Celluloid Dreams has optioned big screen adaptation rights to Philip K. Dick's 1969 sci-fi novel "UBIK" says the trades.

A metaphysical, comedic murder mystery set in an alternative futuristic universe where an explosion on the moon causes the characters to question reality.

The film is slated for an early 2009 production. Dick's works have become films like "Blade Runner," "Total Recall," "Minority Report" and "A Scanner Darkly."