Darth Vader actor and this movie article are just criminal

Torque guy and little Anakin, great. I wonder if they've actually renamed him Cage - it's the same over at 7artspictures website.

I haven't checked out Io9 that much but this wasn't very impressive. Their PR-story is linked to a posting from october on some website called Yuppiepunk. Here's what WG said about Weir's involvement on the blog - last may:

http://www.williamgibsonbooks.com/blog/2007_05_01_archi...#2514436070772070825

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Oh Fuck. Not Hayden Christensen. Please no.

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Ohh great.

Who go they plan for ~~Molly~~Dolly, Paris Hilton?

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Lessee, what was that line from the end of Revenge of the Sith? Oh yeah...

"NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!"

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Ha...

From time to time the rumor comes back... If it is a very dim light of truth in this rumor, then someone must be dealing the commercial rights with WG or his agents. If that is happening, then some people at this list must be aware (starting by Mr. tiger himself). It just doesn't seem to be the case...

Anyways, to make something glorious out of Neuromancer (I mean a complex and really good literary work) it would be necessary a director like Ridley Scott or James Cameron and a corresponding cast... directors in this rank have their schedules fixed some years in advance...

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WG says the rights to the movie were sold long ago. He's got no say in the matter.

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If you want to fuck-up beloved sci-fi, you really can't do better than Hayden Christiansen.

It may come to be, but making what would likely be a big budget sci-fi pic with no box-office names attached and a director no one has heard of seems unlikely.

Especially in Hollywood's thinning pool of money and ever-increasing reliance on "tent-pole" movies.

Taking a chance on Christiansen, who is no box office draw, either indicates they do not plan to put much money behind it or they aren't doing it at all.

None of this is coming from The Hollywood Reporter or Variety it would seem, so the rumors aren't even "that" solid.

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Originally posted by ContritePuppy:
None of this is coming from The Hollywood Reporter or Variety it would seem, so the rumors aren't even "that" solid.

It's on the Seven Arts Pictures web site. If you spent 30 seconds to go to the primary source you'd see it isn't a *rumor*.

http://www.7artspictures.com/

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In Hollywood, that constitutes a "rumor" at best. Since you always accuse me of a lack or research/knowledge I would suggest, with genuine humility, that you learn something about how the film industry works in America.

1) The company professes to be more distributor than financier which means the movie would be made by another and distribution rights would be acquired by them

2) Hayden is starring in Doug Lima's big budget "Jumper" next, it is unlikely he would select a low end sci-fi pic after that.

3) Hayden's next project with any offical-ish pre-production going on is not this picture. He clearly has signed nothing to attach him to this picture as yet or it would be industry news not sci-fi site gossip.

4)The company claerly specializes in direct to DVD. Chrisensen has enough cred and rep not to become involved in something he knows from the inception is targeted at DVD. That would be an incredibly bad careerer move.

5)It is less likely that a no-name director would be able to garner the budget this film will take.

6)A company posting something on their site does not make it true.

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maybe he's not playing Case (Cage?). Christensen would make a great Riviera if you think about it.

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Hayden's starure as an actor (not to mention his agent) would not allow for him playing a secondary role.

Also, the movie is still a rumor.

Does anyone remember the Superman movie that James Cameron was in pre-production on? Or how about the one Kevin Smith wrote and was going to helm next? How about the superman movie that Nicholas Cage was attached to?

Remember when Clive Owen was the favorite as the next James Bond? Or how about when Frank Darabont's script for Indy 4 was all but a done deal?

How about The Fountain, with a 150 mil budget starring Brad Pitt? And they actually built sets for that one!

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A company posting something on their site does not make it true.

I'll have to agree with the Puppy (such a cool new name ^^) : I'm not taking this news seriously yet.
We need more than bogus press releases.

But if it does happen as announced, we're all doomed.

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There is a difference between rumors and things on the drawing board.

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God. No.

I hope WG comments on this, cause a lot of fans (and people who appreciate good cinema) are going to be PISSED.

This would be like Michael Bay directing Blade Runner with McCauley Culkin playing Deckard.

Fuck that.

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I'm pretty sure he's said what he wants. It's not like they're forcibly burning all the books when the movie gets released. Here's the relevant blog entry:

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Word from the Croisette has some of our posters gnashing their teeth at the possibility that someone who's made Britney vids might attempt a feature film of Neuromancer.

Discussing said possibility, earlier today, with Cory Doctorow, he said:

"I've noticed that everything in Hollywood always appears to be in a liminal state of nearly there, with enormous, gallumphing enthusiasm all around, then long periods of indifference. I get almost weekly calls about the amazing things that are just about to happen for me. I go to studio meetings with people who tell me about the amazing things we'll do together. Somehow, nothing much comes of it... It reminds me a little of bubble-era tech entrepreneurs, especially the business development people who always seemed about to close a GIANT DEAL."

If you're a novelist, or hope one day to be, and haven't yet had a film option, I suggest you remember that. It's as concise and accurate a description of this very liminal business as you're ever likely to run across.

Myself, I'll be willing to entertain the idea that Neuromancer is really "headed for the big screen" when I'm watching it being shot

As the old saying goes, I'll believe it when I see it.

I *do* believe, though, that Peter Weir will not be going forward with Pattern Recognition. That is one utterly solid little factoid of film news, alas.

I no longer get very wrought up over the liminals, myself, except to be annoyed by people who seem to assume that feature films are the ultimate stage of novelistic creation, thereby relegating the book to the status of dull gray chrysalis.

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I prefer Daniel Radcliffe.

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Ignored post by NeverBelieve posted

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Originally posted by Fashionpolice:
There is a difference between rumors and things on the drawing board.

In La-La Land they are nearly the same.

I'd watch the Macauley/Bay remake, that'd be craziness.

I just can't see Neuro coming out as a low budget film. Gibson once said (2003 at a reading) that the rights for someone to reaquire them from whomever, were so expensive alone that they seemd to prohibit someone making the damn film.

I must admit I don't know how they would get so expensive, perhaps over time...?

I've not heard of such a thing before. But there is no reason to pony up that ante and then half-ass it with a third tier, cable-market ready, adaptation.

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I just can't see Neuro coming out as a low budget film.

It's got a budget of $70 million according to the press-reports from Cannes when Seven Arts announced it - Variety.
Seven Arts does indeed not look like a company that makes films that big but perhaps they're ready to expand. Their Verhoeven project with Milla Jovovich was also in that budget range. They're probably looking for co-financing from a studio before they get something that big off the ground though.

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Ignored post by englishvoodoo posted

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I looked at their site for the film. I must not be looking in the right places...

I see why I missed it. If I scroll down after "Did you mean Necromancer?" It's there. I thought they had doughnut on it.

My bad.

...Hoffman's resume, aside from The Believer, doesn not inspire confidence.

Still, the movie is far from a done deal it would seem. I doubt "torque" boy has a pay or play deal for example.

I'd trust this lot more with the Verhoven picture.

Milla gave birth in November, the announced move up of the Neuro movie was in May, it most likely should have begun production by now if it was supposed to fill that slot. Unless the strike paused it.

Addendum: They don't even have Neuro in the Seven Arts News section, their last update was in November and it had nothing to do with the movie.

This project is likely in development hell somewhere for now.
man... I'll do anyhting to not believe this.

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