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The Art of Peter Berg’s Dune »

A lone figure is dwarfed by a giant sandworm.
Jock has posted some of his Dune Concept Art on his site.

Back in November 2008, concept artist Jock mentioned in an interview that he was working on some art for a film called Dune directed by Peter Berg.  That particular project died a death with Berg’s [...]

Dune Fan Fiction Contest »

What with the current total lack of news about the new Dune film – here’s something to keep you entertained, organised by the one-and-only SandChigger from Hairy Ticks of Dune:
Hairy Ticks of Dune, in conjunction with Jacurutu, is proud to announce the Dune Fan Fiction Contest. This contest, as an unofficial, unauthorized and [...]

Other Dune Fonts »

I’ve gotten a few commenters, both on the Dune Font post and elsewhere asking about other Dune fonts – so I thought I’d make a bit of a reference post.
Dune (1984)

Top of the list is the font used for David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation of Dune. The font is an alternate version of Albertus . I’m [...]

Dune Smileys / Emoticons »

I’ve been knocking these up in bits and bats for ages now. Please feel free to copy them, distribute them and use them on your forums. That’s what they’re for.

Shield

Harvester

Jihad ‘Thopter

Landsraad “Diplomacy”

Wormsign

Appreciation for
Kevin J. Anderson

Affection for
the dictahiker.

Enjoy.
–DuneFish

London, Prague… Desert Planet? »

May 2010 – On the Road to Montreal (Montreal Gazette)
Producers from Paramount Pictures were in town last week scouting locations for a remake of the sci-fi cult classic Dune; the producers are choosing between London, Prague and Montreal.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Road+Montreal/3064801/story.html
Producers Richard P. Rubinstein, Michael D. Messina and John Harrison were all involved in the 2000 Dune Miniseries [...]

Chase Palmer to Write Dune Script »

Feb 2010 – ‘Dune’ film finds a new writer (ComingSoon.net)
Chase Palmer has been hired to work on the “Dune” script for director Pierre Morel at Paramount.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iafcbd501634f9b08c5681a71710c4ee8
So who is this guy and what has he done? … Funny you should ask…

Shock and Awe from Miky Wolf on Vimeo.

NEO-NOIR from Chase Palmer on Vimeo.
Two very different offerings. [...]

Morel: “I want to be very very true to the original novel.” »

Feb 2010 – CS Video: Pierre Morel Arrives From Paris With Love (ComingSoon.net)
Morel: Let me assure you, I’m not going to transform Dune into an action crazy movie. It’s not the point. I was a fan of the book from the start, I read the book when I was 14-15 maybe, and I’ve been reading [...]

Dune Director Morel: “It’s not about action… It’s just doing Dune.” »

Feb 2010 – Dune’s New Messiah (IGN)
Morel: “We’re starting from scratch. Peter had an approach which was not mine at all, and we’re starting over again. I don’t think we’re going to keep any elements of the Peter Berg script. It was good, actually. It was interesting. It was just not our vision.“
“Dune is such [...]

Pierre Morel: New Dune’s New Director. »

Jan 2010 – ‘Dune’ remake back on track with director Pierre Morel (EW/Hollywood Insider)
The studio has hired Taken helmer Pierre Morel to oversee the movie. Paramount is currently looking for a new writer to incorporate Morel’s vision of the project into the original draft by Quantum of Solace scribe Josh Zetumer.
http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/01/04/dune-remake/
It took them long enough [...]

God Emperor’s Dune Sites (Dec 2009) »

There are a huge number of Dune resources, fansites and forums out there – many of them very inactive and more exist only in links that point to expired domains. The purpose of this list, and the updated lists that follow it is to establish a long term, updated record of good Dune sites that [...]