A reboot of Dune, Frank Herbert’s epic sci-fi novel series about galactic monarchies and spice mining, has been something Hollywood’s working towards for a while now.
Paramount tried to get a movie off the ground in the late-2000s with Peter Berg but balked at the risky budget.
Not much happened for years after until late 2016, when Legendary brought up the movie and TV rights for the franchise.
In the past few years, Villeneuve has marked him out as one of the finest working directors, with a run of films that suggest he’s perfectly suited for the Dune property.