New Dune Movie

Here you will find all the latest information on the new attempt to bring Frank Herbert's novel "Dune" to the big screen!

Release Dates

15 September: Belgium, France, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland

16 September: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cis, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong

17 September: Austria, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Spain

23 September: Egypt, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uae, Oman

13 October: Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand

14 October: Greece, Malaysia

15 October: Ghana, Nigeria, Nigeria, India, Japan, Vietnam

16 October: East Africa

20 October: Korea

21 October: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, UK, Uruguay, Venezuela

22 October: United States, Canada, China, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Turkey

2 December: Australia

Current Status

22 July 2021: Second Dune trailer released, view the full 3:27 Dune trailer here.

21 July 2021: An Exclusive Look at the Dune movie featuring never-before-seen footage, music, and a first look at the New Trailer in select cities around the world.

13 July 2021: IMAX Event Teaser revealed by IMAX on Twitter, view the 15 second Dune IMAX teaser here

5 October 2020: Dune is delayed until 1st October 2021, according to Collider

9 September 2020: The first trailer for Dune is released

13 April 2020: Denis Villeneuve Compares Paul Atreides To The Godfather’s Michael Corleone in Empire

11 May 2020: Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides Is ‘Mesmerised By The Desert’ In Exclusive Image in Empire

13 April 2020: The first official picture is released at Vanity Fair

18 March 2019 A busy news day!

1. Filming officially started on Denis Villeneuve's Dune
2. Hans Zimmer is creating the score
3. Stephen Henderson will play an unknown role

17 March 2019: Chang Chen is "in negotiations" to play Dr. Yueh according to The Hollywood Reporter.

19 February 2019: David Dastmalchian to play Piter De Vries according to Deadline.

15 February 2019: Warner Bros. has scheduled Dune for November 20, 2020 according to Variety.

14 February 2019: Jason Momoa is "in talks" to play Duncan Idaho according to The Hollywood Reporter.

13 February 2019: Josh Brolin is to play Gurney Halleck according to Variety.

1 February 2019: Javier Bardem is "in negotiations" to play Stilgar according to Variety.

30 January 2019: Zendaya was announced as "being eyed to play" Chani by Collider.

29 January 2019: Oscar Isaac was announced as Duke Leto Atreides by Variety.

16 January 2019: Charlotte Rampling was announced as the Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam by The Hollywood Reporter.

9 January 2019: Stellan Skarsgård was announced as Baron Harkonnen by The Hollywood Reporter and Joe Walker as editor by IndieWire.

7 January 2019: The Hollywood Reporter announced that Dave Bautista would play Beast Rabban.

On 5th December 2018 The Playlist reports that Greig Fraser with be the cinematographer on Dune.

Academy Award-Winning DP Roger Deakins Will Not Team With Denis Villeneuve On ‘Dune’

On 5th September 2018 Variety reports that Rebecca Ferguson could be Lady Jessica.

Rebecca Ferguson in Talks to Star Opposite Timothee Chalamet in ‘Dune’ Reboot

On 17th July 2018 Variety reports that Timothée Chalamet is in final talks to star as Paul Atreides in the Denis Villeneuve-directed Dune.

Timothée Chalamet In Talks To Star In ‘Dune’ For Denis Villeneuve And Legendary

On 12th July 2018 Omega Underground reports that Denis Villeneuve is eyeing a return to Orgio Film Studios in Budapest, Hungary. The same stage location where he shot Blade Runner 2049.

Denis Villeneuve Eyeing A Return To Budapest For ‘Dune’s Production Start In February

On 5th April 2017 Variety reports that Eric Roth will write the script for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune.

‘Forrest Gump’ Writer Eric Roth to Pen Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ Reboot

On 1st February 2017 Brian Herbert stated on his Twitter account that Legendary Pictures had signed Denis Villeneuve to direct "the exciting new DUNE series film project".

It’s Official: Denis Villeneuve Will Direct DUNE For Legendary Pictures

On 21st December 2016 Variety reports that Denis Villeneuve is in early talks to direct Legendary’s “Dune”

‘Blade Runner 2049’ Helmer Denis Villeneuve Eyed to Direct ‘Dune’ Reboot

On 21st November 2016 Legendary Entertainment announced it had acquired the rights from the Frank Herbert estate for "Dune", granting the production entity the film and television motion picture rights to the work.

Legendary Lands Rights to Classic Sci-Fi Novel ‘Dune’

Cast & Crew

Production Company	Legendary Entertainment
Release Date	22nd October 2021 (US)
Director	Denis Villeneuve
Producer	Thomas Tull
Producer	Mary Parent
Producer	Cale Boyter
Executive Producer	Brian Herbert
Executive Producer	Byron Merritt
Executive Producer	Kim Herbert
Screenplay	Eric Roth & Jon Spaihts
Cinematographer	Greig Fraser

2007-2011 Attempt

March 22, 2011: Paramount Ends 4-Year Attempt To Turn Frank Herbert's 'Dune' Into Film Franchise (Source: deadline.com)


Pierre Morel steps down as director (Source: deadline.com)
Paramount has until Spring to start production otherwise their option expires (Source: deadline.com)
First draft completed by Josh Zetumer (Source: The Rouge Wave)
Concept art produced by "Jock" (Mark Simpson)
Could be greenlit soon (Source: io9)
Robert Pattinson (Twilight) has apparently meet with director Peter Berg, but it is unknown what they discussed. Could Pattinson go from vampire to Kwisatz Haderach?
Peter Berg 'not directing' (Source: Byron Merritt at dunenovels.com forum)
Pierre Morel (Taken, 13th District) takes over as director.

