The Variable Man with Gary Goldman & Angus Fletcher | Revisionist History: Development Hell

Gary Goldman was a writer on “Total Recall”, a Philip K. Dick adaptation directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Arnold Schwarzeneger. It was a big hit. So why do Gary and his writing partner, Angus Fletcher, have so much trouble selling another Philip K. Dick adaptation? They tell Malcolm that it all came down to a roller coaster ride of plot twists that even A-List action actors couldn’t stomach, and an early attempt at AI that was too dumb to pick a smart script.
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ABOUT REVISIONIST HISTORY
Revisionist History is Malcolm Gladwell’s journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood. Every podcast episode re-examines something from the past - an event, a person, an idea, even a song - and asks whether we got it right the first time. Because sometimes the past deserves a second chance.
ABOUT MALCOLM GLADWELL
Malcolm Gladwell is president and co-founder of Pushkin Industries. He is a journalist, a speaker, and the author of six New York Times bestsellers including The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, David and Goliath, and Talking to Strangers. He has been a staff writer for the New Yorker since 1996. He is a trustee of the Surgo Foundation and currently serves on the board of the RAND Corporation.
ABOUT PUSHKIN INDUSTRIES
Pushkin Industries is an audio production company dedicated to creating premium content in a collaborative environment. Co-founded by Malcolm Gladwell and Jacob Weisberg in 2018, Pushkin has launched seven new shows into the top 10 on Apple Podcasts (Against the Rules, The Happiness Lab, Solvable, Cautionary Tales, Deep Cover, The Last Archive, and Lost Hills), in addition to producing the hugely successful Revisionist History. Pushkin’s growing audiobook catalogue includes includes the bestselling biography “Fauci,” by Michael Specter, “Hasta La Vista, America,” Kurt Andersen’s parody Trump farewell speech performed by Alec Baldwin, "Takeover" by Noah Feldman, and “Talking to Strangers,” from Pushkin co-founder Malcolm Gladwell. Pushkin is dedicated to producing audio in any format that challenges listeners and inspires curiosity and joy.
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[@naftalibendavid]

Malcolm”s reading of Casablanca is quite the Rorschach.

[@tychomagneticanomaly]

Fantastic conversation, gentlemen, thank you. I just read The Variable Man last week, digging through PKDs short work again, and wondered what a movie could look like. Good that you got rid of all the interstellar war complications, though.

[@bipolarmew0773]

This is a very smooth sounding podcast. Idk what your doing but it's noticeable lol very soft on my ears

[@dutchess2121]

I like the idea but would prefer it to be a female hero with the rest of the story being the same. Much less cliche but all the same effective ideas

[@iOnRX9]

"Her"

[@L33PL4Y]

Huh...?

[@DRFelGood]

“AI” although a great exploration into man’s curious imagination. It depends on man to feed it resources to survive! Great content Malcom , thank you ✌🏻🫶🏻