According to Pajiba (and corroborated by CHUD), Berg has left the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi story DUNE.
But Paramount reportedly isn’t ready to let the project sink into the sands of Arrakis — they’re on the hunt for a suitable replacement and have supposedly approached DISTRICT 9’s Neill Blomkamp and Neil Marshall (DOG SOLDIERS, THE DESCENT, DOOMSDAY). Either of which would probably be a good match to the material… if the $175 million movie even gets made.
Before his dubious decision to make a movie based on the board game BATTLESHIP, Berg claimed he wanted his vision of DUNE to be more “dynamic” and “possibly even a little bit more fun” than previous versions of the epic tale of feuding empires and worm spice. But instead: C6. Hit!