Denis Villeneuve is unfazed by critics of his work — at least, the ones who haven’t seen his work. After Quentin Tarantino said he’s “ not interested ” in seeing any remakes, the Dune director emphasized that “what I did was not a remake” as he responded to the critique during a recent appearance at Concordia University in Montreal. “I don’t care.
It’s true,” he said of Tarantino’s comments, according to The Montreal Gazette . “I agree with him that I don’t like this idea of recycling and bringing back old ideas. But where I disagree is that what I did was not a remake.
It’s an adaptation of the book. I see this as an original.” Villeneuve added, “But we are very different human beings.
” After David Lynch adapted Frank Herbert ‘s 1965 novel Dune for his 1984 space opera, Villeneuve returned to the source material for his adaptation Dune (2021) and this year’s Dune: Part Two . The franchise has spawned the prequel series Dune: Prophecy , debuting Nov. 17 on HBO and Max.
Villeneuve told Deadline this month that he plans to start filming the film franchise’s third installment , based on Herbert’s ’69 novel Dune Messiah , in late 2025 or 2026. “I saw [Lynch’s] Dune a couple of times,” Tarantino recently said on Bret Easton Ellis’ self-titled podcast . “I don’t need to see that story again.
I don’t need to see spice worms. I don’t need to see a movie that says the word ‘spice’ so dramatically.” Tarantino continued.