Since 1982, Blade Runner fans have been debating whether Deckard (Harrison Ford) is also a replicant, as the sci-fi classic suggests in the notorious unicorn ending. This discussion didn’t stop when director Ridley Scott answered the question for himself and his intentions with a yes. But the film holds further secrets. The filmmaker recently revealed one of them in an interview.
Ridley Scott reveals Blade Runner secret: That’s behind the sci-fi pyramid
When Blade Runner Deckard the replicant making Tyrell Corporation When you pay a visit, most viewers probably don’t think twice about why the building is one pyramid equals. Megalomaniac architecture suits an influential corporate mogul like Eldon Tyrell (Joe Turkel). But as Ridley Scott revealed in the GQ interview, there is much more behind the powerful man’s headquarters.
While discussing his career as a filmmaker, Scott casually dropped the following bombshell information about Blade Runner:
I think the real Tyrell was dead in one
sarcophagus
inside the pyramid. Because he knew he was going to die. […] So Tyrell had multiple doppelgangers made of himself so he could be anywhere. You wouldn’t know where the real one is. The Tyrell we’re talking to was probably not the real Tyrellbut essentially a replicant itself.
This information not only changes an entire aspect of the sci-fi classic, but adds another layer of dramatic irony to the story. When Tyrell speaks about his highly advanced creation Rachel (Sean Young), the words themselves come from the mouth of an artificial human. And when the replicant Roy (Rutger Hauer) seeks out and ultimately kills his creator, he kills a mirror image of himself.
The Blade Runner saga will soon continue with the Amazon series Blade Runner 2099, whose filming has now been completed.
Where can you stream the sci-fi classic Blade Runner?
The original film by Ridley Scott can be found on MagentaTV and in the Amazon channel Arthaus+ with a subscription. It is also available as a rental or purchase title on Amazon, Sky, Apple TV and Co. The same applies to the late Denis Villeneuve sequel Blade Runner 2049.