Submitted by Peter Oberth on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 7:41PM
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Bill Nighy is in negotiations to join the cast of Total Recall, Columbia’s Colin Farrell-led remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger action movie. The film, which starts shooting in June in Toronto and will be directed by Len Wiseman, also stars Bryan Cranston as the villain, and Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel as the female leads. Ethan Hawke is on board for a cameo. The movie ditches the Martian storyline from the original pic and instead involves nation states Euromerica and New Shanghai. Farrell plays Douglas Quaid, a factory worker in the latter who begins to believe he is a spy — although he doesn't know for which side. Nighy will play Quatto, the leader of the resistance. (In the 1990 movie, the character, called Kuato, was played by Marshall Bell with the conceit that the leader was actually a small mutant living off the human.) Nighy has made a name in the geek community playing a vampire ruler in the Underworld movies and Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. He can next be seen on the big screen as Minister Rufus Scrimgeour in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Title: Total Recall Genre: Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi Starring: Bill Nighy, Colin Farrell, Bryan Cranston, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Ethan Hawke Director: Len Wiseman |
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Nighy has made a name in the
Nighy has made a name in the geek community playing a vampire ruler in chaussures air max 2009 the Underworld movies and Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. He can next be seen on the big screen as Minister Rufus Scrimgeour in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.
Non-Total Remake
This is straight ridiculous. Total Recall is not a movie that needs to be redone, nor can it be done with any more vigor than what Arnold gave it originally. Thumbs down on this greedy, Hollywood money-making scam!
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I am actually kind of looking forward to this one as the original strayed far off from the source material and this one is supposedly going to stay more true, hence no Mars trip or Kuoto but also no cheesiness. Total Recall was practically an action comedy, not exactly what it was supposed to be. That and I'm really liking Bryan Cranston as the villain.
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