Emmy winner Bryan Cranston is in talks to play the villain in Columbia’s remake of Total Recall. Colin Farrell is starring in the sci-fi action pic, which is being directed by Len Wiseman and produced by Neal Moritz’s Original Films. (The main female roles have not been cast, though we know some names are in play.) Cranston’s casting would add to the Breaking Bad star’s growing lineup of film roles, which include parts in the recent The Lincoln Lawyer as well as the upcoming Larry Crowne with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts and next year’s John Carter of Mars from Disney.


I hope former Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger will have a cameo and share a scene with Colin Farrell, perhaps telling him to have fun.
I’ve always wanted to see Christian Bale and Colin Farrell do another movie together after having no scenes together in The New World (2005). They are both incredible actors and it would be amazing to see them bounce off each other in a film.
Kate Beckinsale will probably play Lori Quaid or Melina as her husband is the director.
Cranston is the man, so versatile!
Excellent Casting!!! More excited for this remake than I was before.
WTF … Total Recall, Conan, Arthur, True Grit… I know there is a lot of creativity in Hollywood. I work here and have read some amazing scrips..Once again another industry that has turned into a conglomerate run by a bunch of old white guy bean pushers that are reliving there glory days by recycling this 30 year old crap.
Here Here!
Stop the damn remakes and come up with original material. Enough already!
It ain’t no Michael Ironside. Then again, Colin Farrell is no Arnold in the action department. And I think we all know that Len Wiseman is no Paul Verhoeven. Boy is this remake a bad idea.
Why the fuck is there going to be a remake of Total Recall?
Haha, the box-office poison of Colin Farrell. First he’ll ruin FRIGHT NIGHT then bomb in TOTAL RECALL. Any more ’80s/’90s movies on deck for him?
Miami Vice? Oh, wait….
Picture Cohagen gasping for air on the Mars surface… That’s how desperate this remake is.
“Daahmitt Co-haaayyygen, give deez people some ale…!”
Back to the point: Bryan Cranston is a phenomenal talent. Very happy to see his work on BB paying off with more work. Never phones in a single scene on that show. Every single moment he is on the screen is filled with life!
He’s a great actor, but this will not end well.
Great choice… if it works.
But PLEASE let Farrell fall through.