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Things are moving faster than a Spacing Guild highliner over at Legendary Pictures for Denis Villeneuve's upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert's seminal science fiction work, Dune Some of the main cast has been assembled to head to Arrakis; minus some pretty big roles- Duke Leto Atreides, Stilgar, Chani, the rest of the Atreides household, the Mentants, etc.- you get[...]

Legendary Pictures upcoming Dune adaptation from two-time Oscar nominee Denis Villeneuve is finalizing the cast list with another important addition, the Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam, Truthsayer to the Paddishaw Emperor Shaddam IV. Charlotte RamplingPhoto by Andrea Raffin / Shutterstock.com It would appear that Charlotte Rampling (OBE) will be playing the Bene Gesserit who comes to Caladan to test Paul Atreides (played[...]

According to multiple sources, Denis Villeneuve's upcoming Dune reboot for Legendary Pictures just landed a former Replicant- Dave Bautista. Actor Dave BautistaPhoto by Editorial credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com Bautista worked with Villeneuve on Blade Runner: 2049, and we're pretty darn excited to find out what side of the Arrakis saga he ends up on. Could be possibly be a Harkonnen? The Beast Rabban[...]

Sounds like things are moving along on Legendary Pictures upcoming Dune reboot project with director Denis Villeneuve, with one or two notable updates. The first being that it appears cinematographer and longtime Villeneuve collaborator Roger Deakins will NOT be the eye behind the lense on this project Deakins picked up an Oscar for his most recent collab with[...]

How well do you know "Dune" characters, and do you think you could accurately rank them by levels of importance to the story? This is what Brian Herbert, son of "Dune" author Frank Herbert [and author in the Arrakis universe himself] asked fans about a week ago. Ranking of DUNE characters in order of importance to[...]

Frank Herbert's science fiction epic "Dune" is not a short novel, nor is the series a 'quick read' Understandably, such a tome would then be translated to the silver screen in a lengthy script, and possibly more than one film. We do know that director Denis Villeneuve is already planning for his take on Dune for Legendary Pictures to be[...]

Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to talk about several different projects, one of which being Denis Villeneuve's upcoming Dune reboot. In the interview (at 9:10), Stephen Colbert asks Chalamet about "just one more film," and it is of course the upcoming Dune remake from Legendary Pictures[...]

The beginning is a delicate time, especially for Denis Villeneuve's Dune for Legendary Pictures When it was first revealed that Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet would be playing the part of Paul Atreides, we were pretty excited He's a good choice, his age is about right (although a little old for the true story line), but his demeanor and[...]

It would appear that Mission: Impossible star Rebecca Ferguson is currently in negotiations to join the upcoming Dune film from Legendary Pictures and director Denis Villeneuve. Editorial credit: Twocoms / Shutterstock.com Obviously this isn't a done deal yet, but if Ferguson joins the film, we're thinking she'd be perfect in the role of the Lady Jessica, mother to Paul Atreides, who[...]

Just a little bit ago, we shared the pretty awesome news that Gale Force Nine will be creating new table top gaming items in the world of Frank Herbert's Dune, utilizing previously published materials by Frank, his son Brian Herbert, and Kevin J Anderson, AS WELL AS the upcoming Legendary Pictures film adaptation from director Denis Villeneuve. Buried in the press release about[...]

Shai Hulud, fellow Dune fans — it would appear there is worm sign of tabletop gaming proportions on the horizon as Gale Force Nine has just been awarded the license to create new tabletop and gaming products based in the world of Frank Herbert's creation. Word just came down that Legendary Entertainment (who currently holds the film and[...]

Brian Herbert, author and son of Dune author Frank Herbert, has been a wealth of knowledge and source point for Legendary Pictures' upcoming Dune film. He was the first to confirm Oscar-nominated filmmaker Denis Villeneuve's involvement as director for the upcoming reboot, and to update eager fans on the status of the script(s). In a tweet last night, Brian says the fourth[...]

Hot off his Oscar nominations this year for Call Me By Your Name, Timothée Chalamet is apparently the frontrunner to take on the role of the Kwisatz Haderach Paul Atreides/Muad'Dib in Denis Villeneuve's upcoming Dune adaptation for Legendary Pictures. Timothée Chalamet at the Producers Guild Awards 2018 on January 20, 2018[...]

While fans of Frank Herbert's epic series Dune have been waiting for the "perfect" adaptation for some time, there is no denying the appeal of the versions we've gotten thus far. David Lynch's '80s take, while imperfect and fraught with issues ranging from budget woes to "the weirding way" — seriously, Lynch didn't want the Bene Gesserit fighting[...]

His success (yeah yeah, box office, blah blah) with Blade Runner 2049 signaled to many that perhaps he really is the right person to bring the Frank Herbert classic Dune back to the big screen. During an appearance at the Rendez-Vous du Cinema Quebecois this week, Villeneuve spoke a bit about his plans with space-heavy film[...]

It was way back in February when word finally came out that Legenday's reboot of the classic Dune series had found its director in Denis Villeneuve At the time he'd had two award-winning back to back films with Sicario and Arrival and this year he added another award contender to his lineup with Blade Runner 2049[...]

Brian Herbert, son of the late, great creator of the 'Dune' universe Frank Herbert (bless the Maker and his passing), took up the mantle of finishing his father's legacy He's since become the written voice of Arrakis, continuing the saga of House Atreides and the Fremen, as well as several of his own titles and works. Announced[...]

With lots of his own books as well as hit Star Wars, X-Files and Dune novels Kevin has won or been nominated for the Bram Stoker, Shamus, Hugo, Nebula, Scribe, and Colorado Book Award Jason chats about Kevin's new releases: Tales of Dune, an anthology in the Dune world, and the zombie-PI collection Zomnibus. Listen here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/castleofhorror/kevin_j_anderson_2_rev.mp3 Listen[...]

Leading the overall project will be a film reboot of the first book, Dune Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Sicario) directing. That's all good and well, but now Variety is reporting that Eric Roth has been tapped to adapt the novel into a screenplay On the one hand, Roth wrote the screenplay of Forrest Gump (and won an Oscar for his efforts)[...]

It has been rumored for a while that Legendary Pictures had been courting Sicario and Arrival director Denis Villeneuve for their upcoming Dune reboot Now in under 140 characters, Brian Herbert (son of Dune author Frank Herbert) has confirmed that the contracts have all been signed, and Villeneuve will be directing. It's official — Legendary Pictures[...]

Perhaps the fourth time will be better than the third – Variety is reporting that Legendary Entertainment has secured the film and television rights for the classic science fiction Dune properties from the author's estate. The deal apparently allows for development of both television as well as film adaptations, however Legendary has not yet commented if[...]

As well as his many personal credits, Jean-Marc Lofficier worked with Moebius – Jean Giraud – extensively over their lives, including translating many of his works into English. Which is why it seems so fitting that he should choose to translate and analyse a French legal decision regarding the estate of Jean Giraud and a French film[...]

By Phil Harris Frank Herbert's Dune has made a couple of trips to screen in its time with David Lynch's questionable all style, no substance and completely inappropriate character version; proving that you simply couldn't make a novel of that size into a two hour film and the more interesting Frank Herbert's Dune mini-series which created[...]

By Phil Harris Bleeding Cool is delighted to be covering the geekier side of the Glasgow Film Festival which starts on the 18th February and runs until the 1st March with a fabulous selection of films and other activities to boot including IMAX screenings of Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, the much touted Jodorowsky's Dune[...]

Herbert's Dune. God of War Anthropology and socioculture John's artwork. DD: What are you reading/watching/listening to these days? What has you really excited? RB: In our world? Let's see…Image and Boom! are always putting out quality work I'm in the store whenever a new Prophet is out I really appreciate what Mignola is doing in Hellboy in Hell[...]

This, of course, can trigger fan outrage as they feel that a company isn't leveling with their fans, who then perceive this as disrespect when all the company is doing is trying to honor their contract. So we come to Boom's announced Free Comic Book Day book this year, Dune, based on the best-selling series of[...]

If you want these, you may need to try a little harder… They include Dinosaurs Vs Aliens #1 from Liquid Comics by Grant Morrison and Mukesh Singh, an adaptation by Boom! of Frank Herbert's Dune, Stan Lee and John Cassaday creating Elvis comics and the first chapter of the Season One: Spider-Man graphic novel. Here's a list,[...]