eventual director Ridley Scott, who then brought in David Peoples to continue reworking the script. Scott and Fancher had already clashed concerning the movie, as Scott felt the original script did not sufficiently explore the world of the movie, choosing instead to focus on the interior drama. Fancher's rewriting process was too slow for the production crew, which nicknamed him "Happen Faster". The movie was ultimately filmed and released as Blade Runner (1982). Fancher wrote two films following Blade Runner. The Mighty Quinn (1989) starred Denzel Washington and The Minus Man (1999) starred Owen Wilson. Fancher also directed the latter. More recently, he wrote the story and co-wrote, with Michael Green, the screenplay for Blade Runner 2049 (2017), a sequel to the 1982 film. In the early 1980s, Fancher lived outside of Los Angeles in Topanga Canyon. Fancher appeared in a cameo role in the independent film Tonight at Noon (2009), directed by Michael Almereyda and starring Rutger Hauer. In 2019, Fancher published The Wall Will Tell You, a screenwriting manual. The book draws from his personal experiences. Later work Fancher provided voiceover commentary for The Criterion Collection edition DVD extras of the film noir adaptations of Ernest Hemingway's short story "The Killers", which included the 1946, 1956 and 1964 versions. His life was the subject of Escapes, a documentary directed by Michael Almereyda and executive-produced by Wes Anderson. Filmography Film Television References External links Salon.com – The flamenco man: Hampton Fancher American male film actors American male television actors American film directors of Mexican descent Film producers from California American male screenwriters Hugo Award-winning writers Living people Male actors from Los Angeles Film directors from California Western (genre) television actors Screenwriters from California Screenwriting instructors Writers of books about writing fiction American people of Danish descent American male actors of Mexican descent 1938 births