Tim Miller to adapt 'Neuromancer' for big screen

'Deadpool' director Tim Miller is set to helm an adaptation of the sci-fi novel 'Neuromancer.' The 1984 cyberpunk novel, written by William Gibson, centers on Henry Dorsett Case, a disgraced computer hacker living in Japan who was punished for stealing from his employer by being rendered unable to access 'The Matrix', a worldwide virtual reality network.

Simon Kinberg will be producing the project.A writer has not yet been attached. Miller made his directorial debut last year with 'Deadpool'. He dropped out of its follow-up in October over creative differences.