Editorials > Peter Berg Set to Direct Dune?

1984's Dune was, for many David Lynch fans, the biggest misstep in his long and unusual career. Now, actor-director Peter Berg (The Rundown, The Kingdom) hopes to avoid the same trappings the better director fell into (sorry Peter Berg, you're okay, but you're just not David Lynch). Berg told MTV that if it weren't for the writers' strike, he would be working on a new Dune adaptation already. He says no writer has been attached yet, but describes the scope of the project as "big big big."

Berg says that though he is a fan of Lynch, "that interpretation has left the door wide open for a remake," which is a nice way of saying it was mediocre at best. The Sci-Fi Channel made a miniseries a few years ago as well, but that hasn't earned the acclaim or notice an adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel should be able to accrue either.

So what's the general consensus on this? Is Berg right for this? Should the film industry give up on Dune altogether?

-David Morgan