‘Total Recall’ to be remade

MUMBAI: Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s 1990 sci-fi thriller Total Recall is being remade, according to reports.

It has been reported that Kurt Wimmer, who penned the 1999 version of The Thomas Crown Affair, is currently working on a script. Columbia Pictures, which secured the film‘s rights in February, has said the remake will be a “contemporised adaptation”.

It has however not been announced who is being considered for the lead role. The original film was based on the Philip K Dick story We Can Remember It for You Wholesale.

The film follows a man who is haunted by a recurring dream of travelling to Mars – where he has never been – and a woman he has never met.

The ultra-violent film, from the creators of Alien, has since become a cult classic. Sharon Stone and Rachel Ticotin also starred in the movie.