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New Dune Movie Confirmed

Posted by kdawson on from the mouse-shadow dept.

bowman9991 writes "Peter Berg will be directing a new big-budget Dune movie from Paramount. SFFMedia reports that 'although there were some doubts that they were going to get it,' the producers have secured the rights to the Dune novel from Frank Herbert's estate and are looking for writers to provide a screenplay that is true to the original text. Can't wait!"

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  1. Go Read A book by spribyl · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I am so sick of seeing bad movies being made from good books hell from bad movies from bad books.
    Just go read a book any boot will do.

  2. NEVAR 4GET JEWS ARE THE ENEMY! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    JEWS CAUSE ALL THE WARS AND SEQUELS.

    Jews are greedy and steal land and water, but at least the mostly steal from Mudslums.

  3. They had to wait until the US was losing in Iraq by Animats · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Dune's notion of desert warfare looked silly after Desert Storm. But now that the ragheads are winning, a sequel might sell. The Iraqui insurgents have figured out a doctrine that works against armor. That's new.

  4. Re:Dune is rooted in Islamic Culture by moderatorrater · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You do realize that Dune is a work of fiction by a white man, right? This book's political commentary is no more or less relevant than his opinion would have been without a huge-ass story tacked onto it.

    I'm not saying anything bad about the book, especially since I love it so much. But claiming that the book has any special insight may be overstating the case.

  5. Re:Why not do another book in the series by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    So, whatchersayin' is, "It may not have been Dune, but it was OOH Shiny!"

    Lemme guess, you're a Mac fan aren't you?