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Well, there you have it. The director of such action films as the first Balineue 13 film, Taken and the upcoming From Paris with Love has been signed on to lens the next incarnation of Dune, based on Frank Herbert's novel from 1965.
We've already had David Lynch's theatrical effort from 1984 and John Harrison's mini-series from 2000. Presently no writer has been signed on to adapt the novel yet again.
Though I have never read any of the books, a shameful thing to admit to some of you, I reserve a minute fondness for both previous efforts and I understand the universe of Dune's place in scifi fandom. My response to hiring a director with only action films under his belt, though I like Taken and B13 very much, is, I think, accurately demonstrated by my choice of image for this brief post. This, is how I think it will be treated. Well done, everyone who will soon be involved.
We've already had David Lynch's theatrical effort from 1984 and John Harrison's mini-series from 2000. Presently no writer has been signed on to adapt the novel yet again.
Though I have never read any of the books, a shameful thing to admit to some of you, I reserve a minute fondness for both previous efforts and I understand the universe of Dune's place in scifi fandom. My response to hiring a director with only action films under his belt, though I like Taken and B13 very much, is, I think, accurately demonstrated by my choice of image for this brief post. This, is how I think it will be treated. Well done, everyone who will soon be involved.
I'm quite excited to see another big-budget take on Dune. Love Lynch's for so many reasons but another really different interpretation would be cool.
Actually, having given some thought to this, I think this director is a lousy choice. I rescind my enthusiasm. If I didn't want Scott to get to making The Forever War as soon as possible, I think he'd be a great choice.
I like Pierre but I don't like this. He's a bad fit for this material ...
I like the idea of having a French Director helm Dune, I am a huge fan of French fantasy comic books when I can get them with English text that is.
This movie needs a French influence much like the movie The Fifth Element. True the director has only done Action films but they were good films imo.
I say give him a chance, I will be excited when this is released.