas… just look at all the recent Extended Editions and Director’s Cuts of all his other films). There had been rumours for years about him putting together one last definitive version of the movie, that would be released as a special edition DVD. However, Warner Brothers then found that their rights to the movie were about to lapse, which held things up considerably. Now, finally, it looks like things are on track for Blade Runner: The Final Cut, which is expected to be released in theatres and on DVD sometime in early 2007. But first there will be a remastered version of his 1992 Director’s Cut released as a 2-disc DVD in September. Then next year will be Blade Runner’s 25th Anniversary, and after a short theatrical run, the new Final Cut of the movie will be released along with all 3 of the previous cuts of the movie in one ultimate DVD package. Phew. Needless to say, this is what Blade Runner fans have been waiting to hear about for years, and even though I’m not a huge fan of Blade Runner I wouldn’t mind having the opportunity to see it in theatres. Stay tuned for more details on this as they become available.