Another name has been added to the cast list for the remake of famed Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi actioner, Total Recall, and the actor in question represents perhaps a slightly unusual (but very welcome) presence to the film.
Former Generation X heartthrob and Richard Linklater regular Ethan Hawke is down for a small, cameo part which is being kept under wraps for the time being. He’ll join villain Bryan Cranston and either Kate Beckinsale or Jessica Biel for this futuristic yarn about (like you need a reminder!) a factory worker who undergoes a memory implant which reveals he may (or may not) be some kind of secret agent.
Colin Farrell takes over from Arnie in the lead and Len Wiseman is in the director’s chair for this Philip K. Dick adaptation. The actors who have been assembled so far here (Cranston in particular is a delicious casting choice) suggest this retread may have more tricks up its sleeve than what was initially believed.
Concentrating on a storyline which focuses on the heroes’ journey to the intriguingly-sounding integrated nation states Euromerica and New Shanghai, instead of getting his “ass to Mars”, also offers an interesting departure to the original. Fingers are firmly crossed here.
