So how exactly are you guys feeling about this TOTAL RECALL remake? Now I haven’t heard much of an outcry over this shite so does that mean we’re ok with it? Personally I’m not exactly stoked for a TOTAL RECALL remake but I’m not going to go out and burn down an entire village because of it either… And I suppose it’s good they’re at least keeping some TOTAL RECAL classics in there, or so says today’s news.
You see the guys over at Collider recently had a chance to chat it up with filmmaker Len Wiseman, who just so happens to be directing this TOTAL RECALL reboot. They were wondering what Wiseman had planned for this sci-fi remake and came right out and asked the director what we should expect from the film. Here’s the just of what Wiseman layed down:
-They’re not going to Mars and it’s not going to be in 3D.
-Says the movie has a different tone than the original and when I asked if his movie would use any of the classic one-liners, he said, “they have them in different forms.”
-Regarding any Easter Eggs to connect it to original film, says the three-breasted woman will be in it and a few other surprises.
-I asked about big action sequences and he says they have a few of them. One of them is a huge hovercraft action scene that will take 15 days to shoot. Says it’s being done practically with limited CGI. Here’s a few photos from when they were filming it.
-The shoot is scheduled for 80 to 85 days. They started in May and it shoots until September.
-Asked if they are doing anything the he would categorize as “pushing the boundaries?” He says he thinks they are. They filmed a fight sequence using a bunch of super slider rigs that are usually used for car chases and football games. The cameras goes 35 mph and they covered the fight sequence like a car chase.
So there you have it folks. Just in case you had no clue where Wiseman was going with TOTAL RECALL now you should have a pretty solid idea. For the whole interview with Wiseman be sure to pop on over to Collider.
TOTALL RECALL involves nation states Euromerica and New Shanghai, with Douglas Quaid a factory worker in the latter who begins to believe he is a spy, although he doesn’t know for which side. Vilos Cohaagen is the head of Euromerica, furtively devising an invasion of New Shanghai.
Set to hit theaters on August 3, 2012, TOTAL RECALL stars Colin Farrell, Bryan Cranston, Kate Beckinsale (below), Bill Nighy, Jessica Biel, Ethan Hawke, John Cho and Bokeem Woodbine.