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by **colonel_lugz** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:51 pm

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RUMOR: More On That New DUNE Project We've Been Hearing About!! Studio?? Director??

Merrick here...

A few weeks ago, a source named Checkyr plunged us into a Hell of Hells by informing us that Brett Ratner would direct the ESCAPE FOR NEW YORK remake instead of Len Wiseman. You can find that article HERE.

While this information has yet to be officially announced (in trades, or whatnot), it was quickly (and unfortunately) confirmed by THIS REPORT AT IESB.

Now, Checkyr is back with a new...extremely intriguing...tasty morsel for us to gnaw on. Due to a variety of factors, PLEASE TREAT THE FOLLOWING AS A WELL-FOUNDED RUMOR - there is a margin for error, if for no other reason than the situation we're talking about may be quite fluid.

For context: A while back, Byron Merritt (Frank Herbert's grandson) posted the following to a DUNE forum:

â€œWe're getting VERY close to a deal. Heard that news today,

by **so sorry** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:20 pm

Juicy news! I'd love to see a new Dune interpretation.

by **The Vicar** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:10 pm

so sorry wrote:Juicy news! I'd love to see a new Dune interpretation.

Third time the charm?
Lets hope so....hasn't worked out that way for I Am Legend.....

by **minstrel** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:19 pm

I just hope they cast Paul Atreides properly this time. At the beginning of the book, he's only fifteen, and small for his age. They need to get a real teenager to play the part, not some twenty-five year old adult Kyle MacNotPaulAtreides.

by **The Vicar** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:51 pm

I've heard the name Daniel Radcliffe tossed about for Paul.
No.
No.
And not that Grint twit either.

by **Lord Voldemoo** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:56 pm

The Vicar wrote:I've heard the name Daniel Radcliffe tossed about for Paul.
No.
No.
And not that Grint twit either.

interesting stuff. I'd also love to see (yet another) interpretation of Dune. Particularly from someone with a true love of the subject matter.

If we can keep the DeLaurentiis name off of this one, it might help.

I'm splitting this into its own thread. If it takes off, it'll need it.

by **The Vicar** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:00 pm

Lord Voldemoo wrote:
The Vicar wrote:I've heard the name Daniel Radcliffe tossed about for Paul.
No.
No.
And not that Grint twit either.

interesting stuff. I'd also love to see (yet another) interpretation of Dune. Particularly from someone with a true love of the subject matter.

That's clearly what was missing from the last two attempts at it.
I just think Radcliffe brings too much Potter baggage along, although I feel he could probably do the part well enough.
I can already hear the shoutouts from the groundlings - "Arrakis - Dune - Muggle planet...."

by **The Todd** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:06 pm

Does this really deserve it's own thread?

:wink:

by **so sorry** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:08 pm

I tried my hardest to watch Children of Dune on SciFi, but it just didn't hold my interest.

This might be one of those impossible-to-adapt series.

but then again, I thought the same of LOTR, and they did a decent job with that.

by **Fawst** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:31 pm

It's not that tough.

You get a good script. (Bzzt on Lynch)
You get good actors. (Ok, nice job there...)
You make sure those good actors don't over-act. (Woefully failed this one)
You get good designs. (Again, failure. Cept the worms. And the Stillsuits)
You get good effects. (...)

Ah fuck it, that's too much work. Paramount wants a fuckin FRANCHISE, go after Wheel of Time. Dune is a cursed project.

Or better yet... GO FORWARD WITH HALO, YOU TWATS.

by **Pacino86845** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:35 pm

They should get the Wayanses to do it and call it Not Another Dune Movie.

by **The Vicar** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:37 pm

Pacino86845 wrote:They should get the Wayanses to do it and call it Not Another Dune Movie.

No love for the Farrelly Brothers and Something About Dune?

by **The Vicar** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:37 pm

Let me just cut off those Lord of the Dune/The Two Dunes & Return of the Dune blasts before they get started.......

by **colonel_lugz** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:38 pm

or Dune and Duner

by **minstrel** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:41 pm

Pacino86845 wrote:They should get the Wayanses to do it and call it Not Another Dune Movie.

I just threw up in my mouth.

by **Pacino86845** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:41 pm

Wes Anderson's The Life Nomadic With Paul Atreides and its sequel The Royal Harkonens.

by **colonel_lugz** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:43 pm

I think they should just stick with a new TV series...

LAW AND ORDOS

by **so sorry** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:43 pm

Dune Hard

by **Hermanator X** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:43 pm

Haunting soundtrack provided by the Spice Girls.
Zig a Ziggg Muaaahhhhh!

by **papalazeru** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:51 pm

More dune!! More dune!!!! more DUNE!!!

