"My mother? Let me tell you about my mother...!"

More archaeology in Tinsel-town as another franchise gets its bones dug up for a new generation.

Warner Brothers production company Alcon (The Blind Side, The Book of Eli) are negotiating to purchase the franchise rights to producer sequels and prequels to Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner.

The deal would exclude rights to remake the original, being finalized with rights-holder Bud Yorkin, a producer on the original film. “This is a major acquisition for our company, and a personal favorite film... We recognize the responsibility we have to do justice to the memory of the original with any prequel or sequel we produce. We have long-term goals for the franchise, and are exploring multi-platform concepts, not just limiting ourselves to one medium only.”

So, Blade Runner the TV series?!