You see, "Dune" might not have found success on the silver screen, but the sci-fi saga has always been a household name in video game circles.
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While Hollywood figures and movie buffs wonder what the movie will be like when it eventually releases one way or another, a different group of enthusiasts has an entirely different horse in the race.
The Canadian director said his adaptation was made with the aim of offering a unique cinematic experience to audiences, adding that the scope of "Dune" was not suitable for television. While the move was applauded by audiences feeling uneasy about going anywhere near a cinema in the foreseeable future, it was bashed by the industry’s leading figures, including Christopher Nolan and Villeneuve himself. Villeneuve was confirmed next year after he wrapped up two movies he was directing at the time – "Arrival" and " Bladerunner 2049." As soon as he began working on the movie, he voiced his desire to adapt the first 1965 novel into a two-part movie series, which was accepted by Warner Bros. Soon rumors began circulating that the movie will be helmed by Villeneuve. While the miniseries was praised for faithfulness to the original source and was consequently followed by a sequel, it would take two more decades for fans of the silver screen to see another take on "Dune." Villeneuve’s attemptĭevelopment for the Dune remake began in 2016 when Legendary Pictures acquired the film and television rights for Herbert's universe. In 2000, mainstream interest in "Dune" was revived after it was adapted to a miniseries for television. It was a box office disaster and critics at the time, including Roger Ebert himself, bashed it to oblivion, calling it one of the worst movies of the year.įor the next 15 years, no Hollywood executive was willing to touch Herbert’s saga. The 1984 adaptation was far from well-received.
It was one of Lynch’s earlier works and more than a decade before he would become known as that director who liked to mess with his audience’s heads with highly acclaimed yet hard-to-follow movies like "Mullholland Drive" and "Lost Highway." The saga was first adapted to the silver screen in 1984 by none other than legendary director David Lynch himself. So precious are the “spices” that the planet itself is also actively trying to protect it from the grabby hands of humankind, with giant sandworms – which have become iconic creatures in science fiction circles – guarding melange sources. So, as one can imagine, the control of melange supplies acts as a catalyst for all the politics and drama throughout the series. What makes this “spice” so extraordinary? Well, according to the "Dune" saga, melange extends the life of its users and enhances mental capabilities. The saga mainly focuses on a desert planet called Arrakis, the only place where a fictional drug called melange, or “the spice,” can be cultivated. Its first book published in 1965, Herbert’s "Dune" saga tells a story set in the distant future where humankind has become a space-faring civilization. The "Dune" remake, helmed by Canadian director Denis Villenevue, was supposed to hit theaters late last year but the coronavirus pandemic caused the movie to be postponed by at least a year, nevertheless, even a viral outbreak has failed to dent the hype surrounding the reboot. The internet is abuzz these days with expectations building up for the latest attempt in adapting Frank Herbert’s "Dune" universe to the silver screen.
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