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Apple is turning William Gibson’s Neuromancer into a TV series
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Remember Johnny Mnemonic with Keanu Reeves? The original short story takes place in the Neuromancer universe. I loved that movie.
I once spoke with William Gibson when he came to my city for a book club and told him about it. He said he really didn't like the movie and it turned out into what he considered a joke. It really surprised me.
It doesn't take place in the Neuromancer universe, whatever that means. It was an homage to the book, inspired by it, but that's where the similarities end.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mnemonic
In Neuromancer, Molly Millions literally tells a story about working with Johnny