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Want To Know How The Neuromancer Movie Ends? So Does William Gibson

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:30:00 PST

It's been quite some time since we've heard any news about the Neuromancer, but director Joseph Kahn is apparently still working on it. He tweeted about it over the weekend — and William Gibson tweeted back.

Kahn wrote on his Twitter feed:

Epiphany. I finally figured out how to end the movie.

To which Gibson responded:

Scroll, or voiceover?

Kahn responded:

LOL. Freeze frame.

So that probably doesn't really give any insight into how Kahn will end the movie — unless he really does plan to end it with a freeze frame, possibly complete with cheesy grins and 1970s "Starsky And Hutch" style music.

First Look at the Poster for the Movie Version of Neuromancer

Annalee Newitz — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:00:00 PDT

We've all been dubious about the idea that anybody could make William Gibson's classic cyberpunk novel Neuromancer into a movie, but this poster gives me hope. I love the abstract, steampunk-meets-dada look of it. Maybe director Joseph Kahn will give us an extraordinary new vision of the book, which captures both its hard science edge and spiritual trippiness? One can only hope, though the fact that Hayden "Anaken" Christensen is playing the console jockey Case is not exactly a good sign. [ First Poster for Joseph Kahn's Neuromancer via Quiet Earth]

Two Gibson Adaptations, But Only One Peter Weir Movie

charliejane — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:00:23 PST

Hayden "Anakin" Christensen will star in a movie adaptation of William Gibson's classic novel Neuromancer, directed by Joseph Kahn. So far, Kahn's only credits are the low-budget biker movie Torque, and some Britney Spears music videos. (Torque does feature lots of spooky flickering neon lights, which is a start.) The slightly more experienced Peter Weir (The Truman Show) will be directing the movie of Gibson's Pattern Recognition.