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  "id": 3511812,
  "title": "Ridley Scott Reveals Lost ‘Blade Runner’ Script Idea That Proved Too Complicated, and Why Harrison Ford ‘Didn’t Get’ the Movie",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/ridley-scott-reveals-lost-blade-runner-script-idea-that-proved-too",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IndieWire",
    "slug": "indiewire",
    "url": "https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/ridley-scott-lost-blade-runner-script-idea-why-writing-hard-1235212523/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The \"Dog Stars\" director has commanded armies and shot epics with more than a dozen cameras at once, but he tells IndieWire that writing is still the hardest part of filmmaking.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Ridley Scott Drops ‘Alien: Covenant’ Sequel Update, Regrets Losing ‘Blade Runner’ Rights",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/ridley-scott-drops-alien-covenant-sequel-update-regrets-losing-blade",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:49:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}