Another 'Dune' Still in Development; 'Taken' Going To Give It a Stab

Despite a 1984 David Lynch film and a more in-depth 2000 miniseries, a proper adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 sci-fi epic, Dune, still eludes us. At least according to nerds. They're all, "Ooooooh, I love you, Dune! No one does you justice, Dune! Kiss me, Dune! Mmmm, spices!"

Well, nerds, someone new is going to give it a shot:

Paramount has found a new director for its remake of the sci-fi classic Dune, after Peter Berg dropped off the project in October. 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. Morel plans to make a very faithful adaptation of the 1965 book by Frank Herbert.

OK, nerds? Get back to worrying about your RAM kernel program modules.

(Thanks, Rosey.)

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