PG-13 | 1h 58min | Comedy/Satire, Drama, Mystery | 23 August 2002 (USA) During one of the “making of” segments on the DVD release of “Simone” (frequently stylized as “S1m0ne”), a few of the performers in the 2002 movie comment on the possibility of its premise becoming reality and they appear somewhat troubled. Could computer programs replace actual flesh-and-blood actors? In his 1997 filmmaking debut “Gattaca” and his 1998 screenplay for director Peter Weir’s “The Truman Show,” Andrew Niccol demonstrated a keen knack for presenting artifice as reality with equal measures of satire, fascination, suspicion, and dread. Just because we have the ability to conjure fake existences doesn’t mean that we should, and the fallout resulting from such omnipotent delusions could and would likely backfire. Both films were lauded by critics, and although “Gattica” was a commercial flop, “The Truman Show” crushed it at the box office, essentially giving Niccol carte blanche for his next project. With …