PETER BERG IS DIRECTING DUNE.

[yorrick brown]

Director Peter Berg has confirmed to MTV the rumor that he will direct a new adaptation of the Frank Herbert classic, "Dune."

He says that if it wasn't for the writers strike, that's what he would be working on now. While there is no script yet, Berg added that David Lynch's previous movie "left the door wide open for a remake."

Berg is likely to direct Tom Cruise in Edwin A. Salt first.

[ilovemovies]

Well, his version certainly can't be any worse than Lynch's version.

[JJFlamingo]

For crying out loud, Jodorowsky's still alive! If they MUST remake it, why not give him another shot?? :confused:

[Cronos]

For crying out loud, Jodorowsky's still alive! If they MUST remake it, why not give him another shot?? :confused:
If only, I'd kill to see him adapt Dune. I was drooling when I read what he intended on doing with it.

And Lynch's Dune is awesome.

[Drewza89]

This is one of the few movies that probably needs a remake. Lynch's Dune, while entertaining, it's still a mess. I just don't like that Berg has been chosen to direct. It's the same problem with McG and the new Terminator movie, neither has the credentials to make such a movie.

[MidnightAngel]

For crying out loud, Jodorowsky's still alive! If they MUST remake it, why not give him another shot?? :confused:

Hell yeah!

[therealjohng]

Berg is my hero.

[crodger]

I don't see Berg's style of direction suiting the material. However, anything he puts on the screen would have to be better than Lynch's effort. What a terrible, terrible film that was!!

[Monotreme]

They should cast Sting in this, just for the hell of it :P

Seriously though... as much as I hate saying it, Lynch's Dune adaptation was a big mess and a properly done adaptation would actually be something more than welcome. That said, Peter Berg... he's got the style, but can we trust him to shoot a decent script? Judging by The Kingdom I'd say he's not too strong on subtlety... we'll see how this develops, casting announcements etc. I'm interested, though. The film should be re-made, better this time.

[thedudeman69]

Berg is my hero.

Yeah, not because he is remaking dune, but because he makes fucking great movies.

[dannywalker17]

It seems odd that he wants to remake it, since it been no more than 5 years since the well-made mini-series on Sci-Fi that was perfectly casted.

Lynch's version is wonderful visually, but it is indeed a mess.

Berg is definitely unproven when it comes to something like Dune. We'll see...

[biff_debris]

And Lynch's Dune is awesome.

Ditto. It depends on which version you've seen, I think. I got that edition with the double-sided DVD, with both the DeLaurentiis "tv version" and the theatrical version. Much prefer the latter, since the former is horribly redundant, but with ultra-cool "thematic paintings".

[Danger^Cart]

Excluding Friday Night Lights, Berg's work has ranged from shitty to mediocre. Compounded with my complete disinterest in Dune (though admittedly Lynch's atypically confounding film is the only work I have to critique, so the source material may in fact be brilliant and I'm just wholly ignorant) and this could never get made for all I care.

[The Postmaster General]

Berg has always struck me as a competent director, a gets-the-job-done sort of guy. He could do a good job with Dune because I think with a good cast, and visual production design it's a solid enough story to not need daft direction. The problem I have with Lynch's Dune is that it's just too much.

[EVILxxx]

While there is no script yet, Berg added that David Lynch's previous movie "left the door wide open for a remake."


Does this make sense to anyone?

[Powerslave]

I'm most definitely not excited for this. At least not until I see one damn convincing trailer. I love Dune, and Berg seems like about the least fitting director on the planet to adapt it. But oh well, we'll see.

[AndrewDB]

Does this make sense to anyone?

You mean.. other than Mr. Berg himself?..

Nupe. 'fraid not.

[The Postmaster General]

Does this make sense to anyone?

Yeah, I think he's saying that it was it's own version, unique to the source material - kind of like the Shining could be remade without it just being a clone of the original adaptation.

[Tuukka]

Does this make sense to anyone?

Pretty much everyone hates the Lynch's Dune, or at best considers it an interesting failure. Which is how I see it.

Berg most likely means that if the earlier version was universally panned, people probably don't mind a remake. People tend to be against remakes only when the original is a beloved movie.

Berg is a really solid director, and I think he could make a good movie out of the book. I read the first 4 books almost 20 years ago, and I liked the first three. They were pretty simple adventure stories, which would make them translate well to screen.

I recall that Lynch's version crammed the three first books into one movie, so no wonder it was a mess. The new movie probably should not try that, and I don't think they will, because the studio will prefer to build a franchise instead of a single movie.

[fixedMind]

They were pretty simple adventure stories, which would make them translate well to screen.

What Dune did you read? Simple and Frank Herbert do not go together.
In terms of storyboard the movie might be easy to make, but conveying the underlying political, religious, and personal relationships is what will make or break this movie. This story is so much more than a simple action/adventure.


I recall that Lynch's version crammed the three first books into one movie.

You recall incorrectly friend, though some of the material for scenes in Lynch's film are from other books. The navigator scene for one.

[Tuukka]

What Dune did you read? Simple and Frank Herbert do not go together.
In terms of storyboard the movie might be easy to make, but conveying the underlying political, religious, and personal relationships is what will make or break this movie. This story is so much more than a simple action/adventure.

