Hayden Christensen is set to star in Neuromancer, a $70 million-dollar film adaptation of William Gibson’s cult 1984 novel, says JoBlo.com.
The film, set to be directed by “Torque” helmer Joseph Kahn, will see Anakin Skywalker donning the mask of Case, an out-of-work computer hacker hired by a mysterious patron to participate in a seemingly impossible crime.
The novel examined the concepts of artificial intelligence, virtual reality, genetic engineering, multinational corporations overpowering the traditional nation-state and cyberspace long before these ideas became fashionable in popular culture including the internet itself.
There have been several attempts at getting a “Neuromancer” up – most recently with Chuck Russell (The Mask) attached as director.
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