Paramount Pictures has been trying to bring another “Dune” movie to the big screen for the last four years. But now that the rights to the Frank Herbert sci-fi novel have lapsed, the studio decided no to renew the option.
Producer Richard P. Rubinstein, who owns the rights to the Dune franchise, is weighing his options. His estimated budget for the film would be around 100 million.
Personally, I’m not surprised that the option lapsed and the studio has lost interest. There have been two attempts to bring ‘Dune’ to life, and while both the 1984 David Lynch film and the 2000 SyFy miniseries has their fan followings, there really wasn’t a lot to warrant a franchise. The momentum for a new version had died down a bit since Peter Berg left to sink a Battleship. There was little activity on this. Best thing to do is let the option go. Time to forget this gom jabbar…
Will anyone want a new Dune? Anyone still have any hopes? Better off unmade?
