Links to threads on previous Alex Proyas films Dark City (1998), I, Robot (2004) and Knowing (2008).

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Sci-fi bug bites Phoenix and Proyas
The sci-fi saturation of the film biz shows little sign of letup. The latest project is a Phoenix Pictures feature based on a Robert Heinlein novela and written and directed by Alex Proyas.
Phoenix principals Mike Medavoy, Arnie Messer and Brad Fischer will produce the adaptation of "The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag," which they describe as a complex psychological thriller with plenty of action as well as some love interest. A title change is likely. . . .
Originally published in 1942, the offbeat tale centers on a man who becomes increasingly disturbed when he realizes he cannot account for his activities during the day, or even what he does for a living. He divulges his problem to the husband-and-wife partners of a private detective agency, and their investigation leads to a series of revelations they could never have fathomed.
"I read this story as a kid, and it really stayed with me," Proyas said. "It's part of my creative DNA." . . .
Hollywood Reporter, August 20

Hmm. Sounds like the advertisement I saw for that new Christian Slater TV series, My Own Worst Enemy, where he slowly begins to realize that he's been living a double life as a crook.

I can barely remember this one, one of many parallel personality stories by Heinlein and Dick. But at least when they did a variation on the theme it was cool and readable, which makes reproductions of their work more watchable than most TV shows. I am just not sure about Proyas after the last two.