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  • Legendary Films Acquires [Frank Herbert estate] DUNE Film and TV Rights

    11/21/2016 7:35:08 PM PST · by DCBryan1 · 54 replies
    Nerdist ^ | November 21, 2016 | Kyle Anderson
    In the history of science fiction literature, few novel series have reached the upper echelon of belovedness quite the way Frank Herbert’s Dune has. The incredibly dense, richly populated space opera is considered by many to be the best science fiction novel ever written, winning all kinds of awards upon its release in 1965. There has to date been a single feature film of the work–David Lynch’s head-scratching, though undeniably visually arresting, 1984 effort–but save a Syfy miniseries in the early-2000s, Dune has remained nigh-unfilmable…until now! Deadline is reporting that Legendary Pictures has reached an agreement with the Herbert estate...