Colin Farrell’s Controversial $212 Million Sci-Fi Remake Is Coming to Hulu

Len Wiseman’s 2012 remake of a basic science fiction thriller is heading to a brand new streaming residence.

Per Hulu, the streaming large is turning into the official residence of 2012’s Complete Recall starring Collin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, and Bryan Cranston. It’ll begin streaming on Hulu on Feb. 1. Although the movie is only one of a complete host of recent additions made to the Hulu streaming catalog for the month of February, it stands as a serious boon for followers following Complete Recall dropping its former streaming residence at Netflix again in August.

Primarily based on Philip Okay. Dick’s 1966 brief story, “We Can Bear in mind It for You Wholesale,” 2012’s Complete Recall was the second adaptation of the story following the 1990 movie of the identical title starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Like the unique story, each movies observe the exploits of a seemingly extraordinary man named Douglas Quaid (Quail in print), who lives in a not-so-distant future by which Mars has been utterly colonized by humanity. When his hopes and goals of Mars lead him to the memory-altering company often called Rekall (or Rekal), Quaid discovers that his id was at all times a part of a facade, and that he’s really a talented undercover agent with darkish ties to a sprawling conspiracy.

The Complete Recall Remake Was Polarizing

Whereas the 1990 unique directed by Paul Verhoeven was largely lauded by critics and audiences alike upon its launch, the 2012 remake wasn’t met with practically the identical degree of applause. Whereas the Schwarzenneger led first adaptation garnered a whopping $261.4 million on the field workplace on a price range of lower than $80 million, the remake fell wanting that by practically $50 million over 20 years later. Just like their field workplace returns, 1990’s Complete Recall has been hailed as an absolute basic, securing itself a spot on evaluate aggregator Rotten Tomatoes’ checklist of important movies, whereas the 2012 remake has solely barely secured itself a 31% common approval score by the identical platform.

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Regardless of the overwhelmingly destructive critiques that 2012’s Complete Recall acquired, many critics nonetheless praised Wiseman’s directing, significantly all through the primary half of the movie. Followers of the director’s work have a lot to look ahead to within the close to future, with Wiseman helming the upcoming From the World of John Wick: Ballerina function movie starring Ana de Armas, Keanu Reeves, and Norman Reedus. In December, Wiseman mentioned the method behind crafting Ballerina‘s particular nook of the John Wick universe, explaining that “One of many issues that could be very particular concerning the franchise is the mythology and the worldbuilding. We would say ‘what if we developed this part that is new to the world?’ And so it’s a stability. It is enjoyable. I really like worldbuilding. So it is difficult, but it surely’s a whole lot of enjoyable as nicely.”

Complete Recall is coming to Hulu on Feb. 1.

Supply: Hulu

Complete Recall

Director

Len Wiseman

Forged

Colin Farrell
, Jessica Biel
, Kate Beckinsale
, Ethan Hawke
, Invoice Nighy

Writers

Mark Bomback
, Kurt Wimmer

Predominant Style

Motion

Studio(s)

Complete Recall
, Unique Movie
, Prime Focus
, Rekall Productions
, Columbia Footage