New Dune movie in development

Flinch · 03-24-2008, 01:34 PM

Peter Berg directing. Given the treatment speculative fiction has been getting lately, this could be a very good thing or a very bad thing.

Berg to direct 'Dune' for Paramount - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety

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Peter Berg is attached to direct a bigscreen adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi novel "Dune" for Paramount Pictures.

Kevin Misher, who spent the past year obtaining the book rights from the Herbert estate, will produce via his Par-based shingle.

Herbert's 1965 novel is a sweeping, futuristic tale set on the remote desert planet Arrakis, which produces the interstellar empire's sole source of the spice Melange -- used for distant space travel. An empirewide power struggle ensues over the control of the spice. Berg would be the latest helmer to take a crack at the property, which spawned a 1984 David Lynch film as well as a 2000 Sci Fi Channel miniseries starring William Hurt.

New Amsterdam's Richard Rubenstein, who produced Sci Fi's "Dune" and sequel "Children of Dune," is also producing alongside Sarah Aubrey of Film 44, Berg's production banner. John Harrison and Mike Messina exec produce.

The project is out to writers, with the producers looking for a faithful adaptation of the Hugo- and Nebula Award-winning book. The filmmakers consider its theme of finite ecological resources particularly timely.

Paramount envisions the project as a tentpole film.

Berg and Misher enjoy strong ties dating back to Misher's executive days at Universal Pictures. Misher also produced Berg's second directorial outing, "The Rundown."

Actor-turned-helmer Berg most recently directed the upcoming Will Smith starrer "Hancock." His directing credits include "The Kingdom" and "Friday Night Lights."

Thorpe · 03-24-2008, 01:38 PM

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Actor-turned-helmer Berg most recently directed the upcoming Will Smith starrer "Hancock." His directing credits include "The Kingdom" and "Friday Night Lights.

That makes me lean toward the "very bad thing" option.

column · 03-24-2008, 02:45 PM

David Lynch or GTFO

Blank · 03-24-2008, 02:54 PM

PosterOfStuff · 03-24-2008, 04:01 PM

I thought the recent Dune t.v movie they made was pretty good, not so much the follow up (children of dune I think).

If any book in the world does not lend itself to the typical timeframe of a movie its Dune.

Unless they want to make a clusterfuck of a movie its going to have to be in parts.

eVasiege · 03-24-2008, 04:11 PM

More spice please.

Banal · 03-24-2008, 04:26 PM

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looking for a faithful adaptation

...gives me some hope

Regime · 03-24-2008, 04:50 PM

Occido · 03-24-2008, 05:10 PM

I bet that's worth some money.

Jait · 03-24-2008, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by column

David Lynch or GTFO

Lynch's version was about as faithful as Uwe Boll's would be. And the acting was slightly better than a random Star Trek episode.

So yeah....GTFO

wamphyr · 03-25-2008, 03:56 PM

They should make Dune in two movies.
First part from the begining until the downfall of House Atreides, with focus on the intrigues of the Harkonen invasion and on the fremen civilisation as seen by an outsider. The second part Muad'Dib jihad. And have two fremen ornithopters crash in two very high twin buildings or towers. As a cameo.
That would be funny.

Frax · 03-25-2008, 04:58 PM

Not really that funny!

But it does tie in with them trying to make the film 'timely' as some sort of analogy to real world events. Maybe the Atreides soldiers (Iraqis) can shout "FREEEEEDOOMMMMMMMMMMM!" as they are being wtfpwned by Sardukar (Jewish people) disguised as Harkonnens (US Soldiers)

wamphyr · 03-25-2008, 05:58 PM

Well i may exagerate for the sake of artistic impression, but my first thought on 9/11 when i saw the twin towers comming down live on CNN was : "Oh shit , now they will never make a decent Dune remake in USA, and even if they did it will fail in the box office because no citizen of USA will pay money to see how awesome fedaykins are. "

But maybe the French can do it. They don't like arabs much, but they hate USA more.And they make great movies.

Regime · 03-25-2008, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Jait

Lynch's version was about as faithful as Uwe Boll's would be. And the acting was slightly better than a random Star Trek episode.

So yeah....GTFO

Brian Eno and Toto's music was amazing. Sure Lynch fucked some major shit up but sitting back and looking at the cinematography, set design and general feel (Harkoneens all black, full of malice, Baron being a pedo boy raping heart plug pulling machine) was nice. The 3 hour dvd sitting next to me is very nice.

Blank · 03-25-2008, 06:43 PM

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And have two fremen ornithopters crash in two very high twin buildings or towers. As a cameo.
That would be funny.

Did I miss something?

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wamphyr Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 405 +3 Internets	Well i may exagerate for the sake of artistic impression, but my first thought on 9/11 when i saw the twin towers comming down live on CNN was : "Oh shit , now they will never make a decent Dune remake in USA, and even if they did it will fail in the box office because no citizen of USA will pay money to see how awesome fedaykins are. " But maybe the French can do it. They don't like arabs much, but they hate USA more.And they make great movies. __________________ Warrior of Semantic Justice

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