Despite critical praise, Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049 wasn't exactly a hit with box office audiences when it was released last year.

Now, the director has admitted he "made a monster", adding that he doesn't intend to make another movie like Blade Runner any time soon.

"Let's just say it would not be a good idea for me to make a movie like that twice," Villeneuve told The Telegraph.

"When you're working on a film, you're in a bubble, and it was only when I came out that I realised we had made a monster."

Still, Sir Ridley Scott – the original film's director – told Digital Spy that he hopes there's scope for another Blade Runner sequel.

"I hope so," he said. "I think there is another story. I've got another one ready to evolve and be developed, so there is certainly one to be done for sure."

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Villeneuve previously responded to the criticism of female characters in Blade Runner 2049, arguing that "the world is not kind on women".

"I am very sensitive to how I portray women in movies," Villeneuve said. "This is my 10th feature film and six of them have women in the lead role.

"The first Blade Runner was quite rough on the women; something about the film noir aesthetic. But I tried to bring depth to all the characters. For Joi, the holographic character, you see how she evolves. It's interesting, I think.

"Cinema is a mirror on society. Blade Runner is not about tomorrow; it's about today. And I'm sorry, but the world is not kind on women."

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