Themes in Blade Runner had a little reservation about that. I think he really wanted to have it both ways." Scott suggests that Ford may have since changed his view, although "Blade Runner 2049" director Denis Villeneuve claimed that Ford and Scott argue about the issue to this day. Other people involved in the movie's production who have expressed the view that Deckard is human include: David Snyder (art director), M. Emmet Walsh (who portrayed Bryant) and Rutger Hauer (who portrayed Roy Batty). Ridley Scott stated in several interviews that he considers Deckard to be a replicant. Syd Mead, the film's visual futurist, agrees
Versions of Blade Runner Versions of Blade Runner Seven different versions of Ridley Scott's 1982 American science fiction film "Blade Runner" have been shown, either to test audiences or theatrically. The best known are the "Workprint", the "U.S. Theatrical Cut", the "International Cut", the "Director's Cut" and the "Final Cut". These five versions are included in both the 2007 five-disc Ultimate Collectors Edition and 2012 30th-Anniversary Collector's Edition releases. There also exists the "San Diego Sneak Preview Cut", which was only shown once at a preview screening and the "U.S. Broadcast Cut", which was edited for television broadcast. In the 2007 documentary "Dangerous Days: