


If you’ve seen the new Screamfilm ( review), then you’ll know that fandom is a major focus of the film’s social commentary. 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.” Finding himself on the run from the police – controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston), the leader of the free world – Quaid teams up with a rebel fighter (Jessica Biel) to find the head of the underground resistance (Bill Nighy) and stop Cohaagen. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), even though he’s got a beautiful wife (Kate Beckinsale) who 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. Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. In theaters August 3, “ ‘Total Recall’ is an action thriller about reality and memory, inspired anew by the famous short story “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” by Philip K. Update: It appears that Total Recall will be only be skirting the fringe of an “R” and will be rated “PG13” for “ intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, some sexual content, brief nudity, and language.” With the Comic-Con approaching, Columbia Pictures has released a few new stills from Len Wiseman’s Total Recall, a remake of the 1990 Paul Verhoeven adaptation that opens in theaters August 3.
