‘Attack The Block’ Director Joe Cornish Set To Adapt Neal Stephenson Novel ‘Snow Crash’
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Afterkicking total asswith his directorial debutAttack The Block,Joe Cornishfound himself on seeminglyevery short listin Hollywood. Everyone wanted to work with the man who made Moses cool again and now he’s finally ready to trust.
Cornish has just committed to write and directSnow Crash, based on the best-selling breakthrough novel byNeal Stephenson, which will be produced byKathleen KennedyandFrank Marshallat Paramount.Snow Crashtakes place in a futuristic world run by corrupt corporations, where a deadly computer virus/street drug is circling across the world. A samurai/hacker/pizza delivery man named Hiro Protagonist (seriously) is tasked to stop it. ThinkHackersandThe Matrixwith a dose ofTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Read more after the jump.
Deadlinebroke the news of the project, which has been languishing for over a decade at two studios before gaining new life with Cornish attached. Here’s a more detailed description fromits Amazon page:
Sold, sold and sold. Any one else just order this book from Amazon?
It sounds like a perfect match for Cornish, who obviously has a love for sci-fi, technology and geeky action stuff. He can also balance characters and effects on a tight budget, which will be essential for this potentially very expensive movie. Here’s hoping he can churn out a screenplay and start shooting quickly so we can seeSnow Crashas soon as possible.
Have you read the book? Is it adaptable? Is Cornish the man for the job?
