Blade Runner 2049, it appears that the use of '2049' in the title is a reference to the year in which the movie takes place.

As you pointed out correctly, the release year for this film was 2017.

In an interview with ScreenRant, director Denis Villeneuve explained that he wanted to explore the concept of memory and how it relates to our understanding of the present, and setting the movie in 2049 allowed him to create a realistic future world that felt both familiar and alien.

Therefore, there is no indication that the filmmakers are lying about the use of '2049' in the title, the 2049 is meant to be a reference to one possible future set in 2049.
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