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Ethan Hawke has joined Len Wiseman’s remake of ”Total Recall”, according to THR.
The original 1990 ”Total Recall”, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, was based on the Philip K. Dick story, ”We Can Remember It for You Wholesale”, followed 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 new story ditches the Martian storyline and instead involves nation states Euromerica and New Shanghai, with Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell) a factory worker in the latter who begins to believe he is a spy, although he doesn’t know for which side.
In the new version, the plot surrounds a battle between states Euromerica New Shanghai, with a factory worker from the latter believing he may be a spy – although he doesn’t know which side he’s working for.
”Total Recall” will be released on August 3, 2012 in the U.S. No other release dates have been announced as of yet. Cast includes Farrell, Jessica Biel and Bryan Cranston.
Filming will begin this June in Toronto. Hawke’s role is being kept under wraps.
