
Well folks, it’s official. Colin Farrell has been offered the lead role in Columbia’s TOTAL RECALL remake!
Of course, this shouldn’t come as a huge shock given an article we ran last month that placed Farrell in front-running position to win the role. Word was Columbia had also been eyeing Michael Fassbender and Tom Hardy to update the part of Quaid made famous by Arnie The Schwarz. Not sure if Farrell won the shite outright or if the decision was part of scheduling hiccups, but whatever the case…Farrell seems to be the chosen man on Mars!
Len Wiseman (UNDERWORLD, LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD) will direct the flick from a script by Kurt Wimmer (SPHERE, EQUILIBRIUM). With Farrell taking the lead, it’s clear Columbia wants to modernize Paul Verhoeven 1990 version of Philip K. Dick’s short story..which I’m sure will be met with both excitement and apprehension by fans aplenty.
As for Farrell, we know he’s also stepping into another iconic role remade, that being Jerry Dandridge in Craig Gillespie’s FRIGHT NIGHT rehash. He’s also has HORRIBLE BOSSES in post and AT SWIM-TWO-BIRDS in pre-production.
But let’s open it up again. You think, if TOTAL RECALL has to be retold, that Farrell is the right man for the job? Would you have rather seen Hardy or Fassbender land the gig? If not them, then who?













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