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Joe Cornish To Write and Direct Snow Crash Movie
SomePgmr tips this quote from Geek.com:
"Fans of the cyberpunk novel Snow Crash have reason to rejoice today, as it's been announced that the film adaptation of Neal Stephenson's classic has been revived once again, this time with an exciting writer and director at the helm in the form of Joe Cornish. Cornish is known for his recent sci-fi alien invasion flick Attack the Block, which was filmed and released in the UK by the same studio that put out Shaun of the Dead. Cornish's first film came to the U.S. in a limited release in 2011 and did well enough that Paramount took notice and pursued Cornish for the Snow Crash project."
The ending was fine... the main bad guy was dealt with and the henchmen slips into the night (figuratively).
What else do you need?
Correct. There is also only one Highlander movie, no Star Wars prequels were made, there was only one season of Heroes. The world is a better place this way.
Of all the Stephenson novels to be made into film, why Snow Crash?
Zodiac is perfect for cinema in terms of scope, relevance, and length. When I read it I thought, "this would lend itself to a screenplay."
Cryptonomicon. Just wow. It could be a cornerstone of 21st century cinema if it was done right.
And the Baroque Cycle. It would have to be a trilogy like LotR, but IMO it's far more easily adapted for the screen than Snow Crash. Or at least, it has more of a mainstream appeal. (Come on, the penultimate climax scene where Peter the Great, Isaac Newon, Baron Leibniz, and Daniel Waterhouse come together is epic.)
Finally. Diamond Age. If there was one C-Punk movie I could ask to be made into a film, by a devoted producer/director, it would be The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer. Really, it's like the Ender's Game of cyberpunk.
The only reason it's Snow Crash is because that title sold more copies. Pure and simple. Name recognition = box office sales. Nothing else matters in Hollywood these days.
I can see the fnords!