John Alan Simon, director of the film adaptation of "Radio Free Albemuth", remarked that "VALIS" will form the basis of a sequel to that film if it is successful: "Since "Radio Free Albemuth" is essentially the first draft of "VALIS", we ended up with rights to both from the estate of Philip K. Dick. If "Radio Free Albemuth" is successful, "VALIS" the book would form the basis for the sequel to "VALIS" the movie. In other words, the story of "VALIS" would form the basis for "VALIS 2"."