Editing Total Recall (1990 film) (section)

==Sequel and adaptations==
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''Total Recall''{{'}}s success led to development of a sequel. Goldman had optioned another of Dick's works, the 1956 novella ''[[The Minority Report]]'', intending to direct it himself. Unable to make progress on that project, he and Shusett worked together on adapting ''The Minority Report'' into a ''Total Recall'' sequel in 1993, depicting Quaid as the head of an organization that uses mutants with precognition abilities to predict and stop crimes before they happen.<ref name="WiredPKD"/><ref name="AFIBio"/><ref name="i09Sequel"/> Carolco struggled to secure either funding or Schwarzenegger's interest to progress the project before its bankruptcy.{{sfn|Hughes|2012|p=83}}{{sfn|Hughes|2012|p=87}}<ref name="i09Sequel"/> The television rights to ''Total Recall'' were bought by DFL Entertainment for $1.2{{nbsp}}million to develop the television series ''[[Total Recall 2070]]'' (1999).{{sfn|Hughes|2012|p=77}}{{sfn|Hughes|2012|p=76}}<ref name="VarietySequel"/> The show, set entirely on Earth, was not based on the film and was described by author David Hughes as closer to a ''Blade Runner'' adaptation.{{sfn|Hughes|2012|p=77}}<ref name="SciFi.com"/> In the interim, Shusett and Goldman had removed the ''Total Recall'' elements from their script to develop it as a standalone film, ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]'' (2002).<ref name="WiredPKD"/><ref name="i09Sequel"/>

The film rights to ''Total Recall'' were bought by [[Dimension Films]] for $3.15{{nbsp}}million at Carolco's bankruptcy auction.{{sfn|Hughes|2012|p=77}}{{sfn|Hughes|2012|p=76}}<ref name="VarietySequel"/> The studio began development of a sequel, intending to bring back the principal cast, but not Verhoeven. Matt Cirulnick developed a script, but Shusett's original contract guaranteed him first draft rights to a sequel and he, based on an earlier agreement, was obliged to work with Goldman.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="i09Sequel"/>{{sfn|Hughes|2012|p=83}}{{sfn|Hughes|2012|p=87}}{{sfn|Hughes|2012|p=79}}<ref name="VarietySequel"/>}} The pair's story continued from the end of ''Total Recall'' with Mars now an independent planet. The rebels explore Quaid's mind for Hauser's memories of a mind-control project. It featured several twists, including Quaid waking up at Rekall on Earth, and other hints that he is living within a dream.{{sfn|Hughes|2012|p=79}}{{sfn|Hughes|2012|pp=79–80}}{{sfn|Hughes|2012|p=81}} Schwarzenegger became actively involved by 1998, but believed their idea was overly complicated.{{sfn|Hughes|2012|pp=79,81}}{{sfn|Hughes|2012|p=87}} Cirulnick wrote another draft, revealing that Hauser and Quaid are both fabricated personalities, and depicting the destruction of Mars to save Earth from a bomb placed in the Sun. This draft was well received by Dimension, but he was asked to rewrite it to lower the budget.<ref name="i09Sequel"/> Development eventually ceased as a series of failed films had harmed Dimension financially, and the studio was unable to reach an agreement with Schwarzenegger.<ref name="i09Sequel"/>{{sfn|Hughes|2012|p=88}}

The rights to ''Total Recall'' were eventually purchased by [[Columbia Pictures]] and a remake was announced in 2009.<ref name="THRRemake"/> Released in 2012, the film, also called ''[[Total Recall (2012 film)|Total Recall]]'', starred [[Colin Farrell]], [[Bryan Cranston]], [[Kate Beckinsale]], and [[Jessica Biel]]. Its plot follows elements of the 1990 film but omits Mars entirely, taking place on a mostly uninhabitable Earth.<ref name="EbertRemake"/><ref name="WiredRemake"/> The film failed to replicate the financial or critical success of the original.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="ScreenRantReviews"/><ref name="DOGRemake"/><ref name="DOGRemake2"/><ref name="DigitalSpyRemake"/>}}