Gianluigi Piludu 15/09/2017
The next Blade Runner 2049 will be accompanied by the animated short film Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 directed by Shinichiro Watanabe of Cowboy Bebop e Samurai Champloo.
Watanabe's animated short film takes place in the year 2022, between the timeline of the original film Blade Runner (set in a 2019 dystopian Los Angeles) and new movie (2049). The story of the short unfolds around a power outage on the west coast of the United States, according to Anime News Network.
While the short has not yet been released, Sony Pictures Japan has released a behind-the-scenes video clip showing Cygames Pictures-produced work, which includes the involvement of Shukou murase as set designer and animation director.
Watch the trailer