Rutger Hauer, the Dutch actor who went up against Harrison Ford in 1982’s Blade Runner, died on July 19 at his home in the Netherlands, after a brief illness. He was 75. Dutch actor Rutger Hauer has ...

You might have read the sad news that actor Rutger Hauer died last week at the age of 75. While his career spanned decades, he is probably best known for his role as the villain Roy Batty in the ...

Today is Roy Batty's birthday. Or, rather, today is Roy Batty's date of inception. The character made famous in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner — which came out in 1982 — was the miscreant gang leader of ...

In some lab somewhere in the world, the android Roy Batty will be coming to life today, at least if the movie Blade Runner is to be trusted. Batty will be sent off-world and lead a rebellion of fellow ...

The iconic Ridley Scott sci-fi film starring Harrison Ford as a former police officer tasked with hunting down synthetic humans turns 40 on Saturday. By Ryan Parker Former Senior Reporter Blade Runner ...

“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe…” Actually, Roy, you’re about to see things we wouldn’t believe. Because as it turns out, today is the day you are going to be born. Happy Incept Day! I’m ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Well, listen. Christopher Lloyd and souped-up Deloreans are great and ...

The character was the villain of Philip K. Dick’s 1968 sci-fi novel, Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, as well as the 1982 Scott film upon which it was loosely inspired. Batty was a synthetic ...