You recall incorrectly friend, though some of the material for scenes in Lynch's film are from other books. The navigator scene for one.

I got so confused that I had to search for Wikipedia and strangely the 4th book in the series I read has the same story as Dune Messiah - The 2nd Dune book.

In other words: Apparently they divided the english 544-page Dune into three separate books in Finland. Or maybe they did a "kiddie" version, since I loaned the books from the youth section at the library when I was around 10-11 years old. This was back in the late 80's.

I never realized that the three books I read were in fact just one book. But it has been 20 years, so my memory is kinda hazy.

But yeah - The story IS much more complicated if you tell the whole story arc in the first three finnish books I read.

I also read Dune Messiah back in the day, but I liked it considerably less than Dune. I'm not sure whether I was just too young to get it, or whether it simply wasn't that good.

[fixedMind]

In other words: Apparently they divided the english 544-page Dune into three separate books in Finland. Or maybe they did a "kiddie" version, since I loaned the books from the youth section at the library when I was around 10-11 years old. This was back in the late 80's.

I never realized that the three books I read were in fact just one book. But it has been 20 years, so my memory is kinda hazy.

But yeah - The story IS much more complicated if you tell the whole story arc in the first three finnish books I read.

I also read Dune Messiah back in the day, but I liked it considerably less than Dune. I'm not sure whether I was just too young to get it, or whether it simply wasn't that good.

Dune is definetly his best book, though I enjoyed the other 5 in the series he wrote. Dune Messiah is a great book, though it marks Herbert's divergance from the a-typical hero story. I think the series lost a lot of readers due to Herbert's unflinching decision to take Paul's story in a direction that left the beaten path. Thinking about it now, this is a big reason I'm such a fan of his six book series.

The work his son has done is just feces compared the original.

[The Postmaster General]

Berg is a really solid director, and I think he could make a good movie out of the book.



That's what I was thinking. To me, Dune doesn't need a lot of 'flair', which I think Berg fits the bill with. Dune, I think, just needs a solid straight up adaption. I think Berg doesn't like to put his hands all over material as much, so it should work.

[Rukas]

Am I the only one that never really got interested in the whole Dune thing?

[The Postmaster General]

Surely that can't be the case. I can't say I'm "into" Dune, because I don't know what that criteria is, but I'm not into Dune like I'm into other shit. In fact, compared to other shit, I'm not into Dune at all. I'll check out this flick though. Giant worms and spice seem pretty cool.

[smok3h]

Am I the only one that never really got interested in the whole Dune thing?

No, I've never read any of the books or seen any of the movies. I frankly have little to no idea what the story is about.

[Rukas]

Surely that can't be the case. I can't say I'm "into" Dune, because I don't know what that criteria is, but I'm not into Dune like I'm into other shit. In fact, compared to other shit, I'm not into Dune at all. I'll check out this flick though. Giant worms and spice seem pretty cool.

No, I've never read any of the books or seen any of the movies. I frankly have little to no idea what the story is about.

Thanks! Glad Im not the only one. I havent read the books, and perhaps I sat through the movies (I remember some sort of series) but nothing strikes me as memorable.

My strongest Dune memory is probably the video game I saw floating around but even then it barely held my attention.

And I mean, I used to be a huge Star Wars fan as a kid and read some of the books so it is not like I am anti-sci fi or whatever, it's just Dune seemed kind of, well, boring.

[bigred760]

I've read the first book, but none of the sequels. It was a good book, but I didn't think it was that great. I'd be interested to see a big screen adaptation; I've avoided the Kyle McLachlin movie because I've heard and read that it's not very good. I've also never seen the Sci-fi TV miniseries; though I heard it was good.

[The Postmaster General]

I think the being bored thing has more to do with Lynch's Dune than with Dune itself. I just think Lynch is more suited to character based stories than for an epic-scale sci-fi flick, which is what Dune came off as. It reminds me a lot of Robert Altman's version of Popeye, or Ang Lee's version of Hulk. Granted I'm not as familiar with Dune as with the latter, and all three I think are interesting and well-made, but just that all three seem really far off the mark of a true adaptation.

[God of War]

After 3 years we finally have an update.

Concept Art for Peter Berg's "Dune" Remake Revealed

SPOILERIZED FOR IMAGE SIZE

http://www.worstpreviews.com/images/headlines/temp/temp2299.jpg
Source: 4Twenty, ComingSoon

http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=18902&count=0

[kobe8byrant]

Well, his version certainly can't be any worse than Lynch's version.

Thank God somebody mentioned this. My first Lynch film was Dune and I thought people were on crack if they considered him a good director.

[God of War]

I'll admit that Lynch's version has it's short comings. But it's such an EPIC story to be told. Even today's technology and mega-budgets would only just accommodate this film and its requirements. I have been a fan of the original 1984 version of Dune for a long time. I try and ignore some parts. But overall, it's still an amazing piece of film. I also have the tv series and it's off shoots. Overall, they're good. The book by Frank Herbert is nothing short of Mind blowing. I rarely read. But this book is a real piece of work.

I have high hopes for this new version. Let's hope that it delivers on all fronts.