TV/Movies Megathread

[Sheilbh]

I mean it was fine as a book - but when talking about movies you've now (mostly) lost your lead character and you're on to the kids story.  Plus it gets weird when Leto merges with a sandworm.

And Hollywood'll be cowards if we don't see it

[Josquius]

I specifically held back on watching Dune 1.  It annoyed me they split it in two with no firms plan for a sequel.

Then once they announced the sequel I held back until it was out.

I think it's time I watch the first one now.

Word is they've already greenlit Dune Messiah too.

Imagine if Dune Messiah makes a gazillion and they greenlight all the increasingly nutty books that follow

Pretty sure they'd be best to stop after Dune Messiah...

The director has said he just plans a trilogy.

Though if they're a success I do wonder whether someone else will try to do the others in some way. Which could be painful.

[celedhring]

If it makes enough money Hollywood just won't be able to control itself.

[crazy canuck]

Heretics of Dune was my favourite book in the series

[FunkMonk]

In this crazy hellworld timeline at least we get to see Dune be a major box office success with critically acclaimed films

[HVC]

I didn't like Dune 

[Josephus]

I've mentioned this before but when I saw Dune, I didn't know it was a two-parter. I remember looking at my watch with about 20 minutes left, thinking "fuck they're gonna rush the ending"

[celedhring]

In this crazy hellworld timeline at least we get to see Dune be a major box office success with critically acclaimed films

Let's reexamine the issue in a few years when Hollywood has IP-ed this to death and ruined it somehow

Now, seriously, if Hollywood tries to franchise this in the Hollywood way (and with capes beginning to fail, they are desperate to find new franchises), it can be truely surreal. Can't wait for the Leto and Ghanima cartoon.

[Sheilbh]

I for one am very much looking forward to Sting's origin story

[Barrister]

I for one am very much looking forward to Sting's origin story

I, for one, would quite watch a Dune movie where Sting makes some kind of return or cameo.  Obviously not at Feyd-Rautha, but I'm sure they could fit him in somewhere.

Same goes for Kyle MacLachlan now that I think about it.

I understand why for Dune 1 they would hardly want to bring up Lynch's Dune, but for a Dune 3?

[Josquius]

A thought.
If Dune 2 does as well at the box office as with reviewers....
Considering foundation seems to be doing OK for apple too.
Will we see more mid 20th century Sci fi adaptations?
What next?
Martian Chronicles? Lensman?

I for one am very much looking forward to Sting's origin story

I, for one, would quite watch a Dune movie where Sting makes some kind of return or cameo.  Obviously not at Feyd-Rautha, but I'm sure they could fit him in somewhere.

Same goes for Kyle MacLachlan now that I think about it.

I understand why for Dune 1 they would hardly want to bring up Lynch's Dune, but for a Dune 3?

Maybe. Or is it 4.
The bit where things get trippy and Paul (or was it leto) sees all the time lines.

[celedhring]

A thought.
If Dune 2 does as well at the box office as with reviewers....
Considering foundation seems to be doing OK for apple too.
Will we see more mid 20th century Sci fi adaptations?
What next?
Martian Chronicles? Lensman?

I for one am very much looking forward to Sting's origin story

I, for one, would quite watch a Dune movie where Sting makes some kind of return or cameo.  Obviously not at Feyd-Rautha, but I'm sure they could fit him in somewhere.

Same goes for Kyle MacLachlan now that I think about it.

I understand why for Dune 1 they would hardly want to bring up Lynch's Dune, but for a Dune 3?

Maybe. Or is it 4.
The bit where things get trippy and Paul (or was it leto) sees all the time lines.

Villeneuve is doing Rendezvous with Rama next (and that book has no real plot). If that somehow succeeds...

Looks like it's time to prepare my The Stars My Destination pitch...

[grumbler]

Looks like it's time to prepare my The Stars My Destination pitch...

If they're doing Bester, they should do The Demolished Man. 

[grumbler]

The SF movie I want to see done is The Mote in God's Eye.  The best treatment of an actually alien culture I've read.

[HVC]

Aliens are too alien. It'd be a cgi eyesore. Agree it's a great story though.