The name value of the property and its existing place in pop culture mitigate some of the risk for Denis Villenueve’s Dune. There’s a reason there aren’t many indie science fiction epics. That said, if you just look at the story, which evokes Game of Thrones and Star Wars, features interstellar travel and people riding giant sandworms, it’s easy to understand why this film probably won’t be cheap. and Legendary are spending on this film, and its budget will play a huge factor in how much of a financial gamble it is. To be fair upfront, we do not yet know how much Warner Bros. I fully expect Dune to be a fantastic and visually sumptuous epic, but the box office is a fickle beast, and how audiences will respond to something is difficult to predict. On the surface, a star-studded science fiction blockbuster might not seem like a huge gamble, and quality-wise, I don’t think it is. There is so much to like about this film, but brilliance on paper is no guarantee of success and it must be asked, how big of a financial gamble is Dune? The combination of that cast and story under the direction of Arrival, Sicario and Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve has Dune shaping up to be one of 2020’s most exciting films. That’s some major talent set to bring Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel to life on the big screen, a novel widely considered to be one of the best science fiction books of all time.
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