After years of refusing to discuss the topic, David Lynch says he is interested in doing a director's cut of the 1984 Dune movie which he disowned.
David Lynch says he wants to rework his original version of Dune. As the second cinematic adaptation of Frank Herbert's seminal sci-fi novel from 1965, director Denis Villeneuve has produced what many consider to be the definitive version of Dune. The film was released in theaters and on HBO Max last fall and was a resounding success with both critics and audiences alike, and the sequel was quickly greenlit by Warner Bros.
Long before Villeneuve's version, the entertainingly enigmatic director David Lynch was the first to bring Dune to the big screen in 1984. His version was much less successful, as it bombed at the box office and was panned by critics. Shortly after its release, Lynch disowned the Dune movie, revealing he did not have full artistic control or final cut approval, which allowed the studio, Universal, and producers to make changes that he did approve of.
Dune—people have said, “Don’t you want to go back and fiddle with Dune?” And I was so depressed and sickened by it, you know? I want to say, I loved everybody that I worked with; they were so fantastic. I loved all the actors; I loved the crew; I loved working in Mexico; I loved everything except that I didn’t have final cut. And I even loved Dino [De Laurentiis], who wouldn’t give me what I wanted [laughs]. And Raffaella, the producer, who was his daughter—I loved her.
These recent comments are a stark change in tone for the filmmaker who, in the past, has remained steadfast in his refusal to revisit the 1984 film and even rebuffed Universal when they approached him about a possible director's cut. Lynch's unwillingness to entertain the notion was always its biggest obstacle standing in its way. Now that has been seemingly knocked down, a director's cut is certainly possible, even though Lynch doubts it is.
The success of the #ReleasetheSnyderCut campaign proved that fans wield immense influence over a studio's decisions. Couple that with the recent success of Villeneuve's adaptation, and that could be enough to ignite a movement to allow Lynch to create a director's cut of Dune. It likely already exists in some capacity, as his intended theatrical cut ran for almost 3 hours before the studio whittled it down to the standard 2 hours and added additional scenes.
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