ROTTEN TOMATOES: A Taste of What's "Next" for Nicolas Cage

A Taste of What's "Next" for Nicolas Cage

by Scott Weinberg | August 31, 2006

Any time I hear the phrase "movie based on a Philip K. Dick story," I know I have to do a little more research. The next PKD adaptation is Lee Tamahori's "Next," which stars Nicolas Cage as a man who can see the future and Jessica Biel as a woman who is really, really sexy.

From an on-set report by Heather Newgen at ComingSoon.net: "The film is based on Phillip K. Dick's short story "The Golden Man." Cage plays Chris Johnson, who has the unique ability to see future events and affect their outcome. The FBI learns of his abilities and they want to utilize his power to help prevent a global terrorist threat - European terrorists have stolen a Russian bomb and have threatened to blow up the ports of the city.

Johnson is reluctant to help the FBI for reasons that couldn't be revealed to us or the plot would be given away. However, we were told that after the terrorists have captured Johnson's girlfriend Liz (Biel), he is forced to work with the FBI to help get her back. Johnson is ultimately faced with the daunting choice of saving the world or the woman he loves."

Click here for the full report. Also, rank the following PKD films in order from your favorite to least favorite:

"Blade Runner" (1982)
"Total Recall" (1990)
"Screamers" (1995)
"Impostor" (2002)
"Minority Report" (2002)
"Paycheck" (2003)
"A Scanner Darkly" (2006)

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homerschum writes:
on Aug 31 2006 06:43 AM

I think casting Jessica Biel as a woman who is really, really sexy will not go well with some.

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Bystander09 writes:
on Aug 31 2006 07:24 AM

[b]Yeah,[/b]
she was in the Illusionist with Paul Giamatti and Edward Norton. It was funny watching her try to stay with Paul and Edward. She basically was there to look hot....

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unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Aug 31 2006 10:36 AM

I've been looking forward to this movie for a long time now. And yes Jessica Biel is very hot, and I'm going to go see The Illusionist this weekend. I can't really rank Dick's films though because I've only seen three of them.

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ash303 writes:
on Aug 31 2006 01:09 PM

nick cage and jessica biel!? oh man this movie smells like a winner...

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Vitamin M writes:
on Aug 31 2006 01:31 PM

paycheck was horrible...just throwing that out there.

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fenex13 writes:
on Aug 31 2006 02:02 PM

Jessica Biel may be good looking, but I'd prefer to have a actress who can actually act.

and my ranks for PKD films are as follows:

1. "Blade Runner" (1982)
2. "Total Recall" (1990)
3. "Minority Report" (2002)
4. "A Scanner Darkly" (2006)
5. "Screamers" (1995)
6. "Impostor" (2002)
7. "Paycheck" (2003)

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Now it's dark writes:
on Sep 01 2006 07:58 AM

Is Cage making crap on purpose now. He's more reliable than George Bush saying something stupid.

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digitalrelic writes:
on Sep 01 2006 10:55 AM

1. "A Scanner Darkly" (2006)
2. "Total Recall" (1990)
3. "Blade Runner" (1982)
4. "Minority Report" (2002)
5. "Impostor" (2002)
6. "Screamers" (1995)
7. "Paycheck" (2003)

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digitalrelic writes:
on Sep 01 2006 10:56 AM

huh? cage has been in probably the best movies of his career over the past few years. Lord of War, World Trade Center, The Weatherman, Matchstick Men, Adaptation, etc etc

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Now it's dark writes:
on Sep 01 2006 11:25 AM

I'll hold off for the sequel to Captain Correllis' Mandolin.

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taran72 writes:
on Sep 03 2006 01:27 PM

Despite what anyone says, I think Cage should take a break from movies for a while. Apparently his crap filtering mechanism is a little rickety.

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taran72 writes:
on Sep 03 2006 01:34 PM

By the way, doesn't this sound like some hackneyed Dean R. Koontz movie?

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NoneMoreBlack writes:
on Sep 03 2006 09:17 PM

1. "A Scanner Darkly" (2006)
2. "Blade Runner" (1982)
3. "Minority Report" (2002)
4. "Total Recall" (1990)
5. "Screamers" (1995)
6. "Impostor" (2002)
7. "Paycheck" (2003)

A Scanner Darkly was incredible... maybe not better than Blade Runner, but right now, it is...

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Now it's dark writes:
on Sep 04 2006 08:25 AM

Hopefully this won't split the vote for Cage come oscar time with Ghostrider coming out too.

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Symmetrical writes:
on Sep 05 2006 01:11 PM

In reply to this comment (#843565)
[b]back to back[/b]
the academy likely won't give him it two years in a row after his recent "The Wicker Man" is sure to bag the oscar.

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