Pattern Recognition: The Film

Some of you may have read William Gibson’s novel Pattern Recognition (it was released in 03), but did you know that it is slated to be turned into a film, to be released in 2008? Directing honors went to Peter Weir, who is best known for directing The Truman Show, and writer D.B. Weiss adapted the story to be put up on the big screen. I am really excited to see what this team does with the film. The novel was lumped into the science fiction genre, although temporally it’s set in the present, and Cayce Pollard (the main character) is far from the Lawnmower Man. The story deals with the wake of 9/11, viral marketing, and ‘coolhunting,’ so I’m sure the film will garner some interest (at least in our circle).