Comments on: Neil Marshall or Neill Blomkamp Might Replace Peter Berg on Dune

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:19:57 +0000

according to wikipedia neill bloomkamp is directing dune. if so it should be sick, i loved the books and also loved bloomkamp’s d-9 so hopefully it should be a good mix

By: stevie_baby

stevie_baby — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:03:40 +0000

Forget either of them, I’m still pining for an epic James Cameron directed Dune.

By: Maopheus

Maopheus — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:42:45 +0000

I suppose it’s pointless to ask anymore, as just about everything is a candidate for re-boots, re-makes, re-whatever, but I’m not seeing the demand for a Dune re-do. I’ve never read the books or saw the first film, but the series always seemed to me to be a real gigantic, epic kind of story spanning several volumes that doesn’t really translate to a single movie. Pete mentioned the complexity and density of the story with a lot of characters, history and backstory. To do it justice, it’d probably have to be done Lord of the Rings-style, but it’d probably cost too much, take too long to make, and I don’t see the market out there for Dune.

By: Kwiasatz Haderach

Kwiasatz Haderach — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:45:33 +0000

Blomkamp maybe – District 9 was intersting and open minded enough. The other dude? no way- who the f*&^is he? He’s done 4 films and crap ones at that. But what about the old favourites; Ridley Scott- if anything his attention to detail and godlike cinematography will preserve the film for the fanboys. Caameron maybe. Spielberg – rather not. Peter Jackson? maybe but he could well be a 1 trick pony.

By: Maopheus

Maopheus — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:29:44 +0000

I totally forgot that Patrick Stewart was in Dune.

By: swarez

swarez — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:48:21 +0000

I lean more towards Blomkamp because he’s a sci-fi nut whether as Marshal is more of a horror guy. Plus Blomkamp visuals would blow anyone else out of the water.

By: Pete

Pete — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:44:27 +0000

I think it d be more interesting (and profitable on their end) to do it as a series…when Lynches 3hour epic came out the theatre gave you crib notes fer cryin out loud…

so you have a series with website interaction to bring people up to speed/inform…some properties are built for a mainstream franchise…some maybe too complicated…

By: Justice

Justice — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:19:55 +0000

Neil Marshall has a much better filmography as a whole but I think he’s a bit more suited (at least from what we’ve seen) for small, more focused genre films, though I REALLY wanted him to get Predators. I’d be worried Blomkamp would be in way over his head, but I’d probably lean more towards him with a large scale scifi pic. Really either way has potentials and pitfalls.

By: Duke Togo

Duke Togo — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:24:04 +0000

Haven’t seen Marshall’s work, I guess Dune could be as epic as Lotr, giant worms and all, but Dune doesn’t have as big a rabid fanbase to see the movie 10 times in theaters. I’d want to see Blomkamp directing Danny Boyle’s production of Judge Dredd.

By: jaime

jaime — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:10:22 +0000

MIGTH? What is that Sean?