(Cyber)punk's not dead

William Gibsons Cyberpunk-Klassiker Idoru wird als Anime verfilmt:

This monumental task gave Steyermark an appreciation for why there hasn’t been much Gibson on film yet. “It was extremely tough. It’s interesting because all of his books have been optioned. None of them have been made into a movie. I’m so on pins and needles about the fact that this could be the first one that goes. Not including Johnny Mnemonic which was really a short story that he wrote. I’m hoping that it all falls into place but adapting it was really difficult. Look, The Matrix is an acknowledged rip off of Mona Lisa Overdrive and Neuromancer and Gibson is known as the father of cyberpunk. But to take his novels and adapt them has been seemingly a challenge for everybody. I found a way into it that I think works.”

Ziemlich gute Idee, gerade für Cyberpunk-Romane eignet sich selbst mit angemessenem Budget der "echte" Film als Medium nicht unbedingt. Bestes Beispiel dafür sind bisherige Gibson-Verfilmungen wie Johnny Mnemonic *schauder*.