Pattern Recognition
 

Peter Weir is to direct the film of William Gibson's Pattern Recognition. I'm excited about this but think an unknown should play Cayce Pollard. Although I think I would rather Cronenberg direct the film because of his background in cyberpunk style films like existent and scanners etc.

What happened to Neuromancer?

Oh geez, I knew I shouldve read that next.

Anyways, it's next! After this biography about Albert Fish.

Why do you like Pattern Recognition so much, T Pharm ? It is your favorite William Gibson novel ?

I'm always excited when new directors/actors show up to take on shit like this. Cronenberg is on such a different buzz right now.

after just finishing The Bridge Trilogy or the second time, I'm sorely disappointed to hear that Pattern Recognition is next.

I understand that The Sprawl Trilogy would be hard to make, but how hard would it be to render an Idoru??

fuck.

yeah idoru would be awesome, im not exactly sure why they chosse Pattern Recog but im not the one funding it so ill be happy to watch it.

I reckon ATP is my fav of the bridge trilogy and ive just started the sprawl trilogy. i think spook country would make for a better film the PR though.

While I was reading Pattern Recognition, I kept thinking about how much better it would be as a movie than a novel.

My experience was something to this effect.

yes to cronenberg. i think peter weir sucks mostly. picnic at hanging rock and the last wave were great but that was ages ago. master and commander? kill me now...

anyway i hope he doesn't cast any overbearing "superstars" for this. i have this very clear image of cayce in my mind that would be ruined by some overly familiar face.

btw i'm about to start spook country.

peter weir makes good films

cars that ate paris

picnic at hanging rock

fischer king

fearless

witness

mosquito coast

dead poets society

all good films

I have read several Gibson books and I do not enjoy them. They bore me.

and this from a HUGE sci-fi freakanaut

what don't you like about them Rob