![]() ![]() And that source material is so far from being mine.”Īlso Read: 'Altered Carbon' Star Dichen Lachman Talks Naked Sword-Fighting Scene (Exclusive Video)Įven still, Kalogridis says there is more than enough to the streaming service’s ambitious new sci-fi project to pull you in all on its own. I think that that’s where we are closest. And for the intersection of technology and our underdeveloped morality. “If anything, we’re very indebted to William Gibson for the idea of ‘the sprawl,’ specifically. “Honestly, I would never say, ‘Oh, I’ve decided not to read ‘The Left Hand of Darkness’ because I’ve seen ‘Blade Runner.’ I’ve decided not to read ‘Neuromancer’ because I’ve seen ‘Blade Runner,'” Kalogridis said. The showrunner also says that she doesn’t want viewers to rule out a new cyberpunk story thinking they’ve seen them all. Our show has been called by the author of the book, ‘Chinatown’ set in space, where you can live forever,” Kalogridis said laughing. “When people talk about it being something specific, it’s sort of like when you say, for example, that ‘Game of Thrones’ is ‘Lord of the Rings’ meets ‘The Godfather,’ which it really is - but it really isn’t. And we are pulling from that same source.”Īlso Read: 'Altered Carbon' Explainer: Here's What It Means That Takeshi Kovacs Is an 'Envoy' And the look of the pilot has drawn comparisons I think simply because, you know, the brilliance of ‘Blade Runner’ was so indelibly etched in all our minds, and it was pulling from Philip K Dick and pulling heavily from William Gibson. “But just like the noir films of the late 40s through the 50s, and even modern day noir, we are more than just the look of the pilot. “We are in a genre, you know ‘cyberpunk noir’ being a specific genre, that people associate with ‘Blade Runner,'” Kalogridis said. The creator wants you to trust the Netflix series is “its own thing.” Dick, “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,” on which it’s based) in her head when she was bringing her own project to life, it doesn’t mean “Altered Carbon” is a carbon copy of that work - or any other. ![]() Though Kalogridis had visions of the Ridley Scott flick starring Harrison Ford (and the book by Philip K. But that’s okay, “Altered Carbon” creator, Laeta Kalogridis, tells TheWrap - the Cyberpunk genre has certain aesthetic requirements that have been baked into it since “Blade Runner” first hit theaters. And with good reason: It certainly looks a lot like the classic 1982 neo-noir film. Netflix’s news sci-fi series “Altered Carbon” (based on the book of the same name by Richard Morgan) has been compared to “Blade Runner” since before it even premiered. ![]()
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