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I'm not talking about the 1984 version, directed by David Lynch and produced by Dino DeLaurentiis, which took substantial liberties with the Frank Herbert novel.
I'm talking about the new version of Dune, to be directed by Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049, Sicario, Arrival), with Villeneuve co-writing the script with Eric Roth and John Spaihts and producing with Mary Parent and Cale Boyter. The novel will be split into two movies with the first likely to be released in 2020.
So far, Timothee Chalamet (Paul Atreides), Rebecca Ferguson (Lady Jessica), Stellan Skarsgard (Baron Vladimir Harkonnen) and Dave Bautista (the Beast Rabban) are confirmed to be starring in the film, with Variety reporting that Oscar Isaac is in talks to appear as Duke Leto Atreides.
Personally, I'm looking forward to this. I love Dune and re-read it at last once a year. The sequels fell away in quality pretty quickly and I don't touch the crapola that Frank's son Brian Herbert (who controls his father's estate and is listed as an executive producer on the film) and Kevin J. Anderson wrote (Anderson is listed as a creative consultant).
The fact that Brian Herbert and Anderson are involved give me pause, but Villeneuve is a quality film maker so hopefully he won't let Herbert and Anderson stuff it up.
I'm talking about the new version of Dune, to be directed by Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049, Sicario, Arrival), with Villeneuve co-writing the script with Eric Roth and John Spaihts and producing with Mary Parent and Cale Boyter. The novel will be split into two movies with the first likely to be released in 2020.
So far, Timothee Chalamet (Paul Atreides), Rebecca Ferguson (Lady Jessica), Stellan Skarsgard (Baron Vladimir Harkonnen) and Dave Bautista (the Beast Rabban) are confirmed to be starring in the film, with Variety reporting that Oscar Isaac is in talks to appear as Duke Leto Atreides.
Personally, I'm looking forward to this. I love Dune and re-read it at last once a year. The sequels fell away in quality pretty quickly and I don't touch the crapola that Frank's son Brian Herbert (who controls his father's estate and is listed as an executive producer on the film) and Kevin J. Anderson wrote (Anderson is listed as a creative consultant).
The fact that Brian Herbert and Anderson are involved give me pause, but Villeneuve is a quality film maker so hopefully he won't let Herbert and Anderson stuff it up.