The works of the late science fiction writer Philip K. Dick will be developed for film and television by Anonymous Content LLC under a first look deal announced Wednesday with Electric Shepherd Productions, which is the production arm of the author’s estate founded by his daughters Laura Leslie and Isa Dick Hackett. Many of Dick’s books and short stories have already been developed for movies and TV over the years, including Blade Runner, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly and Total Recall, which was first made in 1990 and remade earlier this year for a film starring Colin Farrell. Video: The
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- 11/14/2012
- by Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Back in March, Universal Pictures released The Adjustment Bureau, written and directed by George Nolfi (The Bourne Ultimatum), which is based on a short story (Adjustment Team), and next August, most of us will be heading to the theater to see director Len Wiseman‘s forthcoming remake of Total Recall, starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bill Nighy and John Cho, which is based on a novelette called, “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale“.
What do these projects, along with Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly and a handful of others all have in common? Philip K. Dick.
In addition to the Michel Gondry (Green Hornet) directed big-screen adaptation of Philip K. Dick‘s 1969 book, Ubik that we told you was in the pipeline back in February, now Variety reports that Lila 9th and Electric Shepherd Productions are joining forces to bring Philip K. Dick‘s 1966 sci-fi novel Now...
What do these projects, along with Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly and a handful of others all have in common? Philip K. Dick.
In addition to the Michel Gondry (Green Hornet) directed big-screen adaptation of Philip K. Dick‘s 1969 book, Ubik that we told you was in the pipeline back in February, now Variety reports that Lila 9th and Electric Shepherd Productions are joining forces to bring Philip K. Dick‘s 1966 sci-fi novel Now...
- 12/14/2011
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
[1] It's been nearly thirty years since the passing of iconic sci-fi novelist Philip K. Dick, but his popularity in Hollywood apparently hasn't waned at all. Big-screen projects based on his books and short stories include Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly, and The Adjustment Bureau, and now Lila 9th and Electric Shepherd Productions have optioned the rights to Now Wait for Last Year, with Ted Kupper tapped to write the screenplay. More details after the jump. Variety [2] reports that Barrie M. Osborne (The Lord of the Rings), Cameron Lamb, and Dick's daughter Isa Dick Hackett will produce, while Dan Keston, Laura Leslie, Christopher Tricarico and Kathy Morgan will executive produce. The production is currently seeking a director, with plans to start production in the third quarter of 2012. No actors are attached at this time. Published in 1966, Dick's novel unfolds in a future in which Earth has teamed up with the 'Starmen,...
- 12/7/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Now Wait for Last Year to be produced by Barrie M. Osborne (Lord of the Rings) Ted Kupper is set to adapt the adaptation of Philip K. Dick's work, for Lila 9th and Electric Shepherd Productions, reports Variety. The story takes place in a distant future and tells of a war between "starmen" and earth, and an focuses on an organ transplant doctor caught up in the politics between the two. Barrie M. Osborne will produce alongside Dick's daughter Isa Dick Hackett, as well as Cameron Lamb, while Dan Keston, Laura Leslie, Christopher Tricarico and Kathy Morgan will serve as executive producers. This latest adaptation, joins other Philip K. Dick works bought to screen including Total Recall (being remade now with Colin Farrell in the lead), Blade Runner starring Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise...
- 12/5/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Now Wait for Last Year to be produced by Barrie M. Osborne (Lord of the Rings) Ted Kupper is set to adapt the adaptation of Philip K. Dick's work, for Lila 9th and Electric Shepherd Productions, reports Variety. The story takes place in a distant future and tells of a war between "starmen" and earth, and an focuses on an organ transplant doctor caught up in the politics between the two. Barrie M. Osborne will produce alongside Dick's daughter Isa Dick Hackett, as well as Cameron Lamb, while Dan Keston, Laura Leslie, Christopher Tricarico and Kathy Morgan will serve as executive producers. This latest adaptation, joins other Philip K. Dick works bought to screen including Total Recall (being remade now with Colin Farrell in the lead), Blade Runner starring Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise...
