Visionary sci-fi author Philip K. Dick has had a number of his works adapted for the big screen posthumously, some of which turned out to be masterpieces, and some of which just turned out to be plain old pieces. From Blade Runner and Minority Report to Paycheck and Next, his stories tend to have some cool ideas in them, but it really all depends on how the filmmakers choose to execute them.

Recently there has been a new Philip K. Dick project attracting a lot of attention throughout Hollywood, mainly because it also happens to have Matt Damon attached in the lead role. Last week, Universal Pictures decided to pony up and acquire the film, which is called The Adjustment Bureau (although I believe the story it is based on is Adjustment Team). Damon will star as a politician who falls for a ballet dancer “only to find strange circumstances keeping their sparks from catching fire”. (That’s about as vague a description as you can get… perhaps Variety learned from their past spoilers?)

At any rate, the movie is directed by George Nolfi who has written screenplays for Timeline, Ocean’s Twelve, The Sentinel, and The Bourne Ultimatum, but has never directed a film himself. I guess I’d say I’m moderately interested based on Damon’s involvement, but at this point it’s probably too early to say whether this will be a Philip K. Hit or a Philip K. Miss. Is there anyone out there who has read the original story that wants to offer spoiler-free thoughts?

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