Neal H. Moritz and his Original Films are in final negotiations to develop and produce for Columbia Pictures a contemporary version of Total Recall, the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi action movie directed by Paul Verhoeven, says The Hollywood Reporter.
The original, based on the Philip K. Dick story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale," follows a man haunted by a recurring dream of journeying to Mars who buys a literal dream vacation from a company called Rekall Inc., which sells implanted memories. The man comes to believe he is a secret agent and ends up on a Martian colony, where he fights to overthrow a despotic ruler controlling the production of air.
The movie explores one of Dick's favorite topics, reality vs. delusion, as audiences never knew whether or not the story was a dream. Either way, the movie grossed a very real $261 million worldwide.
Calling Dick's story "prescient," Moritz said he hoped the advancements in technology and state-of-the-art visual effects can help tell the "Recall" story in a fresh way.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Seriously, I was watching Total Recall on DVD a few weeks ago, and I see no reason why it should be remade, although as I was watching it, I was wondering if the very idea crossed the minds of the suits. My favorite parts are with the prostitute with three titties and the fight scene between Sharon Stone and Rachel Ticotin. The film still holds up, and the sets and effects still holds up. yea the fashion was a mess, but hey, it was the nineties. I'm sure Phillip K. Dick has pther short stories that could use the film treatment. Sure the special effects weren't up to what they are today, but the story in the original film was good. It just sickens me that Hollywood folks feel special effects are always the ruler over story. Total Recall does not need to be touched.
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