Full Trailer for TOTAL RECALL Starring Colin Farrell
Sony has released the full trailer for Len Wiseman’s sci-fi thriller TOTAL RECALL starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel. The film is a remake of Paul Verhoeven’s 1990 flick of the same name and is based on Philip K. Dick’s short story “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale.” I enjoyed the original and I am excited to see Wiseman’s take on the story but the trailer’s sort of a mixed bag. I found it entertaining enough and Colin Farrell makes for a great leading man, but I felt that we didn’t get to see enough of the story to make the trailer truly compelling. The lens flare and mediocre special effects were distracting but I’m not too concerned about the latter since there’s plenty of post-production left to do. Total Recall opens August 3rd.
Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), even though he’s got a beautiful wife (Kate Beckinsale) whom he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life – real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. Finding himself on the run from the police – controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston) – there is no one Quaid can trust, except possibly a rebel fighter (Jessica Biel) working for the head of the underground resistance (Bill Nighy). The line between fantasy and reality gets blurred and the fate of his world hangs in the balance as Quaid discovers his true identity, his true love, and his true fate. The film is directed by Len Wiseman. The screenplay is by Kurt Wimmer and Mark Bomback and the screen story is by Ronald Shusett & Dan O’Bannon and Jon Povill. The producers are Neal H. Moritz and Toby Jaffe.