Final Cut Confessions

The $200 Million Gamble: How Blade Runner 2049's 'Failure' Saved Cinema

Episode Summary

Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049 lost Warner Bros a fortune but changed how studios approach prestige sci-fi forever. We dive into the cinematography revolution, the sound design that took three years to perfect, and why Roger Deakins finally won his Oscar for a movie that 'nobody' saw.