Colin Farrell is offered Total Recall
Colin will play Douglas Quaid, a man tortured by recurring dreams of a trip to Mars. Tom Hardy and Michael Fassbender have also recently been tied to the lead in this second adaptation of Philip K. Dick's "We Can Remember it for You Wholesale."
Len Wiseman is set to direct from a script by Kurt Wimmer, with the pair bringing a more grounded, contemporary take on the material.
Total Recall comes to theaters August 3rd, 2012 and stars Kate Beckinsale, Bryan Cranston, Jessica Biel, Colin Farrell, Bill Nighy, Ethan Hawke, John Cho, Steve Byers. The film is directed by Len Wiseman.
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Cyn
Well...I guess this is going to be...SLIGHTLY different to the ol' Schwarzenegger version...
2 years agoby @cyn-de-harvenFlag
skywise
Phillip K. Dick was an insane writer. Literally, he was insane. I cant get mad at them for remaking this beacuse Arnold's version was based off of Dick's story. Phillip K. Dick is one of those authors who we are going to see the stories remade time and time again. I have a bad feeling about the future of mankind.
2 years agoby @skywiseFlag
Remy72883
their is no replacing Arnold when it comes to these films,
@Supes & @movie-nut honestly its the truth and @Nut you make a good point i really cant, say what you want but Remember Me and Stop Loss are the only one's that come to mind that's about it and Deception off course, Cant really think of anything else, and i was thinking about it @Sups i believe these guys are so lazy they just have a computer program scan movie information for weak number and release dates and go from their with possibilities cause lets face it their to busy talking about the business then taking care of business, Its a joke, i tell you what after i get in the service to my time "not saying its like a prison sentence" but get my G.I. Bill and sh*t and go to film school if my a miracle or dumb luck i catch a break im coming here and hiring people. Cause i know for a fact the 7 scripts Ive written are all original and i have no doubt at least 3 maybe for would sell. Anyone is customer service knows the cardinal rule know your customers, no their wants and needs, this is obviously not happening from the film industry,
2 years agoby @remy72883Flag
account-closed
I was always hoping one day for a sequel with Arnold. Even when he would leave office (a few months left) going back to acting, which he said he will if the right role comes up. But it seems no Arnold, with these pitiful remakes, relaunches, or whatever the hell they want to call them.
2 years agoby @account-closedFlag
TheMime
The Mime agrees.........sequel is is good.....reboot, nada goody
2 years agoby @themimeFlag
Justhim_sir
why won't they just make a sequel rather than try to redue classic films, the first one a had rememorble sences? what would/could they do to make this rememorble?
2 years agoby @justhim-sirFlag
The Dark Knight
There still will never be another Arnold
2 years agoby @thedarkknight23Flag
The Movie Ghost
I'm a fan of Colin and enjoy his Films, that I've seen anyway. Let's see him in this one.
2 years agoby @thejoker-16Flag
notgettingpaid
My interest in this is sinking like a rock...not because of Farrell (who would be excellent), but because, apparently, the guy who is responsible for 'Ultraviolet' wrote the screenplay. Not a good sign.
Farrell needs to get a copy of the screenplay and pass it around to several trusted friends for a good read before signing on to this one.
2 years agoby @notgettingpaidFlag
Tronticon
Hmmm.. not sure about him.. but I'll wait to hear more!
2 years agoby @tronticonFlag
Mutant
I think that Colin is a good actor, and I enjoyed Underworld and it's sequels.
2 years agoby @zenderFlag
angelheart1016
Don't know about this guy, the only memorable role he played was against Tom Cruise in the Minority Report.
2 years agoby @angelheart1016Flag
Major Tom
@Remy That's what I've been saying! No one has any original ideas anymore. I mean, think about it. What was the last movie that wasn't a remake, or wasn't based on a book, comic, or old T.V series?
2 years agoby @movie-nutFlag
Dan
@Remy haha, it does seem like they literally do that when deciding on 'new' movies to make.
2 years agoby @dan1Flag
Summit10
this guy has tenacity and can act quite well. just wondering how come he has not come off a break in movies where all he starred in turned out to be flops in the box office. Even his partner tuned villain in SWAT Jeremy Renner is on his way to become a star with movies like 28 Weeks Later, Hurt Locker, The Town, Avengers, MI4: Ghost Protocol.
I hope Collin can be placed in a good film he can enable his acting skills.
2 years agoby @summit10Flag
Critichoice
Well,I like remakes
But for this one collin is the right choice
they may take rock for it.
2 years agoby @critichoiceFlag
Remy72883
all these remakes im telling you someone needs to seriously be fired down the line, has no one ever had an original thought out in Hollywood, hell the fans here should all get together and get a think tank going so we can get paid some serious bucks, its like they have seriously gotten lazy, i honestly think some of these guys go out to movies stores and go. yep, yep, nope, not yet, yeah that could be done, when looking at movie titles. I dont give a damn
2 years agoby @remy72883Flag
Pjwolsker
transformers reboot anyone??? its only inevitable
2 years agoby @pjwolskerFlag
Emmytt
u know whats going to get a remake next gone with the wind with Michal Bay directing...
2 years agoby @emmyttFlag
Diaigma
How about you make us a new movie with a new story, people. Honestly :P
2 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
Ahraman
What an interesting choice. I'd definitely like to see how this plays out. As for Len Wiseman; I really enjoyed his Underworld movies. Sure they weren't perfect, but they were a lot of fun. And of course Die Hard 4.0 rocked. In my opinion he appears to be a competent director who is growing with each new project.
2 years agoby @ahramanFlag
Pjwolsker
@TheNarrator what is there to reboot? it would be a remake. there was only one total recall film. you cant reboot. thatd be like rebooting.... f*ck i cant think of an example but you get what i mean
2 years agoby @pjwolskerFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
@Dave, he only directed the first two Underworld film (the first being the best of the trilogy). That and Live Free or Die Hard. Then he did the pilot for the new Hawaii 5-0 series (Which was fun). Overall, he is a good action director. Not to mention he was set to do the Gears of War adaption, and he was gonna make it epic, until everyone (including him) pulled out. Overall, I don't think he's a half bad director myself.
As for the remake itself, I don't know. If this was a reboot, and they brought a new storyline to the film, then awesome! But a direct remake? Hmm... I don't think so.
2 years agoby @narratorFlag
ElMasChingon
i agree with @emmytt, all these remakes, does hollywood have no original stuff anymore?
although sometimes i like to see remakes, to give a newer feel for the movie or something, i'll watch this, though if it ever gets made, and @daveactor7, i actually liked the underworld movies, well kinda, it had a better depiction of vamps vs. werewolves than twilight did
2 years agoby @elmaschingonFlag
Emmytt
... stop making f*cking remakes!
2 years agoby @emmyttFlag
Pjwolsker
@Daveactor7 good
2 years agoby @pjwolskerFlag
Daveactor7
@pjwolsker lol underworld trilogy is horrible altogether. But I'll give him a chance because ive never seen him do a scifi yet
2 years agoby @daveactor7Flag
Pjwolsker
@Daveactor7 the only stuff he's directed is the Underworld movies which did pretty good.. i havent seen them but they're make sequels so they cant be all bad and die hard. Bruce said he thought Len did a great job and he liked it better then the first die hard.. thats saying something. He's only directed 3 movies... give him a chance
2 years agoby @pjwolskerFlag
Daveactor7
@Pjwolsker LOL one movie isnt enough. Die hard was decent not good
2 years agoby @daveactor7Flag
Pjwolsker
@Daveactor7 which means he's capable of making good films
2 years agoby @pjwolskerFlag