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01 August 2006
Bill Pullman As Philip K Dick
In indie flick Panasonic
Source: Production Weekly

Bill Pullman As Philip K Dick
The life and work of Philip K Dick, the prodigious author behind the likes of Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? and  A Scanner Darkly, is certainly interesting enough to warrant a biopic.

But director Matthew Wilder is planning something a little different with his indie film Panasonic– he wants to take us on a “comic journey into the life and mind of one of sci-fi's most brilliant authors. Paranoid conspiracies of the highest order, drug-fueled inter-dimensional shifts, and 1970's pop culture combine for the mind-bending adventure of the century.”

And just who is the man chosen to portray Dick in this new film? Bill Pullman – provided he signs. Last seen in Scary Movie 4 and Alien Autopsy, we’re sure he’ll want to shake off those career nightmares and start growing a scruffy beard to play the legendary writer.

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Good choice.
(Source: Production Weekly "Last seen in Scary Movie 4 and Alien Autopsy",) They've certainly got there claws out for Pullman, what about "independance day" or the great indie movie "Zero Effect" damn industry. but good news about this film sounds like there gonna do it like "Naked Lunch" where Burroughs life was mixed with his book, could be good "A Scanner Darkly" is on my to watch list so when this comes i've got to catch it. ... Read More

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11:49, 04 August 2006 | Report This Post
Please don't dooche this one up!
One of the most brilliant minds in modern day literature, this could be a return to form for Pullman, back to the days of Lost Highway. Let's hope so... ... Read More

Rich Empire About me

15:43, 02 August 2006 | Report This Post
I will surely want to watch a film about Philip K. Dick! He is a magnificent writer with great imagination and creativity. ... Read More

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