Total Recall (2012)

Total Recall is a 2012 remake of the 1990 science fiction action film (starring Arnold Schwarzenegger) of the same name, both of which are based on the novelette We Can Remember It For You Wholesale by Philip K. Dick. The remake will star Colin Ferrell as protagonist Doug Quaid/Hauser (a construction worker who discovers that he is actually a secret agent, who then travels to Mars to discover his true identity), Kate Beckinsale as Lori, and Bryan Cranston as the villain Vilos Cohaagen. Other cast members include Jessica Biel, John Cho, Bill Nighy, and Ethan Hawke. The film will be released on August 3rd, 2012.

Plot
Total Recall is an action thriller about reality and memory. Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), even though he's got a beautiful wife (Kate Beckinsale) who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life - real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. Finding himself on the run from the police – controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston), the leader of the free world – Quaid teams up with a rebel fighter (Jessica Biel) to find the head of the underground resistance (Bill Nighy) and stop Cohaagen. The line between fantasy and reality gets blurred and the fate of his world hangs in the balance as Quaid discovers his true identity, his true love, and his true fate.

Cast

 * Colin Farrell as Douglas Quaid / Hauser, a simple worker suffering from strange violent dreams
 * Jessica Biel as Melina, a prostitute who may have links to Quaid's past
 * Kate Beckinsale as Lori, Quaid's wife
 * Bill Nighy as Kuato, a Euromerican rebel leader
 * Bryan Cranston as Vilos Cohaagen, a powerful corporate leader, President of Euroamerica, and main antagonist
 * John Cho as McClane, a suave rep for Rekall, that offers Quaid the chance to experience an imagined adventure
 * Bokeem Woodbine as Harry, Quaid's best friend
 * Ethan Hawke as a Euromerican scientist
 * Steve Byers as Henry Reed

Trivia

 * Colin Farrell previously appeared in Minority Report, which was also adapted from a Philip K. Dick short story, and had originally been developed as a sequel to the original film version of Total Recall.
 * Tom Hardy and Michael Fassbender were considered for the role of Quaid.
 * Kate Bosworth and Diane Kruger were considered for the role of Lori, and Eva Green, Rosario Dawson and Paula Patton were considered for the role of Melina. Eva Mendes was considered for both roles.
 * According to Ethan Hawke, his character has a lengthy monologue that lasts around five pages in the shooting script.
 * The first film that married couple Len Wiseman and Kate Beckinsale have worked on together that isn't Underworld related.
 * The Original script was owned by Dino De Laurentiis (1919-2010) who sold it to Mario Kassar and Andrew G. Vajna during bankruptcy liquidation. It became a hit under the Carolco financed release Total Recall with Arnold Schwarzenegger(1990).
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