Not only is Iain M. Banks very generous with his time, he’s also the author that British fans most want to see on the big screen.
https://gizmodo.com/ask-iain-m-banks-anything-you-want-about-surface-deta-5799662
The Register posted the poll we mentioned a while back, of books that deserve their own movie adaptations, and five out of 50 choices are Banks novels. And Banks’ Use of Weapons is winning the poll in a landslide, with only Larry Niven and Larry Pournelle’s The Mote in God’s Eye even coming close. Are you paying attention, Hollywood? [The Register, thanks Chris!]
https://gizmodo.com/hollywood-take-note-50-amazing-science-fiction-books-t-5794160
