The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that a new film is in the works based on a story by one of my favorite authors, Philip K. Dick:
Jessica Biel has signed on to co-star in Lee Tamahori's sci-fi thriller "Next" for Revolution Studios. Nicolas Cage and Julianne Moore are toplining the film, which is based on Philip K. Dick's short story "The Golden Man." Penned by Gary Goldman, the story centers on a man (Cage) with the unique ability to see future events and affect their outcome. Pursued by the FBI, which is seeking to use his abilities to prevent a global terrorist attack, he ultimately is faced with the choice of saving himself or the world. Biel will play Liz, the love interest of Cage's character, whom he must attempt to save from terrorists. Cage, Todd Garner, Norm Golightly, Graham King and Arne Schmidt are producing. Derek Dauchy is overseeing for Revolution, which has set a late March start date for the film. Biel, whose credits include "London," "Blade: Trinity" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," next appears in Neil Burger's "The Illusionist." She is repped by CAA, Management 360 and attorney Karl Austen. (Tatiana Siegel)
I love PKD's writing but Hollywood adaptations of them has been a mixed bag. I love Blade Runner and thought Minority Report and Screamers were good. However, Total Recall, Imposter, and Paycheck were really bad. With the director of xXx: State of the Union and Die Another Day helming and a screenplay by Gary Goldman who is responsible for Total Recall, it looks to be another boilerplate action piece of dreck. (At least Goldman penned Big Trouble in Little China).
Before Next, however, comes Richard Linklater's A Scanner Darkly.
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