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Bill Nighy to Play Kuato in 'Total Recall' Remake! (Sorta)
Source: THR
"Quaaaaaiddd.... start the reactor..." British actor Bill Nighy - geek favorite and one hell of an actor - is in active negotiations with Columbia Pictures to star in their forthcoming remake of 'Total Recall'. The film, which completely ditches the more sci-fi aspects of the original film (like Mars and mutants), takes place as political tensions between the mega-nations of Euromerica and New Shanghai start to heat up and the lead protagonist Quaid (played by Colin Farrell) is caught between the two as he unlocks hidden memories of his life as a former spy. Nighy is currently in talks to play the leader of the resistance, Kuato... err, sorry... "Quatto".
You see, just as the setting and backdrop have been altered, so too has the character. No longer a mutant protruding grossly from the torso of another man, this slightly-renamed version of Kuato is reportedly just a guy. Just a regular old fashioned human. No cool surprise twist where you learn that the entire uprising is being orchestrated by an over-achieving belly tumor, no creepy visual effects of the slimy child-like psychic mutant flopping around like some kind of spastic ingrown baby. Nada.
Then again, it's still Bill Nighy. Lack of visual effects aside, Nighy has more than enough charm and breezy charisma to waltz his way through nearly any role. Along with his numerous geek genre roles - Minister Rufus Scrimgeour in 'Harry Potter', tyrannical ruler Viktor in the 'Underworld' franchise (also helmed by 'Recall' director Len Wiseman), Davy Jones in two 'Pirates of the Carribean' films, unwanted parental figure Philip in 'Shaun of the Dead' - this is probably just another notch on the bedpost for Nighy, who (judging by the revised storyline and lead actor) may end up being the best part of the film.
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Comment by FilmKiller on May 28, 2011 at 2:56am
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We Can Remember It For You Wholesale wasn't a book so much as a short story. As such, there was a lot of room for adaptation; Quail never actually went anywhere or did anything in the Dick short story, but the facts of who he was (Doug, Spy, Mars) and how his memories were triggered (Rekal) weren't too far off the beaten path in Total Recall, just greatly expanded. If I recall (no pun intended), the original story ended with him making the deal to go back to ordinary Doug.
Based on the above information, this is a major departure from both the film and the short story.
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Comment by stiver on May 27, 2011 at 8:11pm
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Comment by The GodDamn Fatman on May 27, 2011 at 5:02pm -
This is not Total Recall at all.
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Comment by Ferry2dead on May 27, 2011 at 12:00am -
Why don't you just SCREW ME WITH A DAMN PICKLE. STOP WITH THE FUCKING REMAKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Comment by Lunatik on May 26, 2011 at 9:16pm -
Im not feeling the way they wanna handle this remake, i liked the scifi crazy mutant shit that the original had in it.
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Comment by Lunatik on May 26, 2011 at 9:15pm
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Comment by Gift of the Magi on May 26, 2011 at 8:59pm -
@Fungusmonkey:
Because it's not real enough? Seems too often films have to be 'real', as close to whatever we think reality is to sell it. WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO THE FANTASTIC?!?
...and no I do NOT mean the Fantastic Four. They can stay dead.
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Comment by RICK on May 26, 2011 at 6:26pm -
Total Recall , my ol time fav movie ! A remake ?! I have a very bad feeling about this........
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Comment by Santos on May 26, 2011 at 5:17pm -
You forgot about Bill as Billy Mack in Love Actually.
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Comment by Paradox on May 26, 2011 at 4:52pm -
I'm fine with this. I feel like if they tried to make him a mutant then it would be an ugly cg mess.
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