Dune - To Be Directed by Pierre Morel (Taken)

[Michael Chris]

From Variety.

He is taking over from Peter Berg, and is apparently going to be doing a faithful adaptation of the book. Really excited.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Dune? What, again ?

 

[Michael Chris]

Dune? What, again ?

YEP! Hopefully it will actually get a good treatment this time.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

What the hell is this about the constant stream of Dune remakes? Can't they ever get it RIGHT?

 

[Michael Chris]

What the hell is this about the constant stream of Dune remakes? Can't they ever get it RIGHT?

There's only been one theatrical version

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

It's been on TV as well.

 

[S. Gomez]

I was wondering when we'd get some news about this film.

Somewhat off-topic, but...I'd always heard Variety was a professional publication. Can't they hire writers who use complete sentences?

 

[Michael Chris]

No, that's part of their shtick going back over a century.

 

[Aragorn]

No Berg means no shaky cam!

 

[JacksonArcher]

Pierre Morel is a good director. Taken was excellent. Now Dune actually has a good chance at being good.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

No Berg means no shaky cam!

It's also not Abrams, so no lens flares.

 

[Aragorn]

Muad'Dib: "I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have honed after drinking the Water of Life. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my son go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you."

 

[JacksonArcher]

Muad'Dib: "I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have honed after drinking the Water of Life. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my son go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you."

 

[Harvey]

Perhaps this means we'll get the Sci-Fi Channel Original Miniseries version on Blu-Ray. As I rather like that version, that's all that it will take to count this version as a win. And if this latest version is, you know, good, all the better. But how will they possibly due the novel justice in less than six hours? Even the miniseries cut things out.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Muad'Dib: "I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have honed after drinking the Water of Life. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my son go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you."

What's so funny?

 

[Harvey]

It's a riff on Liam Neeson's big speech in the movie Taken. With a twist.

 

[JacksonArcher]

It's a riff on Liam Neeson's big speech in the movie Taken. With a twist.

A twist? Shh. M. Night Shaymalan might hear you.

 

[Harvey]

Shush it.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

A twist? Shh. M. Night Shaymalan might hear you.

*He* could direct the new Dune:

"I see dead Harkonnens"...

 

[Daneel]

I was wondering when we'd hear something about this. So Berg is out, hm? Haven't seen Taken, so I'm not really familiar with Morel's work... but I'll hope for the best.

Both Lynch's film and the mini-series had some good points, but neither one of them quite hit the mark. If the third time's the charm, maybe we'll finally have a worthy and satisfying adaptation of Dune.