10. A Sequel 12 Years in the Making
After the film grossed $260m on a budget of $60m, interest in Philip K. Dicks work grew and Caralco begin working on a possible sequel. Using Dicks story The Minority Report as a base, Total Recall 2 envisioned Quaid now working as a law enforcer, solving crimes before they are committed through the use of clairvoyant Martian mutants. The sequel was never filmed, but the script was passed on to Jon Cohen who gradually removed many of the Martian elements in favour of settings and themes from the original short story. This was eventually filmed as Minority Report by Steven Spielberg in 2002, coincidentally also starring Colin Farrell.
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