BusinessWeek – Eric Packer is 28 and a hedge-fund multibillionaire. He spends his days in a stretch limo, consulting geeks and gurus, undergoing medical checkups, and entertaining women.
Packer is the hero of David Cronenberg’s “Cosmopolis,” an adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel which premiered at the just- ended Cannes Film Festival. In the title role is Robert Pattinson, the vampire from the “Twilight” series.