- 12/5/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Now Wait for Last Year to be produced by Barrie M. Osborne (Lord of the Rings) Ted Kupper is set to adapt the adaptation of Philip K. Dick's work, for Lila 9th and Electric Shepherd Productions, reports Variety. The story takes place in a distant future and tells of a war between "starmen" and earth, and an focuses on an organ transplant doctor caught up in the politics between the two. Barrie M. Osborne will produce alongside Dick's daughter Isa Dick Hackett, as well as Cameron Lamb, while Dan Keston, Laura Leslie, Christopher Tricarico and Kathy Morgan will serve as executive producers. This latest adaptation, joins other Philip K. Dick works bought to screen including Total Recall (being remade now with Colin Farrell in the lead), Blade Runner starring Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise...
- 12/5/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Reviewed by Rick Klaw
(March 2011)
Directed/Written by: George Nolfi
Starring: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie and Terence Stamp
“You were supposed to have been in the Sector when the adjustment began. Because of an error you were not. You came into the Sector late — during the adjustment itself. You fled, and when you returned it was over. You saw, and you should have not seen. Instead of witness you should have been part of the adjustment. Like the others, you should have undergone changes.”
– “Adjustment Team,” Philip K. Dick
As early as 1962, when the British science-fiction/horror anthology series “Out of This World,” hosted by Boris Karloff, interpreted “The Impostor” (as “The Imposter”), filmmakers have tapped the prolific Philip K. Dick’s oeuvre. Works such as “Blade Runner” (based on the novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”), “Total Recall” (“We Can Remember It For You Wholesale”) and...
(March 2011)
Directed/Written by: George Nolfi
Starring: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie and Terence Stamp
“You were supposed to have been in the Sector when the adjustment began. Because of an error you were not. You came into the Sector late — during the adjustment itself. You fled, and when you returned it was over. You saw, and you should have not seen. Instead of witness you should have been part of the adjustment. Like the others, you should have undergone changes.”
– “Adjustment Team,” Philip K. Dick
As early as 1962, when the British science-fiction/horror anthology series “Out of This World,” hosted by Boris Karloff, interpreted “The Impostor” (as “The Imposter”), filmmakers have tapped the prolific Philip K. Dick’s oeuvre. Works such as “Blade Runner” (based on the novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”), “Total Recall” (“We Can Remember It For You Wholesale”) and...
- 3/4/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Reviewed by Rick Klaw
(March 2011)
Directed/Written by: George Nolfi
Starring: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie and Terence Stamp
“You were supposed to have been in the Sector when the adjustment began. Because of an error you were not. You came into the Sector late — during the adjustment itself. You fled, and when you returned it was over. You saw, and you should have not seen. Instead of witness you should have been part of the adjustment. Like the others, you should have undergone changes.”
– “Adjustment Team,” Philip K. Dick
As early as 1962, when the British science-fiction/horror anthology series “Out of This World,” hosted by Boris Karloff, interpreted “The Impostor” (as “The Imposter”), filmmakers have tapped the prolific Philip K. Dick’s oeuvre. Works such as “Blade Runner” (based on the novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”), “Total Recall” (“We Can Remember It For You Wholesale”) and...
(March 2011)
Directed/Written by: George Nolfi
Starring: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie and Terence Stamp
“You were supposed to have been in the Sector when the adjustment began. Because of an error you were not. You came into the Sector late — during the adjustment itself. You fled, and when you returned it was over. You saw, and you should have not seen. Instead of witness you should have been part of the adjustment. Like the others, you should have undergone changes.”
– “Adjustment Team,” Philip K. Dick
As early as 1962, when the British science-fiction/horror anthology series “Out of This World,” hosted by Boris Karloff, interpreted “The Impostor” (as “The Imposter”), filmmakers have tapped the prolific Philip K. Dick’s oeuvre. Works such as “Blade Runner” (based on the novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”), “Total Recall” (“We Can Remember It For You Wholesale”) and...
- 3/4/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
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