Science fiction author Philip K. Dick died about three months before Blade Runner was released, the film that was based on his book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? The success of the film, in time, would lead many more readers to Dick's work... And then to more Hollywood adaptations, including Total Recall, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly, The Adjustment Bureau and many more.
And now Electric Shepherd Productions, the production arm of Dick's estate, has made a deal with Anonymous Content LLC to develop more of the author's works for movies and TV. That includes an adaptation of Ubik, to be directed by Michel Gondry (The Green Hornet), which was first announced last year.
Other film and TV projects also in development at Electric Shepherd will be based on The Man in the High Castle, Now Wait for Last Year, King of the Elves and Electric Ant.
“Philip K. Dick’s works offer a wealth of ideas for writers and directors and we look forward to mining these imaginative works for feature and series ideas. It is an incredible resource to bring to our clients and other filmmaker relationships,” said Anonymous Content founder Steve Golin.
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Source : ign[dot]com
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