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| Directed by | Luke Scott |
| Written by | Hampton Fancher Michael Green |
| Starring | Dave Bautista Gerard Miller |
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Running time | 6 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
2048: Nowhere to Run (known in China and Taiwan as2048: No Escape or2048: Nowhere to Escape; alternatively known asBlade Runner 2048[1]) is a 2017 Americantech noirshort film acting as a prequel to the feature filmBlade Runner 2049 and the sequel to the short film2036: Nexus Dawn. It is one of three such prequels, alongsideBlade Runner Black Out 2022 and2036: Nexus Dawn. The short was released on September 16, 2017, approximately three weeks before the release of the feature film, and featuresDave Bautista asBlade Runner 2049 character Sapper Morton, alongsideOrion Ben. The film was written byHampton Fancher andMichael Green, who also wrote the feature film, and directed byLuke Scott, whose fatherRidley Scott directed the originalBlade Runner and is executive producer on the sequelBlade Runner 2049.
The film takes place in Los Angeles in 2048, one year before the events ofBlade Runner 2049, and tells the story of Morton protecting a mother and daughter from thugs, ultimately leading to his status as a replicant being reported.
InLos Angeles, in 2048, Sapper Morton is shown weeping hysterically into a mirror, struggling with his past traumas. He washes his face in a sink and puts on his glasses. Walking through a crowded street, he is briefly accosted by a group of thugs, whom he ignores. Greeted by Ella, he gives her the bookThe Power and the Glory to read, a book that he enjoyed. Leaving, Sapper goes to a market to sellleeches he has farmed, being paid $3,000, which is $1,000 less than Sapper needs. After leaving the market, Sapper sees Ella and her mother about to be sexually assaulted by the group of thugs he had earlier ignored. Angered, Sapper proceeds to savagely beat the group and kills most of them, demonstrating superhuman strength and endurance in the process. Seeing Ella and her mother terrified at the violence, a remorseful Sapper leaves the scene, having dropped his identification papers. A spectator, having watched Sapper earlier, calls theLAPD to inform them that he thinks he has found a rogue "skin-job".
The Chinese version of the film features a text-based prologue. The text explains that replicant production had been banned after "The Blackout" in 2022, leading to the bankruptcy of the Tyrell Corporation. Earth's ecosystem has been on the brink of collapse since the mid-2020s. Niander Wallace, the blind CEO of the Wallace Corporation, is explained to have acquired the Tyrell Corporation and begun to develop a new generation of replicants to serve as slaves to help rebuild the Earth's environment. This prologue previously appeared before the Chinese version of theBlade Runner short film2036: Nexus Dawn.[2]
On August 29, 2017, it was announced thatDenis Villeneuve had selected various filmmakers to direct three short films exploring incidents that occurred between the events ofBlade Runner andBlade Runner 2049. The second film,2048: Nowhere to Run is directed byLuke Scott, and followsNexus-8 replicant Sapper Morton as he protects a mother and daughter from thugs. Scott previously directed2036: Nexus Dawn.[3]
2048: Nowhere to Run was met with appreciation for providing Dave Bautista with a role worthy of his talents.[4][5]
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