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We can only hope this project "dies a slow death" RT @Chud_News_Feed PETER BERG IS OFF DUNE http://bit.ly/eNsf 25 days ago |
Peter Berg is Not Directing DUNE
Collider —
... never know if another project will start getting more attractive. Whatever the reason, it seems director Peter Berg has officially dropped out of the remake/reboot of “Dune”. This probably means Berg’s next project will be “Battleship” at Universal. More after the jump:
First, let’s get back to the “Dune” news. The first report that Berg was off the project came from pajiba.com and it was confirmed at CHUD.
Pajiba reported the project is still active at Paramount but ...
New Dune Director Needed
IGN Movies —
... CHUD later said it had confirmed) that both Berg and his production company Film 44 are no longer involved with the project, but that producer ...
Peter Berg Leaves DUNE!! But Who Will Take His Place??
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. —
Merrick here... Initially reported by Pajiba (!?!?) HERE and subsequently confirmed by CHUD ( HERE ), seems Peter Berg is no longer involved with the DUNE movie we've been hearing about recently. Pajiba says: But the big news is, Peter Berg completely dropped the project a few weeks ago — his Film 44 production company backed out, and now Paramount is scrambling to find a new director. The search, however, has run into two issues: 1) they’re looking for a director who can put the movie together for under $175 million, which sounds manageable, but they don’t want anything resembling the crap effects of the ‘84 film, and 2) they want a ...
Peter Berg No Longer Directing Dune
Latest News - MovieWeb.com —
It seems that an anticipated remake has hit a stumbling block in the director's chair. Pajiba first reported that director Peter Berg will not direct the Dune remake, which was also confirmed by CHUD . Pajiba reports that the remake still is in the works, with Josh Zetumer writing the film, and Paramount is searching for a new director. The site mentioned that directors Neil Marshall and Neill Blomkamp are in consideration to take over. It was also reported that Robert Pattinson was in talks to star, but those talks were with the recently-departed ...
Peter Berg No Longer Directing 'Dune'
Get The Big Picture —
... (and then confirmed by CHUD). Herbert, it turns out, kind of liked the 1984 Lynch film, which was tough sledding for just about everyone else. It's a daunting task to whittle it down to two hours (or even three) because unlike most novels, there's not a great deal of waste in Dune that you can easily discard. ...
Peter Berg No Longer to Direct the Dune Remake
Fused Film —
... It seems that an anticipated remake has hit a stumbling block in the director’s chair, it seems that Peter Berg will no longer be directing the remake of Dune which has been confirmed by CHUD. ...
Peter Berg Evidently Off 'Dune' Adaptation; Neill Blomkamp & Neil Marshall Being Offered Director's Gig
:: The Playlist :: —
... and " confirmed " by a source who said they heard this to be true, Berg has evidently left the adaptation of Frank Herbert 's sci-fi saga " Dune " which Berg had hoped to re-imagine as — what else — ...
Peter Berg Comes To His Senses About That Whole Dune Thing
Crabbie's Hollywood —
When I first heard that Hancock and The Kingdom director Peter Berg wanted to do yet another adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune, I thought to myself, "Why the hell does Hancock and The Kingdom director Peter Berg want to do yet another adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune? Weren't the terrible David Lynch movie and the TV miniseries I never watched enough?" As further proof that, eventually, everyone comes around to the Crabster's way of thinking, Peter Berg has seen the silliness of doing another Dune and dropped out ...
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Pajiba —
chris-pine-660.jpg Official Confirmation on a Pajiba Exclusive Pajiba: Taking It to the Buttholes / Dustin Rowles Trade News | November 6, 2009 | Comments (6) It’s been something of a banner week around here. Thanks to our selfless, estimable, outstanding anonymous inside source, The Hollywood Cog (who will someday have a plaque, a gold watch, and a motherfucking statue built in his honor), Pajiba has actually broken several news stories, something we haven’t done since breaking the news that there was a Ghostbusters 3 in development last year. If you’ve looked around the Internet at the other movie blogs — including more popular ...
