We reported in November that Legendary Pictures has picked up the film and TV rights for Dune, and with Brian Herbert describing this as the “Dune series film project”, it seems that Denis Villeneuve is developing both the movie and TV series as well.
Legendary Pictures has signed the very talented Denis Villeneuve to direct the exciting new Dune series film project.”
During an interview with Variety back in September, Denis Villeneuve mentioned making Dune as a “longstanding dream,” months before Legendary picked up the rights.
Before Denis Villeneuve came aboard, the Dune reboot had been languishing in various stages of development for just under a decade.