Dune being made into a movie

[Queasy]

Link - I guess they'll get it right eventually? We've had the 1984 David Lynch version and the SciFi channel did a mini-series just a couple of years ago.

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."

 

[pontifex]

"will produce via his Par-based shingle. " wtf does this mean?

I really liked the Sci-Fi channel version. Hopefully they do the book justice.

also, why don't they do movies based on the other books? I guess most people are just familiar with the original book though?

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: pontifex
also, why don't they do movies based on the other books? I guess most people are just familiar with the original book though?

Pretty much. There was another SciFi channel mini-series for Children of Dune but it wasn't very good.

 

[Ricochet]

I like the David Lynch movie although most of my friends thought it cheesy. I been meaning to read the books one of these days. It's on my "things to do before I die" list.

 

[JulesMaximus]

The David Lynch version was decent. I didn't bother watching the mini-series because I heard it sucked. It's going to be difficult to do this movie regardless...I loved the book though.

 

[sandorski]

The 1984 version is a fine piece of film. Haven't seen the series, but I'm not sure if I'd want a Dune any different than the first.

 

[HannibalX]

The original is the best (all five hours of it).

/thread

 

[jonks]

Originally posted by: ricochet
I like the David Lynch movie although most of my friends thought it cheesy. I been meaning to read the books one of these days. It's on my "things to do before I die" list.

Read Dune, you can safely skip the rest if you choose, but under no circumstances are you to read the series put out by his son and KJ Anderson.

 

[pontifex]

I preferred the mini-series version to the 1984 version. I also liked the Children of Duen mini-series

 

[Stiganator]

Muadeeb! Muadeeb!

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: sirjonk

Originally posted by: ricochet
I like the David Lynch movie although most of my friends thought it cheesy. I been meaning to read the books one of these days. It's on my "things to do before I die" list.

Read Dune, you can safely skip the rest if you choose, but under no circumstances are you to read the series put out by his son and KJ Anderson.

i liked that series.

 

[LegendKiller]

The mini-series stayed more "true" to the books, in that they didn't have any of the cheesy weapons and the gadgets were more close. However, the miniseries sucked ass from a sound production, set, costume, acting basis (for most chars).

They need to put effort behind a 2-part movie, each part being 2 ours or so, and then perhaps moving onto the other movies. The Lynch version was almost there, but Hollywood screwed it.

That being said, the LOTR series has showed Hollywood that people *will* go to see multi-part long movies, which can be milked for massive cash.

I really hope they do Herbert justice. The Dune Series is awesome, I have read the final book and while it wasn't Frank quality work, it was a great conclusion.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Kyle MacLachlan was great for the part of Paul Usul Muad'Dib Atreides in the first series. obviously he's too old to play the part now.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Stiganator
Muad'Dib! Muad'Dib!

fixed

 

[LegendKiller]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
Kyle MacLachlan was great for the part of Paul Usul Muad'Dib Atreides in the first series. obviously he's too old to play the part now.

He could play The Preacher.

 

[jonks]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: sirjonk

Originally posted by: ricochet
I like the David Lynch movie although most of my friends thought it cheesy. I been meaning to read the books one of these days. It's on my "things to do before I die" list.

Read Dune, you can safely skip the rest if you choose, but under no circumstances are you to read the series put out by his son and KJ Anderson.

i liked that series.

And you hated Crysis. I'm getting the feeling we're not compatible

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: Queasy

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.

[/quote]

In other words, we're going to get a guilt-ridden, soapbox melodrama parallel about conserving earth's resources and global warming. yippee...............

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: sirjonk

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: sirjonk

Originally posted by: ricochet
I like the David Lynch movie although most of my friends thought it cheesy. I been meaning to read the books one of these days. It's on my "things to do before I die" list.

Read Dune, you can safely skip the rest if you choose, but under no circumstances are you to read the series put out by his son and KJ Anderson.

i liked that series.

And you hated Crysis. I'm getting the feeling we're not compatible

Opposites attract.

 

[Jeff7]

The game DuneII was probably better than any of these movies.

 

[aceO07]

I saw part of the original recently and I can't really remember the miniseries. However I thought the original was a little over the top with Harkonnens and various other things (sonic weapons..).

I hope the new one is more true to the book, which is probably very hard. I've read the entire series many years ago, and reread Dune this year.

 

[Slick5150]

I liked the idea of the SciFi version, but as others said, it needed a bigger budget. There were times you could see the seams in the background where they stitched 2 large desert painted backdrops together. And I thought the guy who played Paul was very good.

I actually liked Children of Dune better. It had much better production value, though the story isn't as good as the first book.

 

[AmpedSilence]

I think both had merits. The Sci-fi one was better because it stayed closer to the book. The movie one was better because they had the voiceovers. I think both are needed. The book is just so complex that some of the meaning is lost in the Sci-fi because there are no voiceovers. I would like to see a movie similar to the Sci-fi one, but it can convey the meaning and the thoughts without voiceovers.

Great book, though. Just stunning, I read it for my Religions of Star Trek class.

 

[jonks]

Originally posted by: Slick5150
I liked the idea of the SciFi version, but as others said, it needed a bigger budget. There were times you could see the seams in the background where they stitched 2 large desert painted backdrops together. And I thought the guy who played Paul was very good.

I actually liked Children of Dune better. It had much better production value, though the story isn't as good as the first book.

Of course it was Leto II who went on to bigger and better things now didn't he...

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: AmpedSilence
I think both had merits. The Sci-fi one was better because it stayed closer to the book. The movie one was better because they had the voiceovers. I think both are needed. The book is just so complex that some of the meaning is lost in the Sci-fi because there are no voiceovers. I would like to see a movie similar to the Sci-fi one, but it can convey the meaning and the thoughts without voiceovers.

Great book, though. Just stunning, I read it for my Religions of Star Trek class.

religions of star trek class? seriously?

 

[jonks]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: AmpedSilence
I think both had merits. The Sci-fi one was better because it stayed closer to the book. The movie one was better because they had the voiceovers. I think both are needed. The book is just so complex that some of the meaning is lost in the Sci-fi because there are no voiceovers. I would like to see a movie similar to the Sci-fi one, but it can convey the meaning and the thoughts without voiceovers.

Great book, though. Just stunning, I read it for my Religions of Star Trek class.

religions of star trek class? seriously?

Lots of schools have LOTR classes. Now anyway.