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Dune (1984) More at IMDbPro »
2009 | 2008
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Peter Berg Will Not Direct “Dune”
30 October 2009 2:40 PM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Director Peter Berg (”Friday Night Lights,” “The Kingdom,” “Hancock”) has left Paramount’s “Dune” remake.
According to reports the remake still is in the works, with Josh Zetumer (who is also writing the next “Bourne” movie) writing the script, and Paramount is searching for a new director.
Paramount is reportedly now eying Neill Blomkamp – “District 9” filmmaker and Neil Marshall, writer and director of “The Descent,” to replace him.
No reason has been cited for the Berg’s exit, but some sources suggest that he departed to work on a number of “dream projects” at Universal.
It was also reported that Twilight star Robert Pattinson was in talks in May to play in the update (though there was nothing official) but it is unclear if Pattinson still might join the project now that Berg has moved on.
“Dune” remake is in the works since 2007 and is still being developed – there »
- Fiona
Directors of the Decade: David Lynch
29 October 2009 11:50 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Robert here, continuing my series of the directors that shaped the past 10 years (Enjoy the first two installments on Scorsese and Bahrani) . The most important directors of the past 10 years aren’t always the most prolific, though this series will require a director to have released at least 2 films. Not to mention some of those featured here may be love ‘em or hate ‘em choices. Something tells me, this weeks entry is one such man: David Lynch.
Number of Films: Two.
Modern Masterpieces: I’m going to go ahead and suggest that both Mulholland Dr. and Inland Empire qualify.
Total Disasters: Though you may feel that both Mulholland Drive and Inland Empire fall here.
Better than you remember: And if you do think that, may I suggest you place them here.
Awards: Nominated for a Best Director Oscar for Mulholland Drive. Won Best Director in Cannes for that same film. »
- Robert
Peter Berg No Longer Attached To Dune Remake
29 October 2009 8:46 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
The idea of a “Dune” remake bothers me, mostly because I’m a huge, salivating fan of David Lynch’s ambitious 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic novel. It’s certainly a flawed film, and I completely understand that it does not adequately capture the overall feel of the book. Be that as it may, Lynch’s version really strikes a chord with me. However, if someone were to once again tackle this sprawling tale for the big screen, my first choice would not be Peter Berg. Not that I have anything against the guy, mind you, but his slick Hollywood action films do not indicate to me that he’s capable of something as epic in scale as “Dune.” I could be wrong, and I’d love to see him prove it. Unfortunately, that opportunity may never come to pass. According to trade resource Pajiba, Berg and his production company, »
- Todd
Dune loses a director, gains possibilities
29 October 2009 7:39 AM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »
Director Peter Berg has exited the Dune remake happening with Paramount Pictures. Now the studio is looking for someone to replace the $175 million dollar-budgeted film and they've got two possible candidates: District 9's Neill Blomkamp and The Descent's Neil Marshall.
Berg's departure takes away considerable momentum with the project as now the studio has to find someone who knows Frank Herbert's novel and remains true to the source material but also will infuse their own brand of filmmaking to give the sci-fi story elements of action and political drama. The Dune novel is set 10,000 years into our future and takes place almost entirely on a sand-swept planet where giant sandworms reign. Two great houses are fighting over who controls the spice melange, a highly coveted item that extends life, turns your eyes blue and will awaken a prophecized leader of humanity that everyone in the universe wants to control. »
- Patrick Sauriol
Dune – Who’s directing the remake?
