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Francis Lawrence to direct movie adaptation of Philip K. Dick novel Vulcan’s Hammer

November 13, 2021 by Gary Collinson

The Hunger Games and Red Sparrow helmer Francis Lawrence has signed on to direct a feature adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s1960  novel Vulcan’s Hammer.

As per Deadline, the story takes place “after a devastating world war, when the 70 nations of Earth form the Unity Party cede global governance to the Vulcan AI system, which algorithmically dictates policies for Unity to carry out. But after Vulcan is attacked and a special agent is murdered, Unity director William Barris is called to unravel the mystery to figure out who — or what — wants to destroy the system to which he has dedicated his life.”

“We’re very pleased to partner with the passionate team at New Republic and thrilled by Francis’s ambitious vision for bringing Vulcan’s Hammer to the big screen,” said Isa Dick Hackett of Electric Shepherd, who will produce the film with Lawrence and Cameron MacConomy of about:blank and Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer of New Republic Pictures.

Vulcan’s Hammer joins a long list of Dick’s works translated to the screen, including the films Blade Runner, Total Recall, Screamers, Minority Report, Paycheck, A Scanner Darkly and The Adjustment Bureau, and the TV series The Man in the High Castle and Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Francis Lawrence, Philip K. Dick, Vulcan's Hammer

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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