Remake News: Dune, 21 Jump Street and More
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Dune: “He who controls the spice, controls the universe!” Frank Herbert’s 1965 science fiction book, Dune, will get another shot at the big screen thanks to Paramount. Pierre Morel, the director behind the wildly successful Taken, has just been assigned to the futuristic tale. (David Lynch directed Universal’s 1984 release.) No writer has yet been chosen for the new adaptation.
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Entourage’s Kevin Dillon To Star in ‘300’ Spoof
Call it a humorous example of life imitating art. HBO star Kevin Dillon has just landed a big screen role in National Lampoon’s 301: The Legend of Awesomest Maximus Wallace Leonidas. The comedy will spoof a myriad of testosterone-laden movies including 300, Troy, Braveheart and Gladiator.
Fans of Entourage know that Dillon’s character (struggling actor Johnny Chase) rose to fame in the short-lived series, ‘Viking Quest’. (The tagline for the fake series being: “From the past… comes a warrior of the future.”) Now in 301, Dillon will get to add his special twist to the Spartan general role.
I’m really hoping the producers of Entourage can somehow find a way to tie in Dillon’s real life role into their show. The fans of Viking Quest would want them to do it for Johnny.
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