So....Dune 2020. Cool?

[Amnorix]

I learned today for the first time that a remake of the awesome book (and decidedly less awesome early 80s movie) Dune is being made, and is currently in post-production with a release date of December 18, 2020.

The cast includes many I don't know, but the ones I do know seem excellent for their roles. It's damn near a Marvel reunion...

Jason Mamoa as Duncan Idaho (the swordmaster of House Atreides)

Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck (weaponsmaster of House Atreides, played memorably (and surprisingly) by Patrick Stewart in the original movie

Stellan Skarsgard as Baron Harkonnen

Dave Bautista (better known as Drax the Destroyer) as "Beast" Rabban, the nephew of Harkonnen


The most critical guy -- the one playing Paul is unknown to me. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3154303/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t3

This film is also only going to cover the first half of the book, which is good. It's really not possible to cover the whole thing in one 2 or 3 hour movie.

Anyway -- I love the book and a really good film would be great. What say you about all this news? Or am I just the last to known (as would be typical, to be honest!)

[Deberg_1990]

I Guess there’s a 4 hour renegade cut of the 1984 movie. Anyone ever seen that?

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

I Guess there’s a 4 hour renegade cut of the 1984 movie. Anyone ever seen that?

I assume it still has weirding modules and heart plugs, so no, I haven’t.

And you’d pretty much have to Clockwork Orange me to get me to watch it.

Roast in hell Lynch.

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by Frazod

But how are they going to make Skarsgard believable as the Baron? In my mind's eye I've always pictured the Baron as an evil Orson Welles (his later years when he was fat as hell). Neither the abortion that was the '84 movie or the miniseries got him right.

Skarsgard has really good range. He was completely believable as a Russian apparatchik in Chernobyl, and remember that "Vladimir Harkonnen" was based, loosely, on a harshly named Soviet-style ruthless dictator type. If they can make Gary Oldman look like Winston Churchill in his fatter years (though not as morbidly obese as Harkonnen needs to be) then I'm pretty certain they can get Skarsgard there visually. I'm pretty confident in the casting here.

But yeah, we have no reason for real confidence until we see it and it proves itself. It's just a tough story to "get right" on the screen. Lord of the Rings was no worse, though, and Jackson pulled it off pretty damn well. There's stuff about it I dislike, but on balance, he did a helluva job. Let's keep our fingers crossed for a similar result with Dune.

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

The mini-series on sci-fi was good, so it's doable.

It may just be like so many other novels: there's too much to cover in 2-3 hours.

It is, WHICH IS WHY THIS MOVIE IS THE FIRST HALF OF THE BOOK ONLY!

Which I quite like. Not shouting above, just want to make sure everyone knows this, because it's pretty f'ing important in my mind. There's just no way to do it in 3 hours even.

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by burt

1) The Stand-Steven King
2) The Second Son- Charles Sailor
3) Dune- Frank Herbert
4) Stranger in a Strange Land-Robert Heinlein

Not a bad list. I'm still waiting for a movie based on Starship Troopers to be made.

[burt]

Originally Posted by listopencil

Not a bad list. I'm still waiting for a movie based on Starship Troopers to be made.

Lol. Great gratuitous nude scene!

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[Kiimo]

Feyd casting officially announced.

[keg in kc]

Read something yesterday that said footage from this was viewed by industry people in the last couple of weeks, and the reaction was comparisons to Lord of the Rings. In terms of the impact it may have and the technical advances on display.

FWIW.

[ShiftyEyedWaterboy]

Can't wait for this. One of my all-time favorite book series. I was really impressed with Chalamet in The King. I think he'll nail Paul.

[Bowser]

Everybody back up and give Frazod some room in here

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Bowser

Everybody back up and give Frazod some room in here

Heh. I've already said my peace. I loved the new Blade Runner and I'm willing to give this guy the benefit of the doubt. Barely.

The problem, IMO, is there's just too much material to adequately cover in a 2-3 hour movie. Dune should be an Amazon/Netflix HBO miniseries. I'd feel much better about that.

[ShiftyEyedWaterboy]

Originally Posted by Frazod

Heh. I've already said my peace. I loved the new Blade Runner and I'm willing to give this guy the benefit of the doubt. Barely.

The problem, IMO, is there's just too much material to adequately cover in a 2-3 hour movie. Dune should be an Amazon/Netflix HBO miniseries. I'd feel much better about that.

I believe it's going to be two movies. I think it's doable if they're on the longer side.

[sully1983]

Can't wait for this . The cast is flat out awesome & I love all of the director's films (esp Blade Runner 2049).

I think we can expect a trailer in front of Tenet (the Christopher Nolan film coming out in July).

[keg in kc]

First trailer is slated to be out in the next month, attached to the 10th anniversary rerelease of Inception.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

I Guess there’s a 4 hour renegade cut of the 1984 movie. Anyone ever seen that?

That movie needed to be edited down to about 2:20.