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Alex Billington Neuromancer Finally a great science fiction novel is getting adapted for the big screen! Well, not that there hasn't been a great selection of other sci fi novels in the past (like anything by Isaac Asimov or Philip K Dick), but I have a certain affinity for William Gibson's books.
Paul Verhoeven project The Winter Queen, a tough blow for the filmmaker behind one of my own all time favorite sci fi films - Starship Troopers. However, it's not because this is a better script, it's because Verhoeven's film is waiting for Fifth Element star Milla Jovovich to have her baby.
Wikipedia) it tells the story of Case, an out-of-work computer hacker hired by an unknown patron to participate in a seemingly impossible crime. The novel examines the concepts of artificial intelligence, virtual reality, genetic engineering, multinational corporations overpowering the traditional nation-state, and cyberspace long before these ideas became fashionable in popular culture. In addition to tackling these hot topics in the film, producer Hoffman stated "there'll be a sort of love interest as well." Quite unnecessary, but that's Hollywood for you these days.
Not sure who could play Hiro - Justin Wong isn't enough of a bad ass. And Natalie Portman is now too old to play YT But in the hands of the right director that could be one of the coolest films ever.
Alex Billington on May 19, 2007 3 Ugh, i think i just died a little bit inside. I remember when Chris Cunningham was on the cards to direct this, after William Gibson had said he was the only person capable of bringing his vision to the screen. Cunningham said it was impossible for anyone to do it justice, and i think this film will probably prove his point. Ross on May 19, 2007 4 One of the best, and definitely most complex SF books ever written given to a newbie that managed to get 32/10 on IMDB for his *only* movie? Gibson's sophisticated vision and the book's convoluted and extremely rich plot would need Wachowski Bros. Chris Cunningham is a visionary artist and amazing videoclip director, but could he manage to pull out a whole movie out of Neuromancer without dragging it in his pessimistic and twisted vision? PS: I suggest you to read the Neuromancer trilogy: "Neuromancer", "Count Zero" and "Mona Lisa Overdrive". Best SF trilogy ever written (yes, better than Asimov's "Foundation"). Alex See on May 19, 2007 5 As to David Fincher, before he became the fanboy favourite he was a pariah for Alien 3 Before we all go on the Kahn attacks, it should be noted that his music video work is highly respected and varied. While Britney Spears seems offensive, he has also done complex technical clips for Chemical Brothers, Muse, Moby, and the very Neuromancerish George Michael "Freek!" Amanda on May 19, 2007 6 I'm still waiting for Hollywood to even NOTICE Alfred Bester's "The Stars My Destination." Space travel, teleportation, a beautiful black telepath, cyborg enhancements for super speed, full facial tattoos, a radioactive man, a blind woman who can see heat, a circus so loud it can be heard four miles away, a bomb that can be exploded by the mind alone, 20 billion in platinum bullion, Christianity forced underground, a space cult that worships science ... Hank Fox on May 19, 2007 7 I hope this crashes and burns. I'd rather have no Neurmancer adaptation then one that will be an absolute joke. Between this and The Diamond Age (which I think is actually a better work then Snow Crash) being made into a Sci-Fi miniseries, I've pretty much lost all hope of ever seeing a decent cyberpunk film in my lifetime that isn't animated. Caractacus on May 19, 2007 8 The third paragraph in this article was taken word for word from the Wikipedia entry on Neuromancer... Vimes on May 19, 2007 9 I am one of the few that don't want to see Snow Crash adapted for the screen for several reasons. First and foremost - you said that it would be great "if done right" - I have lost too much faith in Hollywood - I don't think it would be done right. I'd rather have no snow crash movie than a bad snow crash movie. Also, I think too much time has passed since the writing of the story. Think about it - Hiro's dad and Raven's dad were both nuked in WWII. You have to figure on Hiro being between 30 and 40 during the events in snow crash. If we make Hiro's dad 60 years when Hiro was born then that makes Hiro born in 1985 - That makes Hiro 30 in 2015. Ok - After having just done this - I guess it is possible.... Anyway - there are so many ways that this movie could be messed up.... It's like the talk of making a movie of Neil Gaiman's Sandman series - There's just no way to do it right.
please dont screw this up on May 19, 2007 11 Zack Snyder doesn't have a quarter of Kahn's talent. Norwood on May 19, 2007 12 How is it that the most interesting scifi novels, written years ago, somehow fall into the hands of the least interesting and least literary people in hollywood? Who are the douches yammering up how "cool" neuromancer is to the people that shouldn't know what cool is... those are the people to be flogged, not the crappy directors.
But, since I am cursed to live in a universe that didn't use William Gibson's Alien 3 script, but wants a Neuromancer movie, they're making a Neuromancer movie. Why, none other than Joseph Kahn, the guy who's portfolio is a Britney Spears Music Video and the forgettable Mountain Dew commercial schlock fest, the high of his craptitude, Torque.
And speaking of the electronic panopticon referenced in the article, Neuromancer is to be made into a film. It has fallen to the academics, but it will remain a classic because it's a great and very readable story.
Sinon en vrac, la licence Terminator a t rachete par Halcyon. Une nouvelle trilogie venir donc, partir de 2009 avec encore plus de machines, de fin du monde et de John Connor. Terminator toujours avec une srie sur la vie de Sarah et de son fils John (avec Summer "River" Glau de Firefly et Thomas "Zach" Dekker de Heroes) qui devrait passer l'anne prochaine sur le network FOX. Une adaptation, avec le fantastique bouquin Neuromancer de ce fou de Gibson. Forcment, je jubile et me roule par terre pris d'une excitation incontrlable. Je me relve vite et pleure un peu en voyant les noms de Jovovich et Joseph Kahn. Ah j'oublais, Spielberg a enfin rachet les droits pour pouvoir ralis une trilogie Tintin avec Peter Jackson.
fabulations Blog Archive Fais pas ton Cinma on May 20, 2007 21 It amazes me the amount of negativity for any chance to see a movie based on a book. Working in film the transition between written word and making it visually appealing is a tough science. Most of you "critics" have never attempted to make a film. Not that I am even close to a Snyder, Kang or any top ranekd director. It takes a great ear, eye and mental ability to bring those all together, and even then things can go wrong with Producers, Investors, Crew, cast and many other factors. I praise anyone who takes on this task of brining Crash and Molly to the screen and is able to make it apeal to the masses. His writing has created a whole new style of writing that has made new vocabular rules and words to make it complex. This will be the true test, make it still as technical and intelligent, BUT make it so your girlfriend wont be nagging you to tell her what is happening in the movie. when I see more about the project and maybe even download a daily or clips then i reserve my judgement. Even then I will priase ANYONE who takes on this piece and tries to shape one of the last centry's greats.
MCP TV on May 20, 2007 22 I just don't see Gibson's sparse yet rich prose translating well to the silver screen; part of what makes his work so compelling, aside from the interesting ideas, is the quality of the writing and the ambiguity he leaves behind. Trying to dumb that down for the moviegoing masses is going to be a difficult task.
If they cheese out one of my favorite books of all time I'm going to be pissed. They need some New Line Cinema vision (LOTR) and roll this out expecting to do Mona Lisa Overdrive, Idoru, etc. Get Darren Aronofsky (Requem for a Dream) or Chris Cunningham (Aphex Twin...
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