Blade Runner 2049 TV spot reveals plenty of gorgeous new footage

Denis Villeneuve takes a shot at the beautiful, frightening world of Ridley Scott's sci-fi classic

A sumptuous fresh look at Blade Runner 2049 has arrived, thanks to a new TV spot.

The highly-anticipated sequel to a cinematic classic is closing quarters, with promises that Denis Villeneuve's turn on directing duties will deliver something no less visually astounding, having already found his fair share of acclaim with the likes of Sicario and Arrival.

It'll have to be seen whether he can maintain the look over the course of the entire film, but even in this tiny glimpse, Villeneuve's already perfectly captured the cold, foggy aesthetics of the original spliced in with a dash of that iconic neon glow.

As the new title suggests, Blade Runner 2049 takes place thirty years after the events of the original film; with Ryan Gosling stepping in as a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, who unearths a long-buried secret which could potentially plunge an already fractured society into total chaos.

The new TV spot delves a little into what that secret may be, and why K is forced to seek out Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), the former blade runner who's been missing all these thirty years.

"He's constructing an army," we hear, as the screen cuts to the film's villain Niander Wallace (Jared Leto), a replicant manufacturer. Lieutenant Joshi (Robin Wright) also tells K that, "He's got every gun in the city. I've got you." That also seems like a reference to Niander, with K's mission then perhaps an effort to stop a potential takeover.

With a script penned by original Blade Runner screenwriter Hampton Fancher and Dave Green (also co-writer on Alien: Covenant), there's hope this sequel won't be drowned within Blade Runner's momentous shadow; especially with Warner Bros.' show of confidence in moving the project ahead of its shaky previous January 2018 release date.

Blade Runner 2049 hits UK cinemas 6 October.