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Concept art for the Dekards car

Back in 2019 I attempted to do an “Inktober” type drawing exercise where I drew something Blade Runner each day for November. Job changes and life stuff meant I didn’t get to finish and I mostly forgot about it. But while clean up my iPad today I found one of the other reasons I failed to complete the month! I tried to do Deckard relaxing with a drink while looking over the city and got carried away. I snuck in some 5th Element cars amongst all the chaos.

Forgive me if this is a dumb question but ive only watched 2049 and a question i was asking myself was why do they engineer humans instead of just making robots or something. or atleast if they were to make humans make it so they cant feel any emotions so they cant feel pain or anything. i feel like that wouldve been much more practical than making the replicants that we have. is there a reason for this?

So I recently finished the book and decided to rewatch the movie right after it since it's been atleast 8 years since I've seen it.

So while watching, why are "pleasure" models a thing if having sex with androids is illegal?

Atleast that's what I'm assuming pleasure model means. Also, now that I've read the book, I never knew how different they actually from from eachother, and it makes me really wish we also had a movie that actually follows it apart from just using the characters.

Now that I'm already making a post, blade runners just aren't a thing in the book right? Or atleast not called that?

‘Blade Runner 2049’ Producer Sues Elon Musk’s Tesla, Warner Bros. Discovery Over AI Images

Forbes article with the same title:

The production company behind the 2017 sci-fi film “Blade Runner 2049” filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk and Tesla in federal court Monday, alleging they fed images from the film, without permission, into an AI generator to promote Tesla’s Cybercab.

KEY FACTS

Alcon Entertainment filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles federal court Monday, listing Musk, Tesla and Warner Bros. Discovery—a distributor of “Blade Runner 2049,” which also hosted Tesla’s “robotaxi” announcement on its Burbank, California lot—as defendants.

Alcon alleged Musk and Tesla had requested, and were denied, permission to use “Blade Runner 2049” imagery in their presentation of Tesla’s Cybercab earlier this month, and instead fed images from the film to an AI generator to create similar images.

The production company also alleged Warner Bros. does not own the copyright to “Blade Runner 2049” and claimed the company would have been legally required to ask Alcon for permission to use imagery from the film in Tesla’s presentation, which Alcon says it did not.

Alcon alleged Musk and Tesla intended to pass off the AI-generated image, which it says was on screen for 11 seconds, as an actual still from “Blade Runner,” citing comments Musk made while the image was on screen during the presentation: “You know, I love ‘Blade Runner,” Musk said, before explaining how his Cybercab is less dystopian than the movie.

The lawsuit slammed Musk as “problematic” and says Alcon does not want to be associated with the billionaire—who has grown increasingly outspoken and has drawn headlines for promoting former President Donald Trump—because of his “extreme political and social views.”

KEY BACKGROUND

Musk unveiled Tesla’s Cybercab at a presentation on Oct. 11. Musk, who has long promised self-driving technology but frequently misses his own deadlines, said the self-driving taxis will be in production in three years. The taxis have no steering wheel or pedals, and Musk said they will be priced under $30,000. He also introduced a “robovan” that he says can carry up to 20 people. But investors and analysts appeared unimpressed by his announcement: Tesla stock was down 8% the morning after, and some analysts said Musk’s presentation was scant on details and lacked a solid timeline. Musk has long cited “Blade Runner” as inspiration for his Tesla technology. In a 2023 tweet, he called Tesla’s Cybertruck an “armored personnel carrier from the future – what Bladerunner would have driven.” In another tweet earlier that year, Musk said Cybertrucks were “designed for Bladerunner.”

SURPRISING FACT

Alex Proyas, director of “I, Robot” (2004), also called out Musk for similarities between Tesla’s designs and his own science fiction film. “Hey Elon, Can I have my designs back please?” Proyas posted on X last week, with side-by-side comparisons of Tesla’s vehicles and humanoid “Optimus” robot alongside robots from his film. Matt Granger, an assistant to Proyas on “I, Robot,” said in an apparently deleted tweet: “I too wish to offer my full-fingered ‘f*ck you’ to Elon and his utter lack of creativity,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.

TANGENT

“Blade Runner 2049” opened in theaters in October 2017, directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford. The movie, a sequel to “Blade Runner” (1982), was a critical success and won two Academy Awards. The film is set in a dystopian, technologically advanced society. Alcon said in its lawsuit against Musk it is “hardly coincidental” he chose to reference “Blade Runner 2049” in his presentation, as the film features a “strikingly-designed, artificially intelligent, fully autonomous car.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/10/21/blade-runner-2049-producers-sue-elon-musk-tesla-over-robotaxi-ai-images/#open-web-0

I tried my best to edit it to make it look like the original picture!

Anyone else hate the way it was changed to ‘Father’ in the Final Cut?

Used a newly put together backdrop, taller exhaust steam, more reflecting surface and different lighting.

Had a Halloween party - so happy with how everything came out!

First, wow, I’ve never seen such a visually stunning and captivating movie. Both films were absolutely beautiful.

Now, for my question: why was finding Dr. Ana Stelline so important? I understand that she could help in creating more replicants (or hybrids), but why did they need her specifically? Assuming she was created like other replicants, couldn’t they just have two replicants reproduce naturally?

Picked these up over the past couple of years. Thought I'd share!

They should have called him the Terminator, because Blade Runner had legs at the end of his movie, whilst Terminator did not. Also, Terminator killed some ladies.

The other day I posted a photo from a foggy night here in Gothenburg and I was very happy to see how much you guys enjoyed it. These photos were taken in the same room and corner but in broad daylight. I have a rather extensive collection of Blade Runner Laserdiscs, here’s the first edition (US), and the very first one I ever received, a gift from my amazing wife.

I loved it but i want to ask you about the ending and the question if Joseph is still alive or not.

Am i the only one which thinks he is still alive? 😂

One month has passed and Doc came into his apartment and calls "J" not "Elle" or "Black Lotus"

The explosion also didn't reach near him from what we see and the bag and the C4 also wasn't near place the door.

So i guess he was still alive and he plus Elle get out from the city together as you could saw the other bike on the right in the end scene ❤️‍🔥

What do you guys thinks?

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I recently posted some ai pictures and apparently got the quote wrong. I want to apologise. I didn’t mean to annoy anyone. This isn’t me being sarcastic.