Remember that Blade Runner sequel announced earlier this year? It finally has a name—and no, it's not Blade Runner 2. The sequel to one of the greatest science-fiction films of all time is now known as Blade Runner 2049, and it's coming out one year from now on October 6, 2017, not January 2018 as previously announced.

If that wasn't to wet your sci-fi whistle, Oculus has also confirmed that Blade Runner 2049 will be released in virtual reality on the Oculus Rift and other Oculus platforms (read: Samsung Gear VR), as well as in cinemas. Whether that means there will be a simultaneous release is unclear, but Oculus has promised to reveal more details at a later date.

Oh, and a series of experiences about classic Disney characters are also coming to Oculus.

But that's not important right now. What's important is that 34 years after Blade Runner made its debut in cinemas, flopped horribly, and only later became a critical darling, there's just 364 days to go until we can watch it. The film's original director Ridley Scott won't be at the helm, but Denis Villeneuve (who made the excellent 2015 thriller Sicario), is on-board. Blade Runner's co-writer Hampton Fancher is back and working on a story previously written in conjunction with Scott.

Harrison Ford reprises his role as replicant hunter Deckard—which means the film is likely to touch on that age old question of whether he is or isn't a replicant himself—and is joined by Ryan Gosling in an as yet unnamed role. Naturally, given the title, the film is set 30 years after the storyline of the original. A picture of actors alongside director Denis Villeneuve having a jolly—not-at-all-staged—good time was tweeted out from the official Blade Runner 2049 Twitter account to announce the release date.

Enjoy this moment, folks. This is where a sequel to a treasured, highly respected '80s or '90s movie franchise is full of possibilities, where the writing is intelligent, the acting sharp, and the directing skilled and true. Disappointment and disillusionment (see: RoboCop, Total Recall) follows later.