Opening shot: Daylight.
I leave the theater.
I could buy that.I think he's more likely to be a Leon-type replicant.
Expanding the scale of the story would be against the spirit of the original film and to film noir in general. If they chose to do that it would prove to me they really don't get it.could he not be another Blade Runner? Assuming this movie will pick up in real time (and Deckard IS NOT a replicant) then maybe there has been widespread replicant infiltration, leading to an increased number of Blade Runners and private contrators. Not to say that's where I think it should go, but this is 2016 Hollywood we're talking about.
Expanding the scale of the story would be against the spirit of the original film and to film noir in general. If they chose to do that it would prove to me they really don't get it.
Artist concept of Ryan Gosling in Blade Runner 2 - https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/vod3eg1dsig7ochep4ox.jpg