Philip K. Dick's 'Ubik' To Be Filmed

bowman9991 writes "Could this be the new Blade Runner? SFFMedia reports that Celluloid Dreams has obtained the movie rights to Philip K. Dick's science fiction masterpiece 'Ubik.' First published in 1969, Ubik's central character is Joe Chip, a technician for a telepathic organization that employs people with the ability to block certain psychic powers so they can secure other people's privacy. In the novel, the dead are kept in 'half-life,' a form of cryogenic suspension, with limited consciousness and communication ability. A mystical substance called Ubik, available in spray-can form, is the only thing stopping reality from disintegrating before Joe's eyes. It'll be hard to film, but fantastic if they get it right!"

Re:Previous efforts

[Ethanol-fueled]

Flamebait. Total Recall was totally relevant. Where else would you find a 3-boobed chick? Kuato Lives.

Misread?

[ZiakII]

Did anyone else read Philip's Dick to be filmed? I Think it is time to goto bed.

Re:almost impossible to film

[fahrbot-bot]

The plot features telepaths and anti-telepaths, communication with the dead, time travel, coin-operated apartment front doors, people who suddenly turn into dust, a bomb blast that may or may not have killed all of the characters, and the usual questions about the nature of reality.

Just a day on the subway my friend... Please stand clear of the doors.

Re:Uhmm... quid pro quo..addendum.

[Vectronic]

I'd say iots more like Unattainium, slightly more volatile, and can become Dihydrogen Monoxide in some cases under pressure.

Re:Previous efforts

[TheRealMindChild]

Everyone slams Total Recall because they don't actually comprehend what actually was going on. So they hate the movie because what they think was actually going on was not what was going on at all.

Re:To recreate Blade Runner...

[devnulljapan]

....they need:
1) A good actor as they had in Harrison Ford.
2) Faith that their audience is intelligent, so they don't have to go all "Summer blockbuster" on us.
3) A director who is willing to give the film the atmosphere it needs.
Let's cross our fingers we get all of these.

...and hope against hope that Will Smith is busy that week

Re:Why the fuss over blade runner?

[Gary W. Longsine]

It helps to watch Blade Runner with an above average IQ. It's the opposite of Tron, which, I'm told, is only watchable while stoned.

Buy the book!

[odsock]

I guess I'd better buy the book now, before they all have Will Smith on the cover.

Re:To recreate Blade Runner...

[Anonymous Coward]

Coming Soon: Ubik

Starring: Hayden Christensen
Directed By: Uwe Boll

Re:To recreate Blade Runner...

[hawkinspeter]

I didn't realise that crap actors are now considered a race

Re:Uhmm... quid pro quo..addendum.

[PalmerEldritch42]

Ubik? WTF is Ubik?

Safe, if used as directed

Re:Misread?

[greyhoundpoe]

I Think it is time to goto bed.

That's bad form -- you should probably just throw yourself and let the bed catch you.

Re:Previous efforts

[Anonymous Coward]

Where else would you find a 3-boobed chick?

Eccentrica Gallumbits is to be found on Eroticon 6. Keep up, please.

Re:Uhmm... quid pro quo..addendum.

[mikiN]

...unless the light is emitted by a ball of gas boiling away in space at a safe distance from me.

Re:To recreate Blade Runner...

[dwywit]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.