'A Scanner Darkly' being made into a film

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'A Scanner Darkly' being made into a film

Postby <insert> on Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:16 am

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 Image
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Postby BobArctor on Sun Feb 13, 2005 3:49 pm

I just found some images from the upcoming trailer:

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=19085
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Postby spudthedestroyer on Sun Feb 13, 2005 4:35 pm

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.
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Postby maxpayne2409 on Sun Feb 13, 2005 4:46 pm

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

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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Re: 'A Scanner Darkly' being made into a film

Postby <insert> on Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:49 am

<insert> wrote: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. :P
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Postby spudthedestroyer on Mon Feb 14, 2005 2:45 pm

yup, but Keanu Reaves uses 5-year quick drying Ronseal... the paint won't come close to covering him.... :wink:
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Postby maxpayne2409 on Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:41 pm

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
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Postby jakobx on Wed Feb 23, 2005 5:51 pm

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

It actually looks good.
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Postby John_Doe on Thu Feb 24, 2005 5:34 am

looks DAMN good IMO!!! Only hope it isn't totally Hollywoodized.
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Postby <insert> on Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:52 pm

another trailer Image

Iconia @ FTi wrote:
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. :/

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Postby esper on Sun Feb 27, 2005 3:23 pm

@<insert>
thanks for the link to rustmonkey.

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Postby <insert> on Tue Apr 26, 2005 10:45 pm

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.



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Postby Blade Runner on Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:37 am

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Postby dinky on Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:47 am

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. 8)
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Postby Jynks on Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:11 pm

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??

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Postby <insert> on Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:10 am

Blade Runner wrote: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 !! :twisted:
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Postby Black on Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:14 pm

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?
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