I first heard about this film some time ago from Rooney. Doing some IMDb searching tonight on a different topic I stumbled across it again. It seems the release date is tentatively set for July 7, 2006. The film utilizes an animation technique called interpolated rotoscoping that Linklater first used used in another film Waking Life. The plot as listed on Warner Independent Pictures reads: “A Scanner Darkly” is set in suburban Orange County, California in a future where America has lost the war on drugs. When one reluctant undercover cop (Reeves) is ordered to start spying on his friends, he is launched on a paranoid journey into the absurd, where identities and loyalties are impossible to decode. It is a cautionary tale of drug use based on the novel by Philip K. Dick and his own experiences. “A Scanner Darkly” stars Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder and Rory Cochrane and is written for the screen and directed by Richard Linklater.
It’s definitely a compelling cast, and a visually interesting film style. View the trailer at Apple.
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