'A Scanner Darkly' being made into a film

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A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick

Starring:
Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Rory Cochran

Director:
Richard Linklater

Written By:
Richard Linklater

Distributed by:
Warner Independent Pictures

U.S. Release Date:
16th September 2005

A Scanner Darkly Synopsis:
Set in a future world where America has lost the war on drugs, undercover cop Fred (Reeves) is one of many agents hooked on the popular drug Substance D, which causes its users to develop split personalities. Fred, for instance, is also Bob, a notorious drug dealer. Along with his superior officers, Fred sets up an elaborate scheme to catch Bob and tear down his operation. Based on the Philip K. Dick novel.

http://www.philipkdick.com/films_scanner-061204.html


should be good huh? Will have to keep an eye out for this

[BobArctor]

I just found some images from the upcoming trailer:

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=19085

[spudthedestroyer]

Starring:
Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Rory Cochran

should be good huh?

are you mad? That's perhaps the worst cast line up I have ever seen; the first two, both appauling actors.

[maxpayne2409]

amusing how robert downey jr is involved in a movie about drugs isnt it

and woody harrelson, winona ryder, robert downey jr, keanu reeves???? <insert> you've got a great sense of humour... "should be good" hehe thats a good one, keanu reeves perfectly suited career - the 2 bill & ted films, anything else was lost on him

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should be good huh?

wasn't too sure myself if that's carcasim ?!? heh heh

I always liked Phillip K. Dick's writtings and even the hollywood films made of his stuff have still been worth watching I thought **touch wood**

....plus I liked the way Richard Linklater did Waking Life

shit cast line up true, but at least they will get painted over.

[spudthedestroyer]

yup, but Keanu Reaves uses 5-year quick drying Ronseal... the paint won't come close to covering him....

[maxpayne2409]

i can jsut see it now, somewhere they will manage to write into teh script a chance for keanu reeves to go "whoa, bogus, non heinous, excellent", and make him do bullettime

[jakobx]

Trailer link:
http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2665143

It actually looks good.

[John_Doe]

looks DAMN good IMO!!! Only hope it isn't totally Hollywoodized.

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another trailer

Rustmonkey pitched this short preview to Steven Soderburgh and George Clooney's company Section 8, in response to the news that they were looking to develop Phillip K. Dick's novel A Scanner Darkly as a possible animated film

Their version also looks cool, too bad it never got chosen. :/

LINK

[esper]

@<insert>
thanks for the link to rustmonkey.

cu
esper

[<insert>]

listen to an interview with PKD and reading a piece of 'scanner darkly'

http://www.philipkdickfans.com/media.htm

Hour 25 Interview
An interview with Philip K. Dick by Mike Hodel which aired on the science fiction themed radio show Hour 25. It is from 1977, just before A Scanner Darkly was released.



real alternative

[Blade Runner]

New Trailer

[dinky]

animation looks annoying. I would rather they did't distort "real" images. I'm sure it's all for some psychological effect, but all it does is distract me from getting into the movie.

then again, didn't care for waking life either. plot looks interesting enough though.

[Jynks]

That looks freakn awesome!!! Can not wait..... could it be that a K.Dick story is finly failthly converted into film with out completly changing it or fuckn it up??

We will see.

[<insert>]

New Trailer

nice one !! thanx

the link wasn't working for me, overloaded maybe? But I searched around
here is the ed2k hash and another http >> link <<
ed2k: scanner_darkly_a_tlr2_qt_700.mov  [30.41 Mb] [Stats]

or try
http://www.google.com/search?q=scanner_ ... qt_700.mov



yep I'm in for sure !!

[Black]

P K Dick has suffered at the hands of Hollywood, maybe this time they'll get it right. Didn't someone pick up the rights to "Flow my tears" the policeman said or Valis as well?