Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel Join Colon Farrell In ‘Total Recall’ Reboot

Not that we are in any way endorsing the reboot/remake of Total Recall but with two hot actresses now joining the cast, we have to at least mention it. So, here it is. With Colin Farrell already taking over the role originated by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the film and Bryan Cranston onboard as the evil nemesis, the next question has always been who would be playing the female leads?

Well, now we know. Kate Beckinsale has officially been cast as Lori, the bitchy wife of Douglas Quaid (Farrell) in the “real” world, while Jessica Biel will play sleazy and demure Melina, the woman he meets in his “other” life as a spy. The roles were played by Sharon Stone and Rachel Ticotin in the 1990 original.

In addition to the women, Heat Vision says Bill Nighy has landed the part of Quatto, the leader of the resistance movement. So, with Beckensale and Nighy in place that’s quite an Underworld reunion director Len Wiseman’s got going on. Oh well, he is in charge and if my wife was that hot I would probably cast her in my movies too.

I do have a question about Quatto though. Will he be a mutant and will he lead a resistance? According to reports, the new version of the story will not take place on Mars like Philip K. Dick’s original or the 1990 film.

Instead, the script for the new film involves a battle between the nation-states Euromerica and New Shanghai, with Quaid a New Shanghai factory worker who starts to think he’s a spy for one of them. Cranston plays the leader of Euromerica, who plots to invade New Shanghai.

So, what does that mean for Quatto, Mars, mutants and that one woman with three boobs? I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.

Total Recall begins filming next week for a planned August 3, 2012 release.