29 October 2009 5:02 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Some people don't like the first Dune by David Lynch, but of course, they're crazy. With a stunning cast like the effortless Kyle MacLachlan, badass Sting, the mysterious Jürgen Prochnow, the black-goop-dripping Kenneth McMillan, the incomparable Linda Hunt as Shadout Mapes…coupled with the as-cool-and-strange-as-it-gets-for-1984 effects, not to mention the storyline itself… come on, it rocks! So when we all heard that Paramount was making another Dune, the two camps thought either "let's get it right this time" or "don't screw it up again!". According to Film Junk, [1] Peter Berg (Hancock, Friday Night Lights) was the first director linked to the project back in 2008. Now it seems he's walked away and in his place is rumoured to be either Neill Blomkamp (District 9) or Neil Marshall (The Descent). District 9 was fresh, tense, funny and tragic with acting by Sharlto Copley that blew my socks off so securing Blomkamp would be sweet. »
- Melanie
Peter Berg Out of Dune
29 October 2009 2:53 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
In September, actor-director Peter Berg revealed to MTV that Josh Zetumer's script for Dune was "a massive epic" with "franchise potential" and that all Berg had to do next was "figure out how we can beat [the script] into something manageable without offending the purists." It certainly didn't sound like Berg was about to leave project, but a few weeks ago, he did. Apparently, his time will be occupied instead by the Hancock sequel and Battleship, Berg's upcoming adaptation of the popular board game.
Paramount is now hunting for a new director who can make the movie for a modest budget of a mere $175 million and two of their potential candidates are Neill Blomkamp (District 9) and Neil Marshall (The Descent). Zetumer's script is based on author Frank Herbert's popular sci-fi novel series, which has been adapted twice already — David Lynch's 1984 movie and a 2000 mini-series on the SciFi Channel.
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- Ryan Gowland
Peter Berg is off Dune
29 October 2009 1:41 AM, PDT | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »
Peter Berg's Dune adventure looks like it's being cut prematurely short as the director has left the new adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel. According to Pajiba, Berg, who has been developing the project for a while, dropped out recently and the producers are now faced with looking for a replacement. The top names at the moment? Apparently, it might be down to two men with similar names. Paramount has sent the script to Neil Marshall and District 9's Neill Blomkamp, though neither has been in negotiations about the film yet....
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- James White
Peter Berg Leaves Dune Remake
28 October 2009 9:37 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
Peter Berg has officially left the Dune remake currently in early development at Paramount. The director has been tentatively attached for quite some time, and commented last year “if it weren’t for the writer’s strike, we’d be in it right now.”
The good people at Pajiba came through with the exclusive, confirming Berg is done with the re-imagining and will likely make the board game adaptation Battleship his next film instead.
The site also learned Berg had an informal discussion with brooding heartthrob Robert Pattinson for the lead, but nothing was official. Whew, looks like we dodged that bullet now that Berg is out.
Paramount is now searching for Berg’s replacement, a director that can handle a $175 million special effects movie and shows a passion for the Hugo Award-winning novel. They’ll probably also need to be able to pare down Josh Zetumer’s nearly 200-page script. »
- Jeff Leins
Dune Update: Who’s Replacing Peter Berg?
28 October 2009 6:36 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Two months ago, director/producer/writer Peter Berg assured folks that his Dune project was still a go and that they were trying to hammer down a story from the complex book that would work for fans and non-fans alike. Now, we’re being assured that Berg isn’t even involved any more…
So, with him out of the picture, who will step in to take on the remake? Well, apparently it’s down to Neil Marshall (The Descent, Doomsday) and the recently popular geek icon Neill Blomkamp (District 9).
A feature film remake for Frank Herbert’s Dune has been in the works for quite some time. With Berg and his Film 44 production company backing out of the project, Paramount is on the hunt for a director to take over.
According to Pajiba, the director has to be able to do a few things:
Be able to make »
- Rob Keyes
Peter Berg No Longer Directing 'Dune'
28 October 2009 3:49 PM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
There is a great movie to be made from Dune. Some say the mini-series from several years ago got pretty close. One thing's for sure: David Lynch shouldn't direct it. And now one other thing is for sure: Peter Berg won't be directing it.
Berg, one of the busiest director-producers in Hollywood right now, has walked away from the remake of Frank Herbert's epochal science fiction novel, according to Pajiba (and then confirmed by Chud). Herbert, it turns out, kind of liked the 1984 Lynch film, which was tough sledding for just about everyone else. It's a daunting task to whittle it down to two hours (or even three) because unlike most novels, there's not a great deal of waste in Dune that you can easily discard.
