



While sharing this concept art, director Denis Villeneuve confirmed that the movie once again took place in Los Angeles, but several decades after the events of the first film. And by this point, Los Angeles has spread to most of the West Coast, and the environment has become dangerous to humans.

"The climate has gone berserk - the ocean, the rain, the snow is all toxic," Villeneuve told EW

And in the spirit of world-building, the vehicle seen in the concept art is a sort of futuristic snowblower, which flies over the streets and destroys snow from on high. "It's a Canadian wet dream!" the director joked.The as-yet-untitled Blade Runner sequel stars Ryan Gosling and a returning Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard, as well as Robin Wright, Dave Bautista, and The Martian's Mackenzie Davis. The film is set to hit theaters on October 6, 2017.