Actor Ethan Hawke has just signed on for a cameo role in the Sony remake Total Recall. His role wasn't revealed, although it is said to only be a very small part (he probably doesn't have too much time, as Fox wants to retool a TV show pilot he's made, so they can decide whether to air it this autumn).
The original 1990 Total Recall starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as Douglas Quaid, a construction worker with a normal life, who keeps having recurring dreams about being a secret agent on Mars. However, there's been a lot of confusion over whether the Red Planet would feature in the remake or not, with conflicting reports over quite how much things will be altered. However, now THR definitively states, 'The new story ditches the Martian storyline and instead involves nation states Euromerica and New Shanghai, with Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell) a factory worker in the latter who begins to believe he is a spy, although he doesn’t know for which side.'
Len Wiseman is directing, while Bokeem Woodbine is currently in talks to play Quaid's best friend, and Jessica Biel and Kate Beckinsale are in talks to play the two female leads. Bryan Cranston is locked in to play the villain.