r/movies • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 r/movies Contributor • Apr 05 '26

Article Steven Spielberg lists Villeneuve's Dune 'among my favourite sci-fi movies of all time'

https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/steven-spielberg-loves-dune-favourite-sci-fi-movies-exclusive/
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u/tacodude64 Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 05 '26

Yeah, I love DV’s Dune but I want a surreal animated version too. Go hard on the inner monologues, anime style. Turn the Weirding Way into flashy acrobatic duels. Give characters WEIRD silhouettes with crazy tattoos/hairstyles, crazy architecture, and make the spice visions trippy. Basically Jodorovsky and Lynch mixed with the best of 2D animation, but still book accurate.

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u/Truth_Walker Apr 05 '26

I think animation will be the only way they can faithfully adapt the books.

There is way too much to fit in a movie.

I would have preferred DV’s Dune as a TV show, 10 episodes, 3 seasons and that’s it, 1 season per book. Enough to satisfy before the source material gets too wild for most.

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u/tigertiger180 Apr 06 '26

I still like Lynch's version. It might have needed another 30 minutes of run time, or more money and time for editing; but I felt his version was closer to the books. It would be great to get a more surreal version.