A recent issue of Wired highlighted yet another instance where science fiction is an influencer – especially on those that have the money to fulfill their childhood dreams.

Sonny Astani, a 55-year-old real estate mogul is planning to bring 2019 Los Angeles to life in the form of two 14-story animated billboards modeled on Ridley Scott’s opening sequence. “I saw Blade Runner at least five times”, says Astani, whose empire encompasses thousands of Southern California apartment units. “The billboards always struck me.”