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Vangelis, who won an Oscar for “Chariots of Fire” and composed many such landmark scores like for “Blade Runner,” died Tuesday, the Athens News Agency reported. ,The electronic-music pioneer was 79. Greek media reports say he died in a French hospital while being treated for COVID-19. The musician had a long career in European pop music followed his 1970s solo albums that brought him into global limelight and gave him the key to film music. Also Read | Who was Rosmarie Trapp, ‘Sound of Music’ family’s eldest dead at 93?,He became prominent in America after the use of a track from his 1975 album “Heaven and Hell” as the theme for Carl Sagan’s 1980 PBS series “Cosmos.”,However, he attained global fame for the 1981 film “Chariots of Fire.” After producer David Puttnam heared Vangelis’s music for the French nature documentary “Opera Sauvage” and the studio album “China,” he picked him. Vangelis performed all of the instruments, including synthesizer, piano, drums and percussion. After his Oscar win, Ridley Scott hired him for his science-fiction film “Blade Runner” and Costa-Gavras engaged him for the Jack Lemmon drama “Missing,” both in 1982 and both nominated for BAFTA awards. The Mel GIbson remake of “The Bounty” followed in 1984. He also did scores for historical dramas such included Ridley Scott’s “1492: Conquest of Paradise” (1992) and Oliver Stone’s “Alexander” (2004). Also Read | Who was Maggie Peterson, actor dead at 81?,Vangelis was born Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou on March 29, 1943. Vangelis composed for the Greek theater (“Elektra,” 1983, and “Medea,” 1992, both with Irene Papas), for ballets in London (“Modern Prometheus,” 1985, and “Beauty and the Beast,” 1986), and for documentaries by undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau (“Rediscover the World,” 1992).

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  <li>The electronic-music pioneer was 79</li>
  <li>Greek media reports say he died in a French hospital</li>
  <li>He was being treated for COVID-19</li>
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Alan Ladd Jr. the Oscar-winning producer and studio boss who as a 20th Century Fox executive greenlit Star Wars, has died. He was 84. Ladd died Wednesday, his daughter Amanda Ladd-Jones, who directed the documentary Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies, wrote in a Facebook post. No cause of death was given. Also Read: Sally Kellerman, 'MASH' and 'Back to School' actor, dies at 84,Ladd Jr. the son of Shane star Alan Ladd, started in the film business as his father's stuntman but rose to become one of its leading — and most widely liked — executives. As studio head at Fox and MGM (twice), Ladd — affectionately known as Laddie — was involved in some 14 best-picture nominees, including Young Frankenstein (1974), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Chariots of Fire (1981) and Blade Runner (1982). As an independent producer, Ladd Jr. helped steer films including Once Upon a Time in America (1984), The Right Stuff (1983) Gone, Baby Gone (2007) and Mel Gibson's Braveheart (1995), for which he won best picture. Also Read: 'Walking Dead' star Alicia Witt's parents' cause of death revealed 2 months after their sudden deaths,All told, films Ladd produced or greenlit movies that won more than 50 Oscars and 150 nominations. And he did so with an easy-going, tight-lipped manner that made him widely admired by stars and filmmakers. Esquire magazine put him on the cover in 1978 with the headline: Triumph of the Laid-Back Style. A former talent agent for stars like Robert Redford and Judy Garland, Ladd Jr. joined 20th Century Fox in 1973, and later became president. There, he greenlit George Lucas' $10 million science-fiction film — the original script was titled The Adventures of Luke Starkiller as Taken from the Journal of the Whills, Saga 1, Star Wars — when few in Hollywood saw any potential in it. Lucas once recalled his meeting with Ladd, whose faith in the filmmaker began with an early screening of Lucas' American Graffiti before it was released. The only reason it got off the ground was that Alan liked 'American Graffiti' and said, 'I don't understand this movie, I don't get it at all, but I think you're a talented guy and I want you to make it,' Lucas said in Tom Shone's 2004 book Blockbuster. Even when the studio's confidence wavered on Star Wars, Ladd kept his trust in what would become one of the highest grossing films ever made. His only false move may have been granting Lucas' merchandising rights rather than a raise when American Graffiti became a hit. My biggest contribution to 'Star Wars' was keeping my mouth shut and standing by the picture, Ladd told Variety. Star Wars wasn't the only classic sci-fi film Ladd greenlit at Fox. Ladd also backed Alien. But the same year that 1979 film opened, after clashing with Fox chairman Dennis Stanfill, Ladd left to form the independent production company Ladd Co. On his own, Ladd produced, beside The Right Stuff and Blade Runner, films like Body Heat and Police Academy. But Ladd Co. weighed down by some disappointments and hefty budgets for films like The Right Stuff, struggled to be profitable. In the mid-1980s, Ladd moved to MGM, which he would eventually lead. His two stints at the studio were less successful than his time at Fox, but movies he made there included Moonstruck (1987), Rain Man (1988) A Fish Called Wanda (1988) and Thelma & Louise (1991). When a loan default put MGM in the hands of Credit Lyonnais, the French bank acrimoniously ousted Ladd, who was eventually given $10 million to sever his contract and two projects to take with him. He chose Braveheart. When Braveheart won best picture, some saw it as the widely admired Ladd — Richard Donner famously once said There are snakes in this business and then there's Alan Ladd — getting the last laugh. I guess it is kind of a sweet justice, Ladd told the Los Angeles Times in 1996. If I were more eloquent, I would have thanked Credit Lyonnais for treating me shabbily and allowing me to take this project with me. In fairness, MGM couldn't have afforded to make this film at the time. Paramount could. Ladd was never known for his loquaciousness, though. When he, as one of three producers, accepted the Oscar, his entire speech was: I'd like to thank my family. Thank you. Ladd is survived by his wife, Cindra Pincock; children Kelliann, Tracy and Amanda; half-brother, David Ladd; half-sister, Alana Ladd; and step-sister Carol Lee Stuart-Ladd.

