The good folks over at /Film reports:
After years in development, Vincenzo Natali’s Neuromancer is finally moving forward. According to a press release, the film has secured sales from distributors at Cannes and visual effects work has already begun. Filming will begin in 2012 with locations in Canada, Istanbul, Tokyo, and London.
Neuromancer is an adaptation of William Gibson’s award-winning book of the same name. The book is widely regarded as visionary, foretelling certain aspects of the internet and coining the term “cyberspace.”
I for one am hyped about this; I think if this goes through it finally could be not just one breakthrough but two. One being that the Cube director gets more exposure and appriciation. The other being that maybe Gibson’s work can be adapted into a film without glitches- the last two-based on two of his short stories The New Rose Hotel and, most notably, Johnny Nuemonic, were two clunkers back in the 90s. While Gibson’s books and stories have remained popular, the film projects have gone cold. Hopefully, this will turn the tide.
Anyone else thrilled with this news? Who would you like to see as Case or Molly?
