Dec 8, 2018 07:51 PM
https://screenrant.com/dune-movie-2020-t...date-news/
"Frank Herbert's 1965 novel Dune is widely considered one of the greatest science-fiction novels ever written, and now it's set for a new movie adaptation from Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve.
Various directors tried and failed to tackle the book, with the most famous unmade version being that of cult director Alejandro Jodorowsky. His ambitious plans were so enormous - including casting Salvador Dalí and Orson Welles, getting Pink Floyd to do the soundtrack and having legendary illustrator Moebius design the film - that a documentary was made about the project. When that fell through, producer Dino De Laurentiis hired a young David Lynch, fresh from his Oscar-nominated work in The Elephant Man. The final result was widely slammed, although it has its bright moments, and Lynch would later distance himself from the film, saying his artistic vision had been curtailed.
The Sci-Fi Channel would make a miniseries of the novel in 2000 and other directors would attempt to get a new film into production (both Peter Berg (Battleship) and Pierre Morel (Taken) were signed on as directors at various points in time) but to no avail. However, in November 2016, it was revealed that Legendary Entertainment had required the rights to Dune, and the following month, it was announced that Denis Villeneuve would direct the project. Not much has been revealed since then, but here is everything you need to know about the upcoming Dune movie. We’ll keep this updated as new stories break..."
"Frank Herbert's 1965 novel Dune is widely considered one of the greatest science-fiction novels ever written, and now it's set for a new movie adaptation from Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve.
Various directors tried and failed to tackle the book, with the most famous unmade version being that of cult director Alejandro Jodorowsky. His ambitious plans were so enormous - including casting Salvador Dalí and Orson Welles, getting Pink Floyd to do the soundtrack and having legendary illustrator Moebius design the film - that a documentary was made about the project. When that fell through, producer Dino De Laurentiis hired a young David Lynch, fresh from his Oscar-nominated work in The Elephant Man. The final result was widely slammed, although it has its bright moments, and Lynch would later distance himself from the film, saying his artistic vision had been curtailed.
The Sci-Fi Channel would make a miniseries of the novel in 2000 and other directors would attempt to get a new film into production (both Peter Berg (Battleship) and Pierre Morel (Taken) were signed on as directors at various points in time) but to no avail. However, in November 2016, it was revealed that Legendary Entertainment had required the rights to Dune, and the following month, it was announced that Denis Villeneuve would direct the project. Not much has been revealed since then, but here is everything you need to know about the upcoming Dune movie. We’ll keep this updated as new stories break..."