The good folks at Empire have another one of their gigantic, year-end preview issues on the way, and over the last few days they've been rolling out some of the exclusive images that will appear in the mag. Today's preview-preview includes a brand-new, behind-the-scenes image from Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049.

Let's take a look.

So we've got Ryan Gosling there on the couch, Villeneuve standing to the right. I wonder what they're looking at. Computer: enhance.

What are those, microchips? Surely some kind of data storage unit. We're guessing they go into the little machine Gosling's holding in his lap.

We already know Gosling's playing K, an LAPD detective (one who "unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos"), so it seems reasonable to assume that Gosling's using that little thingamabob to further his investigation.

Let's see what else he's got in this joint!

Glass of water, what appears to be a little notepad, a tin containing two very old-looking cigarettes (we're guessing these are evidence rather than for personal use; the cigarette Gosling's holding in his hand doesn't look so past its prime), a couple of LAPD evidence bags, and a rack with a few more slides in it. What can we conclusively glean from these artifacts? Absolutely nothing. We're just nosy.

With that in mind, let's keep poking around.

Here's K's kitchen, and - beyond that - his bathroom. Not much to see here beyond a tiled floor, a large pot on the stove (important: will K eat noodles in this film?), and possibly a futuristic dishwasher over there on the right.

Here is an extreme closeup of Ryan Gosling's suspenders.

Here are some things on an end table.

Here are Denis Villeneuve's legs, sheathed in a pair of stylish, relaxed-fit jeans.

Here is what we're assuming is the Empire watermark/logo, although it's entirely possible that this word will appear floating in mid-air in the final film.

Finally, here's the original image, flipped upside down. If you pick up your monitor and shake it, it's possible some change will fall out of K's couch. Try it!

It's going to be very interesting to see how Warner Bros. goes about doling out information regarding Blade Runner 2049. So far, they seem intent on playing this one very close to the vest, so much so that I'm pretty sure there's actually nothing to see here beyond Gosling sitting on a couch. But, hey, we tried!

Blade Runner 2049 arrives on October 6th, 2017.