Neuromancer
Some guy who did MTV videos in the 90s had the rights to the movie for years, but it went nowhere. If they've been passed on to anyone other than the Wachowskis or maybe Guillermo Del Toro, then I think it'll end up as straight-to-dvd tripe, sadly. I know Johnny Mnemonic wasn't great (I did say it was a guilty pleasure, after all), but I think that it got the cyberpunk vibe as portrayed by Gibson pretty right. I worry that if they make Neuromancer now, it'll end up being a poor rip-off of the Matrix, or it'll be all shiny and "5th Element" in its futuristic look, as opposed to being the ultimate expression of 80s consumerism, with grotty ghettos, pollution, crime all contrasted with the bright, rich, vibrant consumer centres and homes of the rich elite...
(Chad, Thu 24 Jul 2008, 10:11, Reply)