It’s unclear if Denis Villeneuve will be able to start work on the first Dune film anytime soon, or if he will also somehow be involved with the expected TV shows. So, yes, there is a rich backlog of stories, characters, and epics that could be used for several feature films and/or TV series. Herbert himself wrote six Dune novels, and his son Brian Herbert has cowritten over a dozen other additional Dune novels. It’s a bit much to encapsulate in just one sentence, but the gist of Dune is that it’s a sprawling space opera revolving around the planet Arrakis, which is the source of a drug called the spice melange, which is integral in space travel. If you are a fan of science fiction films, the oeuvre of director David Lynch, 1980s genre films in general, or any combination of the aforementioned, you may already know that Dune was first adapted as a feature film in 1984, and also as a mini-series on the SyFy channel. Specifically, we’re talking about the announcement, made just before Christmas, Villeneuve is signed with Legendary Entertainment to direct their recently acquired first adaptation of the Dune epic, based on Frank Herbert’s popular series of novels. With the news we heard late last month, however, it might be time to consider Denis Villeneuve as a a straight-up science fiction director. Then, when Villeneuve signed on for this year’s Blade Runner 2049 (10/6/17), it might have seemed like a natural progression from Arrival. When director Denis Villeneuve ( Sicario, Prisoners) first announced that he was directing the science fiction movie we now know as Arrival, it might have been acknowledged as a genre exercise, sort of like Christopher Nolan taking on Batman Begins.

Rotten Tomatoes: Director of Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 to Return Us to DuneĪrrival Director Denis Villeneuve Will Revisit Dune, and More Movie News << Movie & TV News and Interviews – Rotten Tomatoes » Legendary Pictures recently acquired the film and TV rights to Dune from the Frank Herbert estate, and have brought Denis Villeneuve on to direct.

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