Dune director Denis Villeneuve to helm TV spin-off The Sisterhood
Subsequent yr’s Denis Villeneuve-helmed adaptation of Dune already guarantees practically all of Hollywood, in addition to a rating from the Hans Zimmer. However there’s nonetheless extra to return from Legendary Leisure and the Dune universe: A by-product TV collection known as The Sisterhood is formally in improvement.
The Sisterhood shall be primarily based off Frank Herbert’s similar Dune novel and takes place in the identical world. Nonetheless, as its title implies, the collection shall be written from the angle of the Bene Gesserit, a cryptic order of girls. A quick synopsis from The Hollywood Reporter describes the undertaking additional,
“Given talents by their mastery of the physique and the thoughts, the Bene Gesserit expertly weave by the feudal politics and intrigue of The Imperium, pursuing plans of their very own that can in the end cause them to the enigmatic planet Arrakis — recognized to its inhabitants as Dune.”
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The Sisterhood comes through Legendary Tv, however WarnerMedia shall be in command of distribution through its nonetheless as-yet-unnamed streaming platform. Villeneuve has been tapped to direct the pilot, and in addition helped co-write the screenplay alongside Jon Spaihts. The 2 additionally will function govt producers on the present with Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt, and Kim Herbert for the Frank Herbert property.
“The Bene Gesserit have at all times been fascinating to me,” Villeneuve stated in an announcement. Focusing a collection round that highly effective order of girls appeared not solely related and provoking however a dynamic setting for the tv collection.”
As Selection notes, this isn’t the primary time Dune has been tailored for the small display. A mini collection aired on SyFy again in 2000, adopted by Kids of Dune in 2003.
Villeneuve’s Dune characteristic movie formally arrives in theaters November 20th, 2020. Its star-studded forged boasts: Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides, Oscar Isaac as Duke Leto, Rebecca Ferguson as Jessica Atreides, Stellan Skarsgardas Vladimir Harkonnen, Dave Bautista as Glossu Rabban, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, Zendaya as Chani, Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, Jason Momoa as Duncan Idaho, David Dastmalchian as Piter De Vries, Charlotte Rampling as Reverend Mom Mohiam, Chang Chen as Dr. Wellington Yueh, and Fences star Stephen Henderson in an undisclosed position.
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