Another Dune movie in the works
 

Give it up already. Some things just weren't meant to be made into movies.


http://scifiwire.com/2009/08/directo...nvisions-a.php
Frank Herbert's sci-fi novel Dune—which spawned five sequels in Herbert's lifetime and prequels after his death—has been problematic for filmmakers, but that's not stopping director Peter Berg from developing a new movie he plans to direct.

Director David Lynch famously had problems adapting the sprawling book in 1984. Syfy's 2000 miniseries adaptation did a bit better in terms of audience and critical reception, but Berg feels there's still room for a new feature film.

"I think I had a much more different experience, I think, with the book than David Lynch did," Berg said in an exclusive interview on last week at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Pasadena, Calif., where he was promoting his Wayne Gretzky documentary for ESPN. "To me, I think my interpretation will feel significantly different from that and the [Syfy] Channel miniseries that aired. I have a different experience than both of those filmmakers did."

Lynch's film focused in part on the politics of the feuding houses of Herbert's novel, who contend while trying to control the flow of melange, the spice that facilitates space travel, which is found only on the desert planet of Arrakis.

Berg sees the story more as an epic adventure. "[The book] was much more muscular and adventurous, more violent and possibly even a little bit more fun," Berg said. "I think those are all elements of my experience of the book that can be brought in without offending the die-hard fans of the Bene Gesserit and Kwisatz Haderach. There's a more dynamic film to be made."

Before Berg can direct, a filmable Dune script just has to be finished within Berg's scheduling parameters. "I'm finishing this [documentary] now, we're editing it now," he said. "I think it's going to be in the Toronto Film Festival. [I'm] working now on getting Friday Night Lights up for the new season and getting Dune up and running. I'm working all the time."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_%28film%29

excellent. didn't care for the scifi channel version.

The Lynch movie was excellent. Of course it turned off women and non scifi lovers which is great.

Well, he's certainly a better choice than that goddamn butcher Lynch :# and with modern CGI and a real budget, he might do a decent job.

I seriously doubt, however, if anyone could direct Dune to a level I would consider worthy of the source material.

I think the SciFi channel got it right.

No need for this.

I'll check it out anyway.

It's a bad idea. It's always been a bad idea.

:#

The Lynch movie was a blight upon the face of existence. If I ever meet that rotten bastard the least I'll do is spit in his face.

That's sort of my feelings as well. Of course, I felt the same way about LotR, but Jackson knocked it out of the park. Maybe someone will do the same with Dune, but (as evidenced by my commentary in the initial post) am skeptical.

There is so much to Dune that is important to the story that IMO simply could not be properly expressed in a movie without really dumbing it down. I guess I would prefer it if they didn't even try.

Anybody who watches it and is confused should read the book.

:cuss:

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He defiled the greatest novel of its genre. There is nothing he can ever do to atone for that. :harumph:

I think I'm gonna read the book soon..

Do it. You will not regret it.