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The intended remake of Frank Herbert’s legendary sci-fi novel Dune may have bitten the dust for now, but here’s a beautiful piece of poster art to console fans for the moment. Created by artist Kevin Tong, it’s a re-imagining of David Lynch’s 1984 version of the book, and it’s a fantastic, abstract-y ensemble piece which [...]
The sad, if somewhat inevitable news has come through that Paramount has pulled the plug on their epic four-year attempt to bring a new version of Frank Herbert’s celebrated sci-fi fiction novel, Dune, to the big screen. The rights to the property have now lapsed and the studio has chosen not to continue in their [...]
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Taken director Pierre Morel appears to have his sights set on the Sam Raimi and Bill Block-produced sci-fi action adventure EDF. EDF (Earth Defence Force) is based on a script from Air Force One scribe Andrew Marlowe and follows the efforts of a government-created space fighting force which is put [...]
The journey from page to screen for popular works of fiction has always proved a challenging one, and classic sci-fi tale Dune is no exception. Deadline is reporting that Paramount (the studio who currently has the rights to Frank Herbert’s best-selling novel) will be done with the material by next spring if it hasn’t managed [...]
Drew Struzan may not be a name you recognise straight away but have a look at a few of the images below I’m sure they’ll be a few you’ll recognise. He’s been responsible for some of the most iconic, hand drawn movie posters of all time including all the Star Wars movies, Harry Potter, The [...]
Earlier this year we reported on the news that Pierre Morel would be taking Dune back to the big screen. I say back as David Lynch adapted Frank Herbet’s influential novel in 1983. Sadly that adaptation did not go well with Lynch eventually deciding to remove his name from the film (it was released as an Alan [...]
Bringing Frank Herbert’s Dune to the big screen has proved consistently problematic, not least how to condense the epic spice swiping saga into an audience friendly running time but finding the right creative team is always a challenge – if David Lynch can’t do it then I don’t know who can… Paramount Pictures think they [...]
