This cynicism regarding holograms is pervasive throughout Blade Runner 2049. Is she really in love with K, a man she eventually convinces to rename himself Joe, or is “Joe” just another joe ...

We find out in “Blade Runner 2049” that Rachael, a prototype Replicant Eldon Tyrell (Joe Turkel) had given the memories of his niece, wasn’t a Nexus 6 (with a short lifespan), but rather a ...

but also a reference to the relatively common use of "Joe" as a placeholder name for any random man. "You look lonely. I can fix that." –Joi Advertisment in Blade Runner 2049 The truth behind K ...

They were developed by Dr. Eldron Tyrell (Joe Turkel) to be used as slave ... Denis Villeneuve answers these questions. Blade Runner 2049 is in theaters now.

Blade Runner 2049 has not only absorbed this piece of wisdom but also transformed it in ways that are specific to the film medium. It magnifies the importance of the protagonist K/Joe’s single ...

In Blade Runner 2049, Deckard drinks whiskey with K and his dog. – It’s never really explained why Joi chooses “Joe” as K’s new name except that it seems to be what the AI program calls ...

The sense of dystopia déjà vu hovers constantly over Blade Runner 2049, even when Villeneuve gets ... Gosling’s Agent K – his actual name is Joe; the Kafka is strong in this one – walks ...

We find out in “Blade Runner 2049” that Rachael, a prototype Replicant Eldon Tyrell (Joe Turkel) had given the memories of his niece, wasn’t a Nexus 6 (with a short lifespan), but rather a ...

The Wall Street Journal's Joe Morgenstern says that the big ... that “very closeness” could help 2049 succeed where Blade Runner first failed. Ben Child in The Guardian believes it’s a ...