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Frank Herbert’s science fiction epic “Dune” is not a short novel, nor is the series a ‘quick read’. Understandably, such a tome would then be translated to the silver screen in a lengthy script, and possibly more than one film. We do know that director Denis Villeneuve is already planning for his take on Dune for Legendary Pictures to […]

Director Denis Villeneuve has proven his ability to take a previously existing science fiction property and make it his own. His success (yeah yeah, box office, blah blah) with Blade Runner 2049 signaled to many that perhaps he really is the right person to bring the Frank Herbert classic Dune back to the big screen. During an appearance at the Rendez-Vous […]

If you’re just catching up, we’d previously reported that Legendary has snapped up the rights to Frank Herbert’s classic science fiction series. Continuing with the new trend in Hollywood, they acquired not only the film rights but also television as well. Leading the overall project will be a film reboot of the first book, Dune. Denis […]