It's been widely known that Gibson's book propelled the sub-genre of cyberpunk science fiction into an 80's hot trend, and that he's generally given credit for coining the term 'cyberspace'. Basically, the reason is because this is Neuromancer . This is the novel that captured the media and public's attention to glitzy hi-tech noir. You need the right director, the right producer and the right actors to make any Neuromancer movie come close to the nuance and cybercool Gibson captured back then. The Internet is a reality.
Computer generated effects are now commonplace in movies.
Let's hope there exists a creative team that will prove us wrong. Director Chris Cunningham is formally linked to the project. The latest issue of the Swedish fashion magazine Bibel may have just revealed the premise of the long-lost A.I. film. Madonna's Frozen and Aphex Twin's Come to Daddy . According to the article Cunningham also says that the film is actually about a boy who is a robot.