Dune (Denis Villeneuve, 2021-6)

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flyonthewall2983 · Wed Dec 21, 2016 10:06 pm

Denis Villeneuve tempting fate, in early talks with Legendary to direct Dune

Brian C · #2 Post by **Brian C** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:47 pm

I can't wait to see his take on Howard the Duck.

beamish13 · #3 Post by **beamish13** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:49 pm

Brian C wrote:I can't wait to see his take on Howard the Duck.

I wouldn't be surprised if Marvel wasn't prepping a way to shoehorn Howard into Guardians of the Galaxy or some other part of their cinematic universe. The newest comic series is pretty clever and is doing well.

knives · #4 Post by **knives** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:50 pm

Well, he's already been in it played by Seth Green.

Brian C · #5 Post by **Brian C** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:56 pm

If Howard the Duck is too plausible of a reclamation project, then change my reference to Cutthroat Island. Which ... actually sounds kinda awesome.

Yeah, I'd watch a Villaneuve pirate movie.

bainbridgezu · #6 Post by **bainbridgezu** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 12:54 am

Brian C wrote:I can't wait to see his take on Howard the Duck.

Howard's original tagline is a strangely prefect encapsulation of Villeneuve's filmic landscape: "Trapped in a world he never made!"

Brian C · #7 Post by **Brian C** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 3:43 am

Haha, that's great. I had no idea.

#8 Post by **domino harvey** » Wed Feb 01, 2017 3:45 pm

Confirmed by Herbert's son

beamish13 · #9 Post by **beamish13** » Wed Feb 01, 2017 4:42 pm

I'm so happy we dodged a bullet with Peter Berg directing this ](*,)

#10 Post by **mfunk9786** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 6:25 pm

Being adapted by The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Forrest Gump screenwriter Eric Roth - well, if THAT doesn't get everyone's enthusiasm up, I don't know what will

#11 Post by **cdnchris** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 6:31 pm

Surely Villeneuve being replaced by Ron Howard would.

#12 Post by **Finch** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 6:35 pm

Eric Roth co-wrote The Insider with Michael Mann but I realise that may not be saying much.

flyonthewall2983 · Wed Jun 21, 2017 6:37 pm

Also wrote Munich, which does say a lot.

Part of me wishes that somehow Nicolas Winding Refn got to do this, as he seemed to have the most enthusiasm for Jodorowsky's version in the documentary, short of Jodorowsky himself of course.

beamish13 · #14 Post by **beamish13** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 6:46 pm

Roth also wrote The Nickel Ride, one of THE great neo-noirs. When given good material, he can craft more than serviceable screenplays.

#15 Post by **mfunk9786** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 6:49 pm

I actually have a soft spot for Forrest Gump, just trying to get a discussion going. And it worked!

Roger Ryan · #16 Post by **Roger Ryan** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 8:25 pm

flyonthewall2983 wrote:Also wrote Munich, which does say a lot...

Well, Tony Kushner was the co-writer and was even given a solo screenplay credit on the display posters before the film's release, so he could very well be the one responsible for the overall quality of the work. Kushner went on to work with Spielberg again on Lincoln.

knives · #17 Post by **knives** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 9:15 pm

The story on Munich to my understanding is that Roth did the first draft and then Kushner practically rewrote the whole thing. That Kushner got a screen credit at all given WGA rules speaks tons toward this.

solaris72 · #18 Post by **solaris72** » Thu Jun 22, 2017 10:25 am

I have heard that Villeneuve substantially revised the Sicario script (supposedly it was originally a lot more expository), so given that Roth's best output involves similar circumstances, hopefully Villeneuve will have input here as well.

#19 Post by **mfunk9786** » Thu Jun 22, 2017 2:37 pm

It would have been great to know how someone working for the FBI doing drug raids in Arizona was so surprised to find out that the drug industry has a seamier side

Zot! · #20 Post by **Zot!** » Thu Jun 22, 2017 3:06 pm

mfunk9786 wrote:It would have been great to know how someone working for the FBI doing drug raids in Arizona was so surprised to find out that the drug industry has a seamier side

. Oh god her naivete knew no bounds. Not too shy about dealing death however. Also not clear why the FBI hired the headstrong dogooder for the position of lackey stooge...but there you have it.

#21 Post by **domino harvey** » Fri May 25, 2018 3:03 pm

Will be two films

Lost Highway · #22 Post by **Lost Highway** » Thu May 31, 2018 2:44 pm

Makes sense. The main failing of the Lynch adaptation was that after setting up the world in the excellent first half, it rushes through way too much plot in the second half.

flyonthewall2983 · Mon Jan 07, 2019 11:13 pm

Dave Bautista joins the cast. I somehow knew he'd be rewarded for his short but plentiful turn in BR 2049.

Cremildo · #24 Post by **Cremildo** » Mon Jan 07, 2019 11:21 pm

He was cast as Rabban Harkonnen; in my mind, he'd have been a great Gurney Halleck.

flyonthewall2983 · Thu Jan 10, 2019 12:37 am

Stellan Skarsgård cast now as well

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