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Radix · 18th February 2011, 02:37 PM

Gondry To Direct Ubik Adaptation

Total Dick-Head: Gondry To Direct Ubik Adaptation

I'll hope for the best...

"UBIK" wasn't my first PKD novel, but it was the one that turned me into a
OCD Philip K. Dick reader & collector
(way back in the '70s & still chuggin' on)

Fried Egg · 18th February 2011, 04:30 PM

I can't imagine what this would be like on the big screen...

Diggler · 21st February 2011, 01:34 AM

utterly brilliant I hope

Leadbelly · 21st February 2011, 06:30 AM

Pretty sure I had the pc game way back when....never read the novel though, should I remedy that?

Fried Egg · 21st February 2011, 10:08 AM

Yes, it's one of his best novels.

gully_foyle · 6th March 2011, 02:51 AM

I think Gondry is the right sort of person to direct Dick. And I want Paul Giamatti in the lead role.

J-WO · 6th March 2011, 08:55 AM

Dick's becoming the SF version of what Grisham was in the nineties. Except this time around its a good thing.

AE35Unit · 22nd March 2011, 01:50 PM

Spotted this:
Total Dick-Head: Gondry To Direct Ubik Adaptation

Ah nuts i see I got beat! Please delete this thread,sorry!

randyattwood · 15th August 2011, 02:31 AM

Ubik is right at the top of my list, too!

CarsickPhil · 28th September 2011, 06:44 PM

I think the story will translate well to screen, but will the timing be right? Have there been too many stories in recent years dwelling on alternate realities, people realising that their reality is just a virtual reality...? PKD may have inspired many of these either directly or indirectly, but will a new film based solidly on a PKD novel just arrive at the tail end of a lot of others. Needless to say this film will succeed only if it is done exceptionally well. Personally, I think Eye in the Sky would be better bet for a strikingly new film.

18th February 2011, 02:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Radix Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 67	"UBIK" the movie Gondry To Direct Ubik Adaptation Total Dick-Head: Gondry To Direct Ubik Adaptation I'll hope for the best... "UBIK" wasn't my first PKD novel, but it was the one that turned me into a OCD Philip K. Dick reader & collector (way back in the '70s & still chuggin' on)

18th February 2011, 04:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
Fried Egg Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Devon Posts: 2,898	Re: "UBIK" the movie I can't imagine what this would be like on the big screen...

21st February 2011, 01:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
Diggler Beam Me Up Scotty Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Australia, New South Wales Posts: 612	Re: "UBIK" the movie utterly brilliant I hope

21st February 2011, 06:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
Leadbelly Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New Zealand (Aotorea) Posts: 31	Re: "UBIK" the movie Pretty sure I had the pc game way back when....never read the novel though, should I remedy that?

21st February 2011, 10:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
Fried Egg Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Devon Posts: 2,898	Re: "UBIK" the movie Yes, it's one of his best novels.

6th March 2011, 02:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
gully_foyle Here kitty kitty kitty! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia, Queensland Posts: 1,217	Re: "UBIK" the movie I think Gondry is the right sort of person to direct Dick. And I want Paul Giamatti in the lead role.

6th March 2011, 08:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
J-WO Pretentious Avatar Alert. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Leicester Posts: 2,189 Blog Entries: 55	Re: "UBIK" the movie Dick's becoming the SF version of what Grisham was in the nineties. Except this time around its a good thing.

22nd March 2011, 01:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
AE35Unit ]==[]===© • Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Darlington Posts: 5,578	Ubik to be filmed Spotted this: Total Dick-Head: Gondry To Direct Ubik Adaptation Ah nuts i see I got beat! Please delete this thread,sorry!

15th August 2011, 02:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
randyattwood Science fiction fantasy Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Missouri Posts: 8	Re: "UBIK" the movie Ubik is right at the top of my list, too!

28th September 2011, 06:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
CarsickPhil Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 1	Re: "UBIK" the movie I think the story will translate well to screen, but will the timing be right? Have there been too many stories in recent years dwelling on alternate realities, people realising that their reality is just a virtual reality...? PKD may have inspired many of these either directly or indirectly, but will a new film based solidly on a PKD novel just arrive at the tail end of a lot of others. Needless to say this film will succeed only if it is done exceptionally well. Personally, I think Eye in the Sky would be better bet for a strikingly new film.

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