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  <li>Alan Ladd Jr. has died at the age of 84</li>
  <li>He as a 20th Century Fox executive greenlit "Star Wars"</li>
  <li>He was the son of "Shane" star Alan Ladd</li>
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The replicants are coming to television, thanks to Amazon Studios' creation of a live-action series centered in the ‘Blade Runner’ universe. Ridley Scott, who directed the first ‘Blade Runner’ film in 1982, is executive producing ‘Blade Runner 2099’, a follow-up to Denis Villeneuve's feature film sequel ‘Blade Runner 2049’, which was released in 2017. Also read: 'Kendrick a top tier lyricist,' Eminem before Super Bowl performance,Silka Luisa, who is also the showrunner of Apple TV+'s upcoming Elisabeth Moss-led drama ‘Shining Girls’, is writing and exec producing ‘Blade Runner 2099’, which is produced by Alcon Entertainment in collaboration with Scott Free Productions and Amazon Studios. The project, which would be the first live-action ‘Blade Runner’ series, is currently in pre-production at Amazon Studios, which is rushing scripts and looking at possible production dates. A search for writers to join a room is now ongoing. If the series proceeds forward, Scott might direct, according to sources. Also read: Billie Eilish responds to Kanye West's threats over Travis Scott 'insult',‘Blade Runner’, a 1982 film based on Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, is set in a dystopian LA in 2019, where synthetic people known as replicants are bio-engineered to work on space colonies by the powerful Tyrell Corporation. A cop reluctantly agrees to track down a fugitive group of advanced replicants who have escaped back to Earth. The film starred Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos. Ryan Gosling played as a replicant blade runner who discovers a secret that threatens to destabilise society in the 2017 sequel, set in 2049. It also included Ana de Armas, Dave Bautista, and Jared Leto in addition to Ford and Olmos reprising their roles from the original. The latest entry of the neo-noir sci-fi genre, ‘Blade Runner 2099’, will be set 50 years after the original sequel, as the title suggests. ‘Blade Runner: Black Lotus’, an anime series that debuted late last year on Adult Swim and Crunchyroll, is another instalment in the franchise. It takes place in 2032 and stars Jessica Henwick as a female replicant. Also read: Russell Crowe joins Spider-Man villain movie 'Kraven the Hunter',Since Alcon Entertainment purchased the film, television, and ancillary franchise rights to develop prequels and sequels to the 1982 sci-fi classic in 2011, ‘Blade Runner 2099’ is the most recent addition to the Blade Runner franchise. The studio behind the Prime Video series The Expanse has been ramping up its Blade Runner franchise efforts in recent years. Last year, it signed a deal with Striker Entertainment to produce a line of Blade Runner consumer goods, and in September, Alcon Entertainment co-founder and co-CEO Andrew Kosove revealed that the company employs two people whose sole responsibility is to maintain the franchise's timeline and continuity. Michael Green, who authored Blade Runner 2049, Ben Roberts and Cynthia Yorkin, as well as Scott Free Productions' David W. Zucker and Clayton Krueger, are executive producing the series alongside Kosove and his Alcon co-founder Broderick Johnson. Last fall, Blade Runner 2099 was released on Netflix. When Scott teased the idea in November, informing the BBC that a pilot and a bible had been created but didn't say much further, conversations with Amazon Studios were already in the works. The Blade Runner series is Scott's second high-profile feature picture to be adapted for television; Noah Hawley is working on a reimagining of Alien for FX, set to go into production in 2023. Also read:,Scott Free Productions is currently working on HBO Max's sci-fi series ‘Raised By Wolves’, which just finished its second season, Netflix's heist series ‘Jigsaw,’ Paramount+'s ‘The Good Fight,’ which is in its sixth season, and Steven Knight's FX and BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens' ‘Great Expectations.’

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Last year, it signed a deal with Striker Entertainment to produce a line of Blade Runner consumer goods, and in September, Alcon Entertainment co-founder and co-CEO Andrew Kosove revealed that the company employs two people whose sole responsibility is to maintain the franchise's timeline and continuity.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Michael Green, who authored Blade Runner 2049, Ben Roberts and Cynthia Yorkin, as well as Scott Free Productions' David W. Zucker and Clayton Krueger, are executive producing the series alongside Kosove and his Alcon co-founder Broderick Johnson.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Last fall, Blade Runner 2099 was released on Netflix. When Scott teased the idea in November, informing the BBC that a pilot and a bible had been created but didn't say much further, conversations with Amazon Studios were already in the works. 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<ul>
  <li>Amazon Studios is bringing a live-action series of the Blade Runner universe to the small screen</li>
  <li>Ridley Scott, who directed the first ‘Blade Runner’ film in 1982, is executive producing ‘Blade Runner 2099’</li>
  <li>It's a follow-up to Denis Villeneuve's feature film sequel ‘Blade Runner 2049’</li>
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