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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!"

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  1. Reality in a can. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Reality in a can.

    I bet I wouldn't sell as well as chesse in a can.

  2. Re:First Post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Being a first-poster, you are obviously a pro-microsoft fanboy wanting to sink mod-points away from the more important, linux-centric posts that follow. Because everybody knows this movie is more about open source software than it is about entertainment.

  3. Re:First Post by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Not even that lousy T-shirt?

  4. Re:First Post by PopeRatzo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Dick is German for Fat
    You bet it is.
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    You are welcome on my lawn.