Yes you read that headline correctly. They are producing a Total Recall remake. A move that quite frankly confuses me a little bit.
Look, I’m not nearly as upset by this new as some other people are (and I have no idea why they’re upset). Let’s call a spade a spade… it’s not like the original Total Recall was all that great of a movie anyway. It’s an 80’s Arnold movie. It’s fun. I like it. It’s not The Godfather.
But before I go into why I find this news a bit confusing, the good folks at Cinematical give us the low down:
Kurt Wimmer has been hired to write the script, which may or may not be based on “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale,” the Philip K. Dick story that inspired the original.
THR notes Wimmer’s recent scripts for the upcoming thrillers Law Abiding Citizen and Salt, but the more pertinent credits are the ones he earned as writer / director of Equilibrium and Ultraviolet, which provided action thrills in science-fictional settings. If you harbor any hopes for this project, you can only dream that Wimmer can come up with something more closely resembling Equilibrium, a trashy yet entirely entertaining little surprise, rather than the flat, anemic, entirely incoherent Ultraviolet.
Why? No really… why? The original was a decent success making just over $100 million, but it’s not like it was a massive blockbuster. Also, anyone who has seen it has Arnold cemented in their heads. It wasn’t that great of a movie to start with (like I said earlier, I liked it, but it is what it is). It’s also not like Total Recall is considered a big cult classic or anything either. So I’m left to ask the question again… WHY? Everyone knows I’m ok with remakes in general… but to me this one makes no sense.
What are you thoughts?