Where does the project go next? Pajiba says Paramount has reached out to Neil Marshall and Neill Blomkamp. Personally, I believe the studio »
- Colin Boyd
Peter Berg Dropped from Dune, Replaced by Neil Marshall?
28 October 2009 3:39 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
I can’t say I’m entirely surprised by the new rumor that actor/writer/director Peter Berg (Hancock, The Kingdom, the upcoming Battleship movie) is leaving the new film version of Frank Herbert’s Dune by the wayside. It’s a huge property that has not only been done before (twice), but it also doesn’t seem to lend itself to Berg’s knack for modern day urban action. It’d be really tough to shift from properties like Hancock and Friday Night Lights to this behemoth.
That said, it’s sort of sad to see the guy not stretching his wings a little bit. In the running, however, are two big names that roll off the tongue a little bit better when attached to the title.
Actually, neither of those run off the tongue very well, but their careers are »
- John Cooper
Berg ditches Dune
28 October 2009 2:39 PM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
It doesn't look like filmmaker Peter Berg (The Kingdom, Hancock) will be the guy to tell us the secret of the spice. 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).... »
- Dave Davis
Peter Berg is Off of Dune; Paramount Wants Neill Blomkamp
28 October 2009 11:47 AM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
As we've known for at least a year, Paramount has been trying to develop another take on Frank Herbert's seminal sci-fi classic Dune, originally attaching The Kingdom director Peter Berg. Since then, we've heard off and on from Berg, including this most recent update from September where he revealed that it would be a PG-13 "massive epic," which was a step in the right direction. Movie blog Pajiba is now reporting that Berg has left the project and "his Film 44 production company backed out." Now Paramount is scrambling to find a new director." According to them, District 9's Neill Blomkamp is one of only two alternatives. The first question is why this blog would be reporting on Dune. Well, apparently there was a rumor in the summer that Robert Pattinson (ugh) was being considered for one of the lead roles, and they confirmed in their update that »
- Alex Billington
Is Peter Berg Departing 'Dune'?
28 October 2009 10:45 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Last March, the trades confirmed that Peter Berg was the latest director brave enough (or foolish enough) to tackle a new adaptation of Frank Herbert's legendary Dune. News has been scarce since, though just last month Berg was assuring MTV that he was still involved, and that he was trying to crunch Josh Zetumer's 200-page script into something manageable "without offending the purists." Other than some intriguing Robert Pattinson casting rumors, there hasn't been much for fans to really discuss or rant about. But an intriguing story has popped up on Pajiba. Their inside source claims that Berg has dropped out of the Dune remake, and that Paramount is scrambling for a new director.
The search is fraught with difficulty for Paramount, according to Pajiba's source. "The search, however, has run into two issues: 1) they're looking for a director who can put the movie together for under $175 million, which sounds manageable, »
- Elisabeth Rappe
Exclusive Interview: Dean Stockwell (Battlestar Galactica: The Plan)
27 October 2009 10:54 PM, PDT | TVStar | See recent TVStar news »
Humans, to John Cavil (Dean Stockwell), are just a bunch of cockroaches waiting to be squashed and if he -- or better phrased it -- has his way, mankind will be crushed by their very own creation, the Cylons. Cavil, of course, is a Cylon, and fans of Battlestar Galactica glimpsed the always-sardonic Cavil and several other Cavil models in action over the course of a dozen-plus episodes of the show. Now, the Cavils are back in the new direct-to-dvd movie Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, which fills in the blanks about the Cylons' infamous plot and reveals the hows/whats/whys of several popular characters' disturbing actions. In fact, two of the Cavils -- John and Brother Cavil -- are the central figures in The Plan, which stars Dean Stockwell as the Cavils, was directed by former Battlestar Galactica regular Edward James Olmos, and is out Oct. 27 on DVD. The »
- ianspelling@corp.popstar.com (Ian Spelling)
Alejandro Jodorowsky's Abel Cain is officially happening!