Dino? Get involved. Loved the film.

Make it frickin longer.

by **Hermanator X** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:54 pm

Maybe the child who done the drawings for the TV extended cut of lynchs version has learned how to draw now. Bloody awful.

by **DinoDeLaurentiis** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:57 pm

Meh.

Goddamn putzes.

by **papalazeru** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:59 pm

Hermanator X wrote:Haunting soundtrack provided by the Spice Girls.
Zig a Ziggg Muaaahhhhh!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

It you want my spice-a,
you gotta get with my worm,
Quizats are foreva,
Freman are my frieeeeends.

by **so sorry** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:09 pm

papalazeru wrote:
Hermanator X wrote:Haunting soundtrack provided by the Spice Girls.
Zig a Ziggg Muaaahhhhh!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

It you want my spice-a,
you gotta get with my worm,
Quizats are foreva,
Freman are my frieeeeends.

All right, that's it young man.

Go sit in the corner and think about what you've done.

by **unikrunk** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:13 pm

so sorry wrote:Dune Hard

This would work if they get Willis to play Dr. Leit Keynes.

I love it!

"You wear your suit desert style, who taught you this, MUTHA FUCKER?!"

by **papalazeru** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:35 pm

so sorry wrote:
papalazeru wrote:
Hermanator X wrote:Haunting soundtrack provided by the Spice Girls.
Zig a Ziggg Muaaahhhhh!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

It you want my spice-a,
you gotta get with my worm,
Quizats are foreva,
Freman are my frieeeeends.

All right, that's it young man.

Go sit in the corner and think about what you've done.

Hey music nowadays is not about the music...It's about the commercialism.

Yo, I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want,
So tell me what you want, what you really really want,
I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want,
So tell me what you want, what you really really want,
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really
really really wanna lvl 4 Navigate-ha.

If you want my future forget my past,
If you wanna get with luke better make it fast,
Now don't go wasting my precious time,
Get your act Baron Harkonen be just fine

I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want,
So tell me what you want, what you really really want,
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really
really really wanna lvl 4 Navigate-ha.

It you want my spice-a,
you gotta get with my worm,
Quizats are foreva,
Freman are my frieeeeends

What do you think about that now you know how I feel,
Drink the water of life, are you for real,
I won't be hasty, I'll give you a try
If you really sand worm me then I'll say goodbye.

Yo I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want,
So tell me what you want, what you really really want,
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really
really really wanna lvl 4 navigate-ha

If you wanna be my freman you gotta get desert suited,
Just like my weirding modules, voice activaaaated,
If you wanna be my spice girl, you have got to give,
Chani was so horny but spice is where it iiiiis..

So here's a story from Atreides to B, you wanna get with me
you gotta listen carefully,
We got Chani in the place who likes it in your face,
we got The baron H, like Sting who likes it on an
Easy B doesn't come for free, he's a real cÃºnty,
and as for me (ha ha) you'll see,
Slam your weirding down and wind it all around.
Slam your weirding down and wind it all around.

If you wanna be my sand worm, you gotta get with my fremens,
Make it to my head-piece and you control the saaaands,
If you wanna be my quizat, you have got to give,
Taking is too easy, drinkings where it is.

If you wanna be my lover, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta,
you gotta, you gotta, mua, mua, mua - dib.
Slam your weirding down and wind it all around.
Slam your weirding down and wind it all around
Slam your weirding down and wind it all around
Slam your weirding down Muadib Ha!
If you wanna be my Quizat. (echo)

by **colonel_lugz** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:39 pm

Oh dear God....stop it!

by **papalazeru** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:40 pm

colonel_lugz wrote:Oh dear God....stop it!

Hey beats John Williams stereotypical clichÃ© stuff no?

no?

Williams:Oh look...here come storm troopers that resemble Nazi's. Let nick everything that Mahler EVER wrote...or any romantic composer.

As opposed to Elfam,
"Oh look...I have characters...let's just bring in the Trombone and the tube to create an um-pa beat and when we wanna go dark we just take it down an octave from the strings."

by **colonel_lugz** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:41 pm

Shall we swiftly move on to some fantasy casting?

Baron Harkonen...who do you think? Anyone?

by **papalazeru** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:42 pm

colonel_lugz wrote:Shall we swiftly move on to some fantasy casting?

Baron Harkonen...who do you think? Anyone?

Pavarotti.

by **unikrunk** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:42 pm

colonel_lugz wrote:Shall we swiftly move on to some fantasy casting?

Baron Harkonen...who do you think? Anyone?

