Pattern Recognition Announced

[stencyl]

It will probably be put off forever, like Neuromancer, but the film has been announced:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409138/

 

[GOLLUM]

Hmmmm..sounds interesting Stencyl...

 

[littlemissattitude]

Having read the book, I'm very interested to see what they do with it on film. Peter Weir is a good director - he did Gallopoli, The Year of Living Dangerously (amazing film, if you haven't seen it), Witness, and Dead Poets' Society among others.

 

[ravenus]

@LMA
You forgot to mention Picnic at Hanging Rock, one of the best atmospheric horror films made.
His recent Hollywood films have been hit and miss though, a dullsville Truman Show and a decent and well-executed but not reeeally exciting Master and Commander.

 

[littlemissattitude]

Well, actually, what I did was list the films of his that I've seen and liked. Haven't seen Picnic at Hanging Rock, although it sounds interesting. I haven't seen Master and Commander, either, except for a few minutes of it on cable when I was in L.A. last November. And I declined to mention The Truman Show because I didn't like it much - I only saw it because I'm a big fan of Ed Harris.

 

[stencyl]

I'd agree that Weir is a mixed bag when it comes to his filmography.

I think that this film will be easier to make than Neuromancer would, though. I am interested to see how he deals with "the footage." All in all, I think that the novel offers some great opportunities for a suspoense-driven film.