27 October 2009 12:28 PM, PDT | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »
"I wanted to make a film called Abel Cain which was the Son of El Topo but I could not raise the money. Too expensive. You know, I am a poor poet trying to make artistic, individual pictures. I am not a multinational." -- Alejandro Jodorowsky
The above quote appeared in an old interview from 2007 when things were looking grim for any new Jodorowsky project. Now, I'm not sure if it's because of Jodorowsky's new connection with David Lynch and their work on King Shot or if it's just because people still care about making seriously wacked out art cinema, but we're happy to report that Jodorowsky's dream project, Abel Cain, has found it's money and is in the early stages of pre-production.
Producers Arcadiy Golubovich and Olga Mirimskaya, along with the help of Parallel Films, are making it all happen.
Synopsis:
Upon the death of their mother, Abel and »
Planets We're Hoping Are Among The 32 Discovered Yesterday
20 October 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Yesterday, the discovery of 32 planets outside of Earth's solar system was announced by an international team of scientists. The existence of these planets — dubbed "exoplanets," short for "planets outside of our solar system" — should only further the line of thinking that we are not alone in this universe, even if our other neighbors are uninhabited planets in galaxies far, far away.
But what if they're not uninhabited? Indeed, what if these planets aren't even unfamiliar? The Movies Blog team happens to have a well-connected source close to the discovery of the exoplanets, and we can exclusively confirm that at least five of these brave new worlds have been featured in past, present and future works of fiction!
Okay, that's a lie. But let's put our "make believe" hats on for a moment and imagine that these five fictional planets were counted amongst the newly discovered exoplanets...
Arrakis: In the world of "Dune, »
- Josh Wigler
Assault Girls Trailer. It’s Like Dune, Except with Hot Japanese Chicks.
10 October 2009 3:20 PM, PDT | SciFiCool.com | See recent SciFiCool.com news »
From Mamoru Oshii, the well-known and respected Japanese director of “Avalon” and the “Ghost in the Shell” franchise comes what I can only assume is a get-rich quick scheme to pay off a house note or two, ala “Assault Girls”. It’s like Frank Herbert’s “Dune”, except with Japanese chicks with assault rifles. In the aftermath of global thermonuclear war, the Earth’s surface has been turned into a desert battlefield. Three beautiful female hunters: Gray (Meisa Kuroki), Lucifer (Rinko Kikuchi), and Colonel (Hinako Saeki) traverse the barren landscape armed with powerful assault rifles to fight a group of deadly sand-dwelling monsters called “sunakujira” (sand whales). When the the epic battle eventually seems to be coming to an end, the sparkle of muzzle flash dies down and assault ship flies overhead. Suddenly, a gigantic super mutation called “Madara Sunakujira” attacks. The girls and their spiffy mega guns hit Japanese »
- Nix
Paul Pope displays 'Dune' art
6 October 2009 4:27 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Comics creator Paul Pope has displayed art inspired by Frank Herbert's legendary Dune series on his blog. Fresh from his work on his 'Strange Adventures' strip in DC's Wednesday Comics, the Batman: Year 100 creator drew the one-off page inspired by his latest project. Explaining the thinking behind the page, he said: "I wanted to try applying the lessons learned from the Wednesday Comics experience to a different subject, here finding a source which would be difficult to illustrate as a page of comics, given that there (more) »
- By Hugh Armitage
Is Robert Pattinson the Lead in Dune Remake?
30 September 2009 8:00 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
Rumors going around the internet have named "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson as the lead in the upcoming "Dune" remake, based on Frank Herbert's sci-fi novel. Zap2It has just found out that the rumor is absolutely untrue. It comes as no surprise that casting rumors would begin circulating, since back in April producer Kevin Misher revealed that he expected Josh Zetumer to turn in a script shortly and to get a greenlight soon after. Unfortunately just two weeks ago, director Peter Berg said that Zetumer was still working on the script, trying to "beat [the 200-page script] into something manageable without offending the purists." So don't expect any casting until there is a script for actors to see. »
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