▁Jess ica ▁B iel ▁claimed ▁in ▁her ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁appearance ▁on ▁The ▁Daily ▁Show ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁re make ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁film , ▁but ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁short ▁story ▁by ▁Philip ▁K . ▁Dick . ▁However , ▁B iel ' s ▁own ▁character ▁of ▁" M el ina " ▁was ▁not ▁actually ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁short ▁story ▁by ▁Philip ▁K . ▁Dick ▁and ▁exists ▁only ▁in ▁this ▁film ▁and ▁the ▁original ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁film . ▁The ▁same ▁is ▁true ▁for ▁the ▁characters ▁of ▁C oh a agen ▁and ▁Harry , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Res istance . ▁This ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁also ▁uses ▁the ▁names ▁Qu a id ▁and ▁L ori ▁for ▁the ▁main ▁character ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁like ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁film , ▁whereas ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁short ▁story ▁they ▁were ▁Qu ail ▁and ▁K irst en . ▁The ▁basic ▁story ▁also ▁follows ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁film , ▁al beit ▁with ▁certain ▁changes ▁such ▁as ▁keeping ▁the ▁action ▁on ▁Earth ▁rather ▁than ▁Mars . ▁Also , ▁this ▁version ▁does ▁not ▁credit ▁Dick ▁as ▁a ▁writer . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Arnold ▁Schwar zen eg ger ▁expressed ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁repr ising ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁Qu a id , ▁but ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁it ▁was ▁officially ▁reported ▁in ▁The ▁Hollywood