Dune will never have the following or potential of the Star Trek or Star Wars sagas.
I preferred the Ringworld series. Dune was ok but no hard science. More a fantasy make believe thing. Worms the size of skyscrapers traveling through sand? Right....
Ringworld on the other hand did have a basis in science. A bit adolescent, but a fun read and will not make you dumber for having read it. (Dune does)
Agreed. If Dune chewed up David Lynch and spat him out, its highly unlikely any other director is up for the task. OF course they would have to make Paul a trans lesbian black teen because the source material isn’t progressive enough.