If you’re excited about the October release of BLADE RUNNER 2049, get ready to be even more enthusiastic. Director Denis Villeneuve has asked three filmmaker friends to make short stories that bridge the gap between BLADE RUNNER (1982) and BLADE RUNNER 2049 (2017), and the first one just hit the web (courtesy of Collider). It stars Benedict Wong and Jared Leto, and is directed by Luke Scott (son of Ridley Scott, who directed the original film). 2036: NEXUS DAWN explores the origins of replicant mastermind Niander Wallace (Leto), who doesn’t let his blindness keep him from creating technologically advanced beings, even after they’ve been outlawed. The Nexus 9 is his new model, which can be controlled by a human, and made to feel inferior to humans for the purpose of safety, which is displayed in a rather extreme way. Remember, this is just the first of three short films, so stay tuned for more.
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