Andy Richter.

by **Pacino86845** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:43 pm

I'd say Bruno Ganz is a fairly natural choice, no?

by **papalazeru** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:44 pm

Brian Denehey...nuff said!

by **papalazeru** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:50 pm

Paul GIAMATIIIIIII!!!!!!

by **colonel_lugz** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:51 pm

Oooh, that ain't bad

by **papalazeru** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:54 pm

colonel_lugz wrote:Oooh, that ain't bad

You're only saying that to cover your ass cos you really want Denehey.

by **so sorry** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:03 pm

How about they switch it up and do a Baroness Harkoneen and get Cameron Diaz? She's already got the complexion for the role... think of the savings in makeup alone!

And on a serious note: Daniel Day Lewis for Duke Atredies. Taht role needs Punky Power, and DDL has more Punky Power in his pinky than just about any other actor out there.

by **papalazeru** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:09 pm

so sorry wrote:How about they switch it up and do a Baroness Harkoneen and get Cameron Diaz? She's already got the complexion for the role... think of the savings in makeup alone!

And on a serious note: Daniel Day Lewis for Duke Atredies. Taht role needs Punky Power, and DDL has more Punky Power in his pinky than just about any other actor out there.

DDL yes.

Baroness? Go kill yourself. No fit bird unless it's the Dukes bit of fluff.

This is a boyz film.....like 300 was *thinks about it*

No wait! Like YMCA was *thinks about it*

No wait!

Like Spartacus...No! Like Samson...No! like Carry on...yes!

This film is as butch as Carry on. No gÃ¡ys please.

[sings] It's the Ciiiiiircle of liiiiiiiiifffe [/sings]

Anyone for Rocky?

by **Lord Voldemoo** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:16 pm

co-sign on DDL.

Tom Wilkinson as the Baron?

by **papalazeru** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:20 pm

Dom Deluise?

HÃ¡rry Knowles?

by **Pacino86845** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:31 pm

BRUNO GANZ!!!! Let's at least get a Germanic person!!!!

by **papalazeru** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:36 pm

Pacino86845 wrote:BRUNO GANZ!!!! Let's at least get a Germanic person!!!!

Yeah! Why not go for the Nazi approach.

Wouldn't mind a Russian guy doing it. The accent would be cool but I'm too stupid to know any famous Russian actors...apart from Lenin and Gorbachev.

It real terms...What about the guy from Night Watch? Anton (in the film) He would have the perfeKt face for it but the body is too good (not enough Vodka)

by **Fried Gold** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:46 pm

I can't see the point.

The Lynch film is unique but definitely flawed...in some undefinable way. The Scifi channel series was as dull as dishwater.

It seems if you want an adaptation to be 100% faithfull, it's going to be crud and boring. Yet, if you loosely adapt it, someone's going to get all tetchy about it.

by **papalazeru** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:21 pm

Fried Gold wrote:I can't see the point.

The Lynch film is unique but definitely flawed...in some undefinable way. The Scifi channel series was as dull as dishwater.

It seems if you want an adaptation to be 100% faithfull, it's going to be crud and boring. Yet, if you loosely adapt it, someone's going to get all tetchy about it.

The Quizat's Haderack speaks.

Ya man! Is there no middle ground between de spice and de laurentis?

by **wonkabar** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:49 pm

No Dune-tread is complete without it

by **burlivesleftnut** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:39 pm

Wow I love Bruno Ganz as Harkonen. Let's just eb agreed and move on to Paul.

Emile Hirsch anyone?

by **minstrel** on Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:58 pm

burlivesleftnut wrote:Wow I love Bruno Ganz as Harkonen. Let's just eb agreed and move on to Paul.

Emile Hirsch anyone?

Too old.

by **Pacino86845** on Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:47 am

I'd like to see an "ethnically accurate" version of Dune... they don't have to go crazy, but the Harkonnens have to be based on Germanic/Baltic people (Finns if you wanna get technical), the Atreides have to look Greek/Mediterranean, and the Fremen have to look North African.

I'm not sure who'd make a good Paul... must be a young actor naturally, but if the Dune series is to be adapted to film once again, it might be a good idea to get some badass writer to infuse some personality in some of the characters... the stiffness of various characters would probably make a faithful adaptation seem dull. It's been a while since I read the book, but if I remember correctly Paul Atreides comes across as a young Spock. He was pretty stoic, despite the fact that he had cool super powers.

by **judderman** on Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:37 am

When are people going to realise that this book is unfilmable? How many different versions does it take?

by **Pacino86845** on Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:51 am

judderman wrote:When are people going to realise that this book is unfilmable? How many different versions does it take?

If it can generate money, and the rights' owners are willing to sell, then any book is "filmable" as far as the industry is concerned...

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