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==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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+ | The role was originally written with musician and actor {{Wp|David Bowie}} in mind. [[Denis Villeneuve]] attempted to contact Bowie about the role just days prior to his death in January [[2016 (production)|2016]]. Villeneuve commented, ''"After that, I felt like David Bowie became my muse for this role, and I had to find someone with the same magnetism. I had to find a rock star."''{{ref|a&s}} |
A fan of the original ''[[Blade Runner]]'', [[Jared Leto]] had expressed interest in appearing in the [[Blade Runner 2049|sequel]] since [[2014 (production)|2014]], and was ultimately cast.{{ref|a&s}} [[Wes Bentley]] and [[Takehito Koyasu]] voiced the role in ''[[Blade Runner: Black Lotus]]'' while [[Tony Nakajima]] performed the motion capture. |
A fan of the original ''[[Blade Runner]]'', [[Jared Leto]] had expressed interest in appearing in the [[Blade Runner 2049|sequel]] since [[2014 (production)|2014]], and was ultimately cast.{{ref|a&s}} [[Wes Bentley]] and [[Takehito Koyasu]] voiced the role in ''[[Blade Runner: Black Lotus]]'' while [[Tony Nakajima]] performed the motion capture. |