New Dune screenwriter told to stick to the book

SciFi Wire ^ | 02/11/10

[KevinDavis]

The more we hear about Taken director Pierre Morel's approach to a new version of Dune, the better we feel. Today we get news that he's hired a new writer, Chase Palmer, to draft the script, with the mandate: Stick closely to the source material.

[KevinDavis]

A big thanks goes to Visualops for the Banner!!

[neodad]

Love the books, hated the movie, but the worms were cool...

[El Sordo]

I remain cautiously optimistic.

[KevinDavis]

I liked the miniseries that was on SciFi(channel)

[Cold Heat]

Dune trilogy has always been on my list of favorites.

[p. henry]

Agreed. The miniseries was good. The theatrical release was a disaster.

[dynachrome]

SciFi channel did a good job with it. Who would we cast for Paul? Baron Harkkonen? I vote Michael Moore for the Baron!

[max americana]

>>Love the books, hated the movie, but the worms were cool...

As a purist, I hated the movie at first. David Lynch’s vision kinda grew on me eventually. It’s not like he butchered the spirit behind the books. Besides, you dont see a lot of movies where moonbat Sting dies in a very painful manner.

[Reily]

Though I didn’t care for the miniseries portrayal of the Navigators Guild. I preferred the way the 1970s movie portrayed them.

[Kellis91789]

The first “Dune” movie held the title for “worst film adaptation” right up until Travolta’s awful “Battlefield Earth” took over.

The SciFi mini-series of Dune was excellent, however.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Dune? Really? We need to make THAT again?

There are thousands of terrific sci-fi books out there and yet: Dune. AGAIN.

Get over it.

[Question Liberal Authority]

It’s too bad Frank Herbert left such a small amount of source material. They’re going to run out of scripts in 80 or 90 years.

[Ingtar]

How long until they remake Lord of the Rings?

[HangnJudge]

Memorized within a day of first reading Dune

I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past
I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.

Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear.

[Hegemony Cricket]

"I vote Michael Moore for the Baron!"

Can he play the Baron, and one of the worms at the same time?

[Caipirabob]

Voice of Al Gore: “Earth, now Dune; a planet subjected to not listening to me and a thousand years of Global Warming...”

[Caipirabob]

SciFi channel did a good job with it. Who would we cast for Paul? Baron Harkkonen? I vote Michael Moore for the Baron!

Barney Frank!

[C19fan]

I wish the screenwriter luck. Considering how much stuff occurs in people’s heads, weird lexicon, and the convulted plot (in a good way) it must be a nightmare to try to write a screenplay.

[Kieri]

There are thousands of terrific sci-fi books out there and yet: Dune. AGAIN. Get over it.

AMEN!

What about Honor Harrington, Kris Longknife, Miles Vorkosigan, Ender Wiggin, Torrin Kerr and other awesome characters getting overlooked by re-re-remakes?

There are few directors I'd trust with Miles or Kris. Maybe Peter Jackson.