If it seems like we’ve been waiting a long time for Richard Linklater’s take on Philip K Dick’s cautionary sci-fi drug tale, that’s probably because we have.
The film, which features rotoscoped animation layered over live-action performances in the style of Waking Life, cranked into production in May 2004. And it doesn’t even have a solid UK release date (it strikes US cinemas in July).
The plot is set in California’s Orange County, in a future where America has quite soundly lost the war on drugs. An undercover cop (Keanu Reeves) is ordered to start spying on his friends, and particularly on a drug dealer named Bob Arctor. Trouble is, Fred is Bob Arctor… The mind-altering drugs he’s taking are having a serious effect on his brain.
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Featuring the likes of Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr and Woody Harrelson, the movie looks like nothing else you’ll see at the cinema this year. Having caught a peak at about 20 minutes of footage at last year’s Comic Con, we can relate it’s a strange trip likely to split audiences. Click here to get a look at some new footage in the extended trailer.
