DUNE: The Good Version

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Feb 13, 2019 10:02 pm

So as anyone who is likely to care about a new Dune movie knows, there is a new Dune movie being made. And it’s being directed by Québecois superstar Denis Villeneuve! I think he did an amazing job on the Blade Runner sequel, so I have pretty high hopes here.

I am very fond of David Lynch’s Dune from 1984, and it has a lot going for it (cast, art direction, music), but it’s got a crap screenplay which unfortunately is an important thing to get right, so that makes it pretty bad.

Casting for the new movie keeps trickling out. The latest is Josh Brolin as Gurney (Patrick Stewart in 1984 version). Some of the other ones are Timothée Chalomet as Paul (Kyle MacLachlan in 1984), Oscar Isaac as Paul’s dad Duke Leto (Jürgen Prochnow in 1984), Zendaya as Chani (Sean Young in 1984), and Javier Bardem as Stilgar (Everett “Big Ed” McGill in 1984). That’s not everyone that’s been announced.

Anyone hopeful for this? Fans of the book? Fans/haters of the old movie?

There’s talk of splitting the story into two (or even three??) movies, which I kind of hope doesn’t happen. But if it does, they’d better do it well!

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Wed Feb 13, 2019 10:38 pm

I like the part where they go "Flash! Ah-ahhh! Savior of the Universe!"

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:00 pm

Never seen/read/played Dune...

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:04 pm

You are wrong about Dune 1984. It is awful.

I liked the game Dune 2 and also when it was remade and called Dune 2G

I love the first four books. After that. Well.....they get pretty bad.

RDM · Post by **RDM** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 1:37 am

The RDM did not read or see any version of Dune, but he's been sort of vaguely planning to read it for like two decades.

Cybernetic Empire · Post by **Cybernetic Empire** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 2:48 am

I literally rented Dune last Friday... I haven't watched it yet. I guess I'll let you know my thoughts after I see it.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 2:59 am

Good luck!

Don’t listen to Ward. Listen to the beautiful soundtrack by Toto.

RDM · Post by **RDM** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:05 am

So the new one will have a soundtrack by Weezer, then?

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 12:28 pm

smeared ink wrote:Good luck! Don’t listen to Ward. Listen to the beautiful soundtrack by Toto.

I'm pretty sure you mean Queen.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 1:09 pm

I most certainly do not!

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 4:35 pm

I haven’t read the book since I was a teen and I coincidentally read it back to back with the English Patient, and both books involved a lot of details about survival in the desert. Recommended double feature books!

I also never played any Dune games. People enjoyed... “Dune 2000”...?

EDIT: Seems the earlier “Dune II”, which Dune 2000 is a pseudo-remake of, is the one people really like.

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 5:58 pm

Yes. Dune 2 was one of the first RTses and it was good. I played my pirated copy lots in the late 1Gs

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Sat Feb 16, 2019 1:57 pm

New news new post!

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/dune ... 203141604/

I have high hopes for November 2G20! New dune movie new president!

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Sat Feb 16, 2019 5:19 pm

Prediction: If the Dune movie is good, Trump is voted out. If the Dune movie is bad, Trump stays.

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Sat Feb 16, 2019 5:35 pm

This is a terrible prediction. I really don't want the fate of my country to rest in the hands of Dune.

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Sat Feb 16, 2019 5:43 pm

Lord Golbez wrote:This is a terrible prediction. I really don't want the fate of my country to rest in the hands of Dune.

Your fate is in the hand of a French Canadian. It’s a good thing.

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Sat Feb 16, 2019 6:00 pm

Better not be a Ford Nation Canadian!

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Sat Feb 16, 2019 11:44 pm

Lord Golbez wrote:This is a terrible prediction. I really don't want the fate of my country to rest in the hands of Dune.

Well maybe I don’t want the fate of Dune to rest in the hands of your country’s garbage political system either.

Cybernetic Empire · Post by **Cybernetic Empire** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 5:28 am

I ran out of time with my video rentals and had to return Dune without watching it.

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 7:39 am

smeared ink wrote:
Lord Golbez wrote:This is a terrible prediction. I really don't want the fate of my country to rest in the hands of Dune.
Well maybe I don’t want the fate of Dune to rest in the hands of your country’s garbage political system either.

Then don't make terrible predictions.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:24 pm

I don’t choose my predictions. They choose me.

Cid · Post by **Cid** » Mon Feb 18, 2019 9:45 am

I don't care about Dune but I loved his last film so I'll most definitely check it out.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Mon Feb 18, 2019 5:52 pm

I might read the book again soonish. I keep hearing that it naturally splits into three parts and would thus work as three films, but I definitely don’t remember it well enough to have any sense of that, and I’m worried that even two films is a bad idea.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Feb 20, 2019 4:11 pm

Good 2G15 article about Dune, for its 50th anniversary: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/ ... ovel-world

gintanto · Post by **gintanto** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 6:03 am

Dune, the "Good Version": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Th5bqR8_c

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Sun Feb 24, 2019 2:48 pm

Apparently Dune might start filming next month.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 3:23 pm

Someone on Reddit is maintaining a Dune casting infographic. The most recent announcement is Chang Chen.

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WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 9:59 pm

Hans Zimmer is composing the soundtrack.
This is either a good thing or a forgettable mediocre thing.

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 12:31 am

Sounds like it should be a good adaptation. Hopefully.

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 12:55 am

I trust denis Villeneuve

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 3:04 am

I dunno exactly what Hans Zimmer’s contributions to Blade Runner 2049 were, but that had a good soundtrack.

And let’s not forget MGS.

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 1:06 pm

Hans Zimmer is a decent composer, I’m not sure what Waward has against him. Also, we can thank him for helping Ramin Djawadi in his early career.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 1:08 pm

Hans Zimmer’s main crime probably is making music for a lot of garbage movies.

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Tue Mar 19, 2019 1:28 pm

Well, someone’s got to do it.

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 12:00 am

smeared ink wrote:I dunno exactly what Hans Zimmer’s contributions to Blade Runner 2049 were, but that had a good soundtrack.

And let’s not forget MGS.

BR2049 is my favourite movie in so long.

There are actually many zimmer soundtracks I like! BR2049 being my favourite of his

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:14 pm

Apparently filming for Dune is finished.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Thu Oct 28, 2021 12:40 pm

I got nothing new to say here.

Anybody else?

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Thu Oct 28, 2021 12:51 pm

Who is this Denis Villeneuve is that even a real name

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Thu Oct 28, 2021 1:06 pm

Nom de plume of Dennis Newton.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Thu Oct 28, 2021 2:17 pm

Damien wrote:Never seen/read/played Dune...

Still true.

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Thu Oct 28, 2021 2:31 pm

I bought a to fancy Dune book it's in the mail

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Thu Oct 28, 2021 3:49 pm

Is it called DUNE: The Good Version?

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Thu Oct 28, 2021 6:32 pm

I believe it's called Dune

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Thu Oct 28, 2021 6:39 pm

Close

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 5:16 pm

It’s raining should I go watch doon

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:09 pm

The other version?