Dune Movies

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Denis Villeneuve's Dune Will Only Dive Into Half
of the First Book:

"The announcement that Legendary Pictures and Blade Runner 2049 director Denis
Villeneuve would tackle Frank Herbert’s sci-fi series Dune was met with excitement,
but also apprehension. Would Villeneuve go the route of Stephen King’s The Dark
Tower, condensing a convoluted story into 120 minutes of action and exposition
dumps? Luckily, Herbert’s son has confirmed that the (hopeful) franchise is taking its
time, focusing the first film on only part of the first novel.

Author and Dune film consultant Brian Herbert announced on Twitter that he’s looking
over the latest draft of Legendary’s Dune script, and confirmed that the first film will
only tackle half of the first book in the six-part original Dune saga. This most likely
means the first half, but I’m sure the film could jump around a bit as needed for the
plot and characters.

You may recall, Villeneuve previously said he wanted to make his Dune film a two-
parter, but we didn’t know much more than that. Herbert, who’s continued his father’s
franchise in a prequel series with co-writer Kevin J. Anderson, has been sharing a lot
of great information on Twitter about the process of getting Dune’s script approved
and ready to film, as well as asking fans their opinion on ideal casting choices so he
can send the ideas to the production studio. He and Anderson have been giving their
input on the script drafts, and Herbert says they’re excited about working with
Legendary on this big screen adaptation of his father’s work."

See:

https://io9.gizmodo.com/denis-villen...the-1827862923