Pierre Morel (who is no longer directing) on Dune

"Oh my God yes, I've been a fan of that book - because I will not refer to [Lynch's] movie - I've been a fan of the book since I was a teenager as a David Lynch movie, I loved it. [But] as a "Dune"" fan [of the book], I was not such a big fan."

I've been reading it [the original book] over and over again - well, I'm 45 now, so for 30 years So, by the time I bought the sixth book I had already read the first one six times! So, I'm a hardcore fan.

[My movie] is all about the first book. I'm trying to be very respectful to the original novel But it's a challenge; there's a lot of expectation, all the readers will be waiting for me with their shotguns. All the non-readers will also be waiting for us, because it's such a complex, rich novel and you have to make it accessible to those who have not read the book. So, it's a tough challenge but I'm very excited about that.?

Pierre Morel at MTV Movies Blog

Peter Berg (who is no longer directing) on Dune

My experience with the book was different than David Lynch's experience or the people behind the Sci Fi Channel's experience. I found it to be more of an adventure tale, more of a muscular action/adventure story. I think that's my approach, not as an R-rated film, but as a pretty hard PG-13 film about a young man dealing with issues of vengeance over the death of his father and wanting some payback and having to come to terms with his destiny along the way.

Peter Berg at MTV Movies Blog

"I think I had a much more different experience, I think, with the book than David Lynch did. To me, I think my interpretation will feel significantly different from that and the [Syfy] Channel miniseries that aired. I have a different experience than both of those filmmakers did."

"[The book] was much more muscular and adventurous, more violent and possibly even a little bit more fun, I think those are all elements of my experience of the book that can be brought in without offending the die-hard fans of the Bene Gesserit and Kwisatz Haderach. There's a more dynamic film to be made."

"I'm finishing this [documentary] now, we're editing it now, I think it's going to be in the Toronto Film Festival. [I'm] working now on getting Friday Night Lights up for the new season and getting Dune up and running. I'm working all the time."

Peter Berg at Sci Fi Wire

We're gonna have a script in at the end of this month [January 2009]. Josh Zetumer's writing the script. I fully intend to do it. It's another example of where I'm aware that there's -- I don't think rabid is a strong enough word -- fanbase for the film, and I understand that some people support me directing it and some don't. All I can tell you is that I was as much a fan of the book as anyone, and I'm really looking forward to getting that script in.

To me, the book had a tone that was, for lack of a better word, more muscular. It was a little dirtier, it was scarier, it was rougher, it was more intense, and I think that Lynch's film and the Sci Fi miniseries took a tack that was different. It wasn't any of those things as I remember the book being. There were so many different aspects of Herbert and his personality.... I will focus on -- again, for lack of a better word -- a rougher, more muscular version of Herbert's work. A more muscular interpretation.

There's a scope to Dune, and certainly a Shakespearian quality to that family, that I don't pretend to ignore.

Peter Berg at Television Without Pity

"The hype around [Dune] is understandable but it's a little excessive. The fanatics are worried I'm going to destroy it - I'm like calm down, I read the book when I was a kid too! If you re-read it - it's just a great adventure story. There is a spirituality to it, and a mysticism, and there is a parallel metaphorically about oil, the corporatisation of resources - but at the end of the day, it's about a kid becoming a leader. There's incredible action in it and really great intrigue and betrayals, it's Shakespearean in its scope and I think it'll be a blast."

Peter Berg at guardian.co.uk

One, with the advances in CGI, we'll be doing things Lynch couldn't do. Two, I had a completely different experience with the book than he did.

I look forward to taking it on as an adventure story, in the vein of "Star Wars," "Indiana Jones" and "Lord of the Rings." It's a big, bold adventure story. That's how I see it.

And, yes, I am out of my mind.

Peter Berg at austin360.com

There is a sense in the book that the commodity is driving the train. But I don't want to hang the story on that. I read the book and really liked it. What I never saw in Lynch's film was a really strong adventure story. There's a much more muscular time to be had there.

Peter Berg at The Hollywood Reporter

To learn more about this adaptation please read Peter Berg / Pierre Morel's Unmade 'Dune' Movie.

Cast & Crew

Studio	Paramount Pictures
Release Date	2012 (?)
Director	Pierre Morel Peter Berg Note: Neill Blompkamp, Neil Marshall were originally rumoured to replace Peter Berg.
Writer	Frank Herbert (novel) Josh Zetumer (in negotiations) Chase Palmer
Producer	Kevin Misher
Producer	Richard Rubenstein Executive Producer of "Dune" miniseries Executive Producer of "Children of Dune" miniseries
Producer	Sarah Aubrey
Executive Producer	John Harrison Writer/Director of "Dune" miniseries Writer/Producer of "Children of Dune" miniseries
Executive Producer	Mike Messina Assistant Producer of "Dune" miniseries Associate Producer of "Children of Dune" miniseries
Executive Producer	Pierre Morel
Co-Producer	Kevin J. Anderson Co-author of the "Legends of Dune" trilogy, the "Prelude to Dune" trilogy, "Hunters of Dune" and "Sandworms of Dune"
Co-Producer	Brian Herbert Son of Frank Herbert Co-author of the "Legends of Dune" trilogy, the "Prelude to Dune" trilogy, "Hunters of Dune" and "Sandworms of Dune"
Budget	$175 Million

News

Links

• New Dune Film from Paramount (DuneNovels.com)
• Berg to direct 'Dune' for Paramount (Variety)
• Peter Berg Will Direct 'Dune' (MTV Blog)
• More On That New Dune Project... (Ain't It Cool News)
• New original Dune Movie? (DuneNovels.com Forum)