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Classic - but possibly unfilmable - scifi book Exciting new director - but a budget high enough that it will need the theme park and fast food tie-ins A pitch

Classic - but possibly unfilmable - scifi book Exciting new director - but a budget high enough that it will need the theme park and fast food tie-ins A pitch which probably included phrases like, "it's the Matrix but with samurai swords and girls on skateboards" .... and it will probably be in 3d .......

pault 14y ago
...and now when you tell people you like Neal Stephenson, they'll say "Oh, I saw Snow Crash!", and you'll say "The book is better than the movie", and everyone will think you're a jerk.
- bitwize 14y ago
  On the other hand the book will sell like hotcakes in a new shiny-covered reprint with a "Now a Major Motion Picture" banner across the cover.
  - nemo1618 14y ago
    can we stop now, I'm getting really upset
    - excuse-me 14y ago
      And 20 years later there will be a series of directors cuts with/without the voice over explaining the metaverse