Dune Remake Is Getting a Companion Collection from Director Denis Villeneuve
The Dune franchise is already increasing, and the brand new film is not even shut to creating its strategy to theaters but. It is come to mild that WarnerMedia has given a straight-to-series order to a brand new present titled Dune: The Sisterhood, which can air on the corporate’s as-of-yet untitled streaming service. Denis Villeneuve (Arrival), who’s helming the brand new film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s traditional sci-fi novel, will direct the pilot for the sequence, and can function a producer.
This new present will happen in the identical universe as the brand new film adaptation of Dune, which is filming underneath Denis Villeneuve as we communicate. It is stated to be a female-focused story set inside the identical world and can give attention to a race of girls inside Frank Herbert’s sprawling epic referred to as The Bene Gesserit. Jon Spaihts is about to pen the script for the sequence, which will likely be produced by Legendary Tv. Spaihts may also function a producer, alongside Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt and Kim Herbert, who will oversee the undertaking on behalf of Frank Herbert’s property. Denis Villeneuve had this to say in regards to the sequence in a press release.
“The Bene Gesserit have at all times been fascinating to me. Focusing a sequence round that highly effective order of girls appeared not solely related and galvanizing however a dynamic setting for the tv sequence.”
Dune: The Sisterhood facilities on The Bene Gesserit and explores the long run via the eyes of this mysterious order of girls. They had been gifted skills, mastery of the physique and the thoughts. With their items, they expertly weave via the feudal politics and intrigue of The Imperium, with plans of their very own that may finally cause them to the planet Arrakis, identified to those that reside there merely as Dune.
That is, , each fairly stunning and in addition not terribly stunning. When it was initially introduced in November 2016 that Legendary had acquired the rights to Dune, the plan was to show it right into a attainable franchise. The studio is already planning to make a sequel to the film, which is about to reach on November 20, 2020, and so they even have plans for comedian books, video games and extra. Frank Herbert wrote six novels within the sequence, with Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson penning additional installments, leaving greater than 20 novels to tug from. So there actually is lots to work with, assuming a large sufficient viewers will purchase into this universe on a big scale.
WarnerMedia is making an attempt to enter the streaming recreation with their service subsequent 12 months, which should compete with Netflix and Disney+, amongst others. With a purpose to do this, they’ll want premium content material. Dune: The Sisterhood, might very nicely qualify. For now, there isn’t a phrase on whether or not or not Timothee Chalamet or any of the opposite solid members from the film will reprise their roles within the sequence. It additionally is not clear when precisely we might see the sequence debut. This information was beforehand reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
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