I am a sucker for Sci-Fi and War movies, so growing up Dune was right up my alley. While the movie wasn’t a huge success when it was released, it’s grown on it’s audience over the years. Also, how could they pan a movie with Patrick Stewart, Sting, AND Kyle McLachlan?! Insanity.
Anyway, it appears the new project has a director now. I’m excited to see how it will look with contemporary effects and spin on a classic Sci-Fi story. It’s the same director who did Sicario, which I absolutely loved, so I hope he brings the same grit and darkness to this one. I also hope they don’t go all Peter Jackson and try to stretch it out too far.
This is an update to a previously published post. Denis Villeneuve, the director of Arrival and this year’s Blade Runner sequel, will take on perhaps the most daunting challenge in science fiction: adapting Dune to film. Brian Herbert, the son of Dune author Frank Herbert, confirmed the news on Twitter today. Frank Herbert’s cult 1965…
