The Walking Dead’s Lennie James joins Blade Runner 2

Danny Pape

27 Jul 2016

Blade Runner 2 has added its latest star to the long-awaited sequel as The Walking Dead‘s Lennie James joins the cast.

James plays Morgan Jones in the AMC zombie series, and he will star alongside Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford.

James joins the returning Ford for the sequel.

James is also well known for his roles in BBC’s Line of Duty and Guy Ritchie’s Snatch.

He joins an ever-growing cast list, with Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Barkhad Abdi, Dave Bautista, Ana de Armas, David Dastmalchian, Sylvia Hoeks, Carla Juri and Hiam Abbass all onboard.

Denis Villeneuve will helm the follow-up film which is set several decades after the 1983 original.

Blade Runner 2 hits screens on October 6, 2017.