It is one of Hollywood's classic films.

So fans of Blade Runner will be delighted that Harrison Ford is set to reprise his role of Rick Deckard in a newly-announced sequel to the 1982 smash-hit.

The 72-year-old actor will return to the cult classic in the screenplay written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green and directed by 'Prisoners' filmmaker Denis Villeneuve.

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Back for more: Harrison Ford is set to reprise his role of Rick Deckard in a newly-announced sequel to the 1982 smash-hit, Blade Runner

The much-anticipated film will also see the return of Ridley Scott, who will produce the sci-fi sequel alongside Kosove and Johnson.

Producers Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson said in a joint statement: 'We are honoured that Harrison is joining us on this journey with Denis Villeneuve, who is a singular talent, as we experienced personally on 'Prisoners'.

They added: 'Hampton and Michael, with Ridley Scott, have crafted a uniquely potent and faithful sequel to one of the most universally celebrated films of all time, and we couldn't be more thrilled with this amazing, creative team.

Fans will be happy: The much-anticipated film will also see the return of Ridley Scott, who will produce the sci-fi sequel alongside Kosove and Johnson

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Fortunately, the 'Blade Runner' sequel - which is set several decades after the conclusion of the original - will focus on the search for Harrision's on-screen character.

Speaking late last year, Scott revealed: 'Harrison is very much part of this one, but really it's about finding him. He comes in in the third act.'

Scott also told MTV News that Ford was excited by the screenplay.

'I sent him this (script) and he said, 'Wow, this is the best thing I’ve ever read,' so it’s very relevant to what happened (in) the first one.'

In action: Harrison as the sci-fi warrior in the (now-classic) film by the accomplished Ridley Scott

Action-packed: Harrison and Daryl Hannah in a suspense-laden scene from the 1982 classic neo-noir

'I’m not just doing a sequel with lots of action and see how far we can go with the special effects because you can’t really.

'Blade Runner kind of landed on a somehow very credible future and it’s very difficult to change that because it’s been so influential with everything else.'

The original movie, which grossed 27 million in the US alone upon release, was adapted from the Philip K Dick novel Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep.

Production on the new film is expected to begin in summer 2016.