This just in........the bad news, the "Dune" reboot/remake, has been killed before it had any steam to move forward an inch. The two directors chosen, left the project to do other things, and it seems that the big wigs at Paramount, lost faith in Frank Herbert's Dune, since the 1984 David Lynch version, bombed at the box office, and the latest remake from SyFy in 2000 was closer to Herbert's book, was only a basic cable exclusive, but was one of the Sci-Fi/SyFy channels best rated original movies. Despite the original bomb from 1984, it has been appreciated by a mass of cult following from fans worldwide since then. I, include myself in this mass following of fans, having read the original 6 books, and the first 3 "House" books written by his son Brian and Kevin J. Anderson, based on Frank's original notes. I've been to lazy to read the other books after 2003, but will get around to it.
This is only one of few series, that I can say, I am very knowledgeable about. Having read bios, books, notes, and other people's ideas. It's a travesty to think, that movie remakes, that have nothing to do with their predecessors, or movies with spoiled brats, get made, and not thinking something more grand and elaborate, besides the writings, and imagination, and possible Oscar nods here. I understand, that this is such a difficult undertaking, but it seems, being shelved for the time being, is the best that could happen, since it does take a different mind, and a higher intelligence to undertake such a mental burden of artwork and expression. Oh well.........there's always tomorrow.
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