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

Posted by Soulskill on from the more-pkd-please dept.

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. To recreate Blade Runner... by ktappe · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ....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.

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    1. Re:To recreate Blade Runner... by devnulljapan · · Score: 5, Funny

      ....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

  2. I may be too overly hopeful, but... by Paperweight · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I hope a gifted director comes along and makes a GOOD science fiction adaptation of Asimov's Foundation series.

  3. Re:First Post by 91degrees · · Score: 5, Interesting

    One of his books has a character called "Horselover Fat", which is apparently a translation of his name. Philip is derived from Philoppos - a greek name meaning lover of horses, and Dick is German for Fat. I think he was probably okay with his name.