It came as exciting news in 2013 then, when it was revealed that Robert Downey Jr. had won a bidding war for the film rights to the episode.
“Originally, Jesse’s [Armstrong, episode writer and Peep Show co-creator] idea using that technology was much more of a conspiracy thriller type thing,” he told an audience.
Black Mirror returns for six brand new episodes on 21 October through Netflix.
Downey Jr. would be under no obligation to use Armstrong’s original idea of course, but it might be a good way to make the film function as a slightly more mainstream sci-fi thriller.