‘Blade Runner’ turns 40 and we show you what its actors look like: one appeared in ‘Kill Bill’

The transformation of the actors of “Blade Runner”

Harrison Ford

In 1982, the cinema had a major change thanks to the film “Blade Runner”, which had a futuristic theme and starred the famous actor Harrison Ford, who is also known as Han Solo in “Star Wars”.

Its plot followed agent Rick Deckard, who must track down and eliminate four industrial duplicators seeking answers to their existence.

The actor got the leading role 5 years after his debut in the George Lucas epic at the age of 40, at the same time he managed to show that he could play other types of more demanding roles, be one of the leading men in Hollywood and shine as few stars. .

The actor, who turns 80 this 2022, went on for several years to play the bounty hunter Han Solo and also Indiana Jones, a character that will have a fifth film featuring Ford, scheduled for release in 2023.

Also in 2017, he returned as Rick Deckard in ‘Blade Runner 2049’, a project starring actor Ryan Gosling.

Harrison Ford currently has some other projects planned such as the series ‘Shrinking’ and ‘1923’, which do not have a release date yet.

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Sean Young

Sean Young had only previously appeared in two little-known films, and after joining the cast of ‘Blade Runner’, his career took a 360-degree turn.

She played Rachel, a clone who is initially believed to be human due to the memories and ends up falling in love with the protagonist.

Her beauty and talent were immediately noticed in Hollywood and soon after her successful work, she was featured in other major films such as 1984’s ‘Dune’, ‘No Way Out’, ‘Ace Ventura: A Different Detective’ among others and also, he had a part in ‘Blade Runner 2049’ as Ford’s partner.

At 62, she continues to work as an actress and although her works are in small productions, she managed to become a director and producer as well.

Rutger Hauer

Rutger Hauer was the iconic villain Roy Baty, that is, the leader of the group of renegades who demand a longer and more useful life.

In fact, the monologue of this character before he died became one of the most memorable in the history of cinema for his great performance, which was always applauded by the German-born actor.

He started his career 13 years before he was cast in ‘Blade Runner’. However, this is how he got into the Hollywood industry, having developed mostly in his hometown.

He has appeared in series such as ‘True Blood’ and ‘Porters’, as well as films such as ‘El Misterio del Dragón’, ‘Valerian y la ciudad de los mil planetas’ and ‘El Rito’.

In 2019, he died at the age of 75 due to health problems, but he was always remembered for his special work on “Blade Runner”.

Daryl Hannah

One of the members of the group of renegade replicants led by Roy Batty was Pris, who in an attempt to defeat Deckard, has a duel with him, but ends up losing and being defeated.

Daryl Hannah acted in Ridley Scott’s film at the age of 22, which opened many doors for acting in the future, such as starring in the films “1,2,3… Splash” or “Wall Street” Michael. Douglas.

At the age of 62, he managed to participate in major productions such as ‘Sense 8’ or ‘Hawaii 5.0’. However, her most notable role after the one she had in ‘Blade Runner’ was that of Ellie Driver in ‘Elle Driver ‘Kill Bill’.

She was responsible for whistling the film’s famous tune in the second tape when she is on a mission to kill the protagonist played by Uma Thurman.

James Hong

In addition to the copies, there were people inside “Blade Runner” and one of them was the former designer of the Tyrell Corporation, Hannibal Chew, who was only looking for a way to survive in this futuristic world.

Perhaps the face of the actor James Hong who played this role is familiar to you and it is that throughout his career he has made more than 400 performances in film and television.

He had small roles in series such as ‘Malcolm in the middle’, ‘The Big Bang Theory’, ‘La Ley el Orden: UVE’ and is also a famous voice actor as he had titles in ‘Red’, ‘Avatar: The last master air’ , “Star Wars Visions,” “Mulan,” etc. His most consistent work is Mr. Ping in the ‘Kung Fu Panda’ projects since 2008.

His last film performance was in the film “Everything Everywhere at the Same Time” and apparently at 93, he has no plans to retire just yet.

Edward James Olmos

The protagonist of ‘Blade Runner’ Rick Deckard, could not complete his mission alone and in one part of the story he received support from the officer Gaff, who helps him in his mission to eliminate the replicants.

Edward James Olmos was chosen to play him and after participating in the sci-fi film, he had other major roles such as Abraham Quintanilla in the film “Selena” starring Jennifer Lopez.

He is currently 75 years old and has an extensive specialized career in television, having also participated in projects such as “Agents of Shield”, “Dexter” and “Galáctica, combat star”.

Like many of the celebrities on the list, Olmos returned to be part of the cast of the 2017 “Blade Runner” sequel.

M. Emmett Walsh

Harry Bryant was the head of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Blade Runner unit and the one who assigned Rick Deckard his mission to stop the clones.

Charismatic actor M. Emmet Walsh was tasked with bringing him to life on screen and has more than 200 performances in his history in various fields of entertainment ranging from theater to serials.

He worked on “Blade Runner” when he was already a unified artist at 47, and in recent years, he was recognized for his active participation in “Adventure Time”, voicing the Cosmic Owl.
Also in 2019, she appeared in the movie ‘Knives Out’ with Daniel Craig and Ana de Armas.

He recently turned 87 and finished recording the tape of Shriver, his most recent acting work.