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Denis Villeneuve signed by Legendary Pictures to direct DUNE
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broncobuster
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Between making possibly the best Bond film and Dune, Id take Denis Dune. Im hoping.
jack_package_200
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Considering the thread was bumped, I figured there would be new information.
This.
It's brilliant because a synopsis of it makes it sound trite and goofy, but the actual film is fantastic and perfectly pitched.
And reminds people Amy Adams is a stunning actress.
Apparently he said in a recent interview that he's waiting on a 1st draft of the script, which should be coming in the next few weeks, and if it's good enough to move on he'll do that next.
edit: sorry, typo, meant weeks not years!
Ah, so this is still a few years off then.
Its still incredibly relevant to this day and in a way that will no doubt ruffle a ton of feathers all over the place if people pick up on it.
Weeks not years. After watching Blade Runner 2049 and his other recent movies I'll watch anything he does.
There was an interview I think where it was said he'd work on Cleopatra (pre-production) while doing Dune.
Chained Prometheus
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I'd say it's more likely to be between Denis doing either Dune or Bond 25.
DouglasteR
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The spice is FLOOWIINGGGG.
shira
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sorry, typo! But yeah even if he does do Dune next it's prob still 2, maybe 3, years off.
ginger ninja
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Is it a good idea to watch the David lynch's version first ?
I'd watch it, AGAIN
PhoncipleBone
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The Lynch version sucked. It had some cool visuals to it, but was just a terrible adaptation of an amazing book.
Meanwhile, the Sci-Fi channel miniseries was a great adaptation hampered by being a cable mini series in 2000. The script in it was fine, it was the direction and acting that was okay.
Meanwhile, the Sci-Fi channel miniseries was a great adaptation hampered by being a cable mini series in 2000. The script in it was fine, it was the direction and acting that was okay.
With modern CGI and a big budget, I don't think there's anything prohibitive in the source material. It's Lawrence of Arabia meets Star Wars. Paul follows the hero's journey to a T, and the book is full of action and iconic imagery. The plot is extremely accessible. In fact, at this point, after so many stories have aped Dune, it might even be familiar.
The real challenge is grappling with Herbert's big ideas about hero worship, imperialism, ecology, etc.. Seeing as Villeneuve has proven he's more than capable of dealing with meaningful sci-fi, I'm not too worried on that account.
Eppy Thatcher
God's had his chance.
I'll never get over my hate boner for Milo Ventimiligilliagaiomba but godamn did that mini series try really fuckin hard.
Villeneuve has the eye to make this so special. I really hope they get behind this HARD with the money cause this could be really.... reeeaaally good.
This. The metaphor for oil, the gulf states and literally Jihad was prescient and powerful and deliberate. Hell Paul has many obvious similarities to Osama Bin Laden.
soundscream
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He said last week he is waiting for the final version of the script to be turned in soon. And after that it will be go or no go for him.
Hmm, I remember the Dune series being fairly cerebral and rife with internal monologues as opposed to action, but that could have been just God Emperor of Dune. Otherwise I agree with you - I think the biggest challenge is in its treatment of the bigger themes, in particular the imperialist and colonial overtones.
The books get far more heady and cerebral as they go along but the first has many action packed moments whether its the
the coup at the beginning of the book, the Sand worm assault and of course the show down between Paul and Feyd-Rautha
I've just re-read Dune and Dune Messiah and re-reading Children of Dune, all for nth time (can't even recall how many times i've read the books) and i still don't get some things. But i suspect Herbert intended somethings to be... i don't know, beyond understanding?
Dune is absolutely the easiest one, being a revenge story at its core.
The latter books get into some really heady stuff on the future of humanity existing and thriving on a galactic scale from the idea behind Duke Leto's ascension and the Golden Path he wants humanity to tread to how societies and the species evolve in reaction to all different kinds of stimuli. They can be really dry and the pacing a slog but a lot of the concepts and how they're explored are great. I think one of my favorite being that humanity shouldn't rely on "supermen" individuals to solve all our problems and lord over us.
Oh, i know. I have read those many times too.
GillianSeed79
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Dune needs to be a TV series with a Game of Thrones-style budget; however, since Blade Runner is so good I have faith this might be good
Jack Scofield
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I read Dune for the first time about a month ago. I enjoyed it, but I hope the movie nails the third act a lot better than the book does.
Everything is so rushed at the end.
Everything is so rushed at the end.
crackhead_bob
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These books will be hard to adapt. And if I remember right, it's heavily inter-generational. How much compromise will have to be made in order for this to work? I know that being faithful in adapting a published work is a thing, but in this case it might hurt them.
The first book is almost entirely focused on Paul. That stuff happens in the later novels which may never be adapted beyond the first movie.
crackhead_bob
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I know this is trite, but Hollywood seems to gravitate to the so-called Hero's Journey when it comes to the fantasy/action genre. So three acts. Or four, depending on the creative situation. So would they simply keep it mainly in the first book, or would there be serious retooling of the later novels to make it work?
AuthenticM
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Denis recently said in an interview that he's waiting for the script to get done, then he'll propose his vision of it to the producers, and if they like it, he's on. If not, he's off. He's not interested in doing the movie in any way other than his own.
close to the edge
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Yeah, it's pretty awesome.
Ugh, we dont need him doing Bond imo. Cleopatra and Dune would both be much more exciting.
hows the audiobook? I've got audible and I get a credit in a couple of weeks. Didn't know if reading or listening is better.
It's some of the best Sci-Fi you can read up there with Foundation.
The first book is already fairly neatly broken up into three parts,
Paul and his family moving to Arrakis and then the eventual coup, Paul in the desert with his mother and joining and becoming a Fremen and then their leader, and then Paul leading the Fremen insurrection against the Harkonnens and the Emperor.
Though seeing Miles Teg brought to life
and moving so fast everyone else appear to be at a stand still as he wipes out an entire Honored Martyr base by himself
AuthenticM
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This would be the ideal scenario. Any movie would be forced to cut on some stuff, including some themes. The book is just too heavy.
Denis needs to go all David Lynch TP season 3: write and direct every episode of the TV series.
Greatest science-fiction book ever written, and my personal favorite book. I read it three times in the same summer.
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