Big Mistake: Torque Director Handed The Reins To Neuromancer

One of the all-time greatest science fiction books is William Gibson's Neuromancer. If you don't know why, go see Google - better still, buy a copy. All will come clear. And you might just reconsider your love of The Matrix into the bargain (if you're not quite moved to this, then Fassbinder's World on a Wire will seal the deal for sure).

Sadly, it has now been announced that Joseph Kahn has signed on to direct the newly resuscitated movie adaptation. For a while, Chris Cunningham was involved, but that was some years back and, besides, Chris doesn't really seem keen to make a feature film at all, no matter what it is. I bet he could be offered We3 and he'd turn it down.

Joseph Kahn has directed a number of music videos you probably don't like at all - again, go see Google, but brace yourself for an avalanche of Britney Spears and Ashlee Simpson dreck - and his debut feature, Torque, was a rather clear indication of his capabilities, or rather their limits.