Image Credit: Everett Collection; Landmark/PR PhotosTotal Recall features a three-breasted mutant prostitute, the nightmarish vision of Arnold Schwarzenegger digging a tracking device out of his skull through his right nostril, and the questionable scientific assertion that Martian radiation can turn an average human into a bug-eyed space monster. It is a weird, funny, totally unique movie. So give the creators of the upcoming Total Recall remake credit: They aren’t even trying to do the same thing. Collider just posted an interview with the remake’s producer, Neal Moritz (I Am Legend, Battle: Los Angeles, the Fast and the Furious quintet), who confirmed months of internet chatter: “We’re doing the movie with Colin Farrell.”
Since Farrell currently weighs approximately half of what Schwarzenegger weighed on the day he was born, one can assume that the new remake — let’s call it Total Re-Recall — will not be going the mega-gory action route. Moritz is stingy with particular plot details, but he does relinquish one bombshell: “The big difference is we don’t go to space.” So there you go: no “Get your ass to Mars,” no evil space-radiation, and presumably no Kuato.
Now, getting rid of Mars isn’t quite as crazy as it sounds. Total Recall was very loosely adapted from a Philip K. Dick short novel called “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale,” which is noticeably Mars-free. So perhaps Re-Recall is aiming to stay truer to the original story? Certainly, Farrell seems like a more typical Philip K. Dick protagonist than Schwarzenegger.
PopWatchers, are you happy to hear that Total Re-Recall is going in a completely different direction? Or is Total Recall just not the same to you without the three-breasted mutant prostitute? And are there any other Philip K. Dick adaptations you’d like to see? (My vote would be for The Penultimate Truth.)
No Colin… just say no!
I’m beginning to think that new movie ideas are obtained by taking a trip to Blockbuster
LOL!!
I don’t think they even go out. They send some lowly paid intern down to the basement to pick out some old scripts and then put it together. They may or may not reconsider even a rework of it.
I totally agree! Hollywood keeps doing this. I see no reason to redo Total Recall…it was a fun and entertaining movie. Unless one can improve on the original, stop it! This “new” version doesn’t sound like an improvement.
They can do whatever they want with it but just don’t call it Total Recall. Arnold’s movie was great and doesn’t need to be re-made. If you want to change the story a little then that’s fine but change the title with it.
I agree. If it’s not a true re-make then don’t give it the same title and yabber about it being a remake!
I agree! People will unnecessarily be disappointed otherwise.
Wait, Colin Farrell is playing the 3-breasted prostitute?
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Lol playing with
Just change the title! No reason to pretend that it is the same story if it is not, they would be banking on the original to get viewers.
The studios are in talk about obtaining rights to do sequels or prequels to Blade runner
“The Fugitive Recall”?
Seriously, why not title it “We Can Remember it for You”?
Probably not Hollywood enough. The same way “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” wouldn’t sell movies, so became “Blade Runner”.
*sigh*
So let me get this straight. Here, we have another remake which isn’t really a remake, but Hollywood decided to slap the same name on it so people will go and see it and they can make a quick buck, right?
Oh dear.
Movie remakes and pop music are the official b+i+tches of the 21st century. Everybody wants to get in in the name of easy money. SMH.
Philip K. Dick’s prolific product means that there are plenty of other stories that could be MINED (pun intended) for a movie. Hollywood – make something original, please! This is “Clash of the Titans” all over again…Stop messing with classic cheesy masterpieces!
HOLLYWOOD!… SCREW YOOOOOOOOUUUUU!
So how’d you find a picture of Farrell apparently wearing pretty much the exact same shirt Schwarzenegger wears in the movie?
You got what you want, Cohagen! Now give the people what they want!
I haven’t read the book, but it seems memory tranplantation could be filled with many opportunities for story telling.
BTW, fav line from Total Recall: “Concider that a divorce.”
I think a remake would be good if they keep it on mars and the three or four brested alein. If not they do a total recall 2 not a remake and have Schwarzenegger be in it.
It amazes me that you people act like Arnold Schwarzenegger shlock is some sacred cow that should be remade. Total Recall is fun. But it’s not a very good movie.
The point is there are far, far better films than Total Recall. I’m not going to get upset over an Arnie film being re-made. In fact, it’s almost guaranteed to be better because Farrell is a far better actor.
man have you ne taste? total recall is a classic as for arnie not being able to act b.s look at the emotion he showed in collateral damage he didn’t show it in earlier films because of the type of characters he portrayed i.e big tough action hero types and thats how we liked to see him.when he had to show more emotion as in the above mentioned movie he did a great job.If it wasn’t for people like arnie action movies wouldn’t be where they are today.Dont mess with the classics.
Everybody plays with the classics! That`s how we get nice lines for new things! emember Greeks, their dramas and statues& They are reproduced again and again and they are still the same!
Colin Farrel is a douche, has always been a douche and always be one. Besides that movie